by Gil Bretler | Mar 19, 2025 | Pollution from manure, Uncategorized, Water pollution
An article by By Nina Elkadi, Sentient. A new report maps manure spills in Iowa, where factory farms produce 109 billion pounds of manure per year. Manure spills in the state of Iowa have contributed to what environmental advocacy groups call a water quality crisis....
by Gil Bretler | Nov 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
An article by Paul Tullis. Agriculture in Holland is responsible for 80% of emissions of one form of nitrogen pollution, and the largest share is coming from dairy farming. As the stikstofcrisis shows, if policymakers cannot devise effective political solutions to...
by Gil Bretler | Jul 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
An excellent article by Alain Buis, of the NASA. It describes in a condensed way, all we need to know about GHG (Greenhouse gases), and its relation with atmospheric water. Water vapor is Earth’s most abundant greenhouse gas. It’s responsible for about half of...
by Gil Bretler | Jul 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
I agree completely with the authors of this paper. The only question is how the law will be implemented. By Facundo Etchebehere, SVP Sustainability Strategy & Partnerships, Danone, and Bart Vandewaetere, VP ESG Engagement for Europe, Nestlé Farmers and food and...
by Gil Bretler | Jul 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
A review by Justine J. Owen and Whendee L. Silver. Pollution from manure Uncategorized Water pollution Illegal manure pollution, and cancer, on the rise in Iowa Gil Bretler – March 19, 2025 An article by By Nina Elkadi, Sentient. A new report maps manure spills...
by Gil Bretler | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
A review by Jens Jakob Sigurdarson, Simon Svane & Henrik Karring. In agriculture, the formation of ammonia from urea occurs primarily in livestock buildings, manure slurry tanks, and when inorganic urea-based fertilizers are applied to fields. It has been...
