Industrial Hemp Being Considered to Build Carbon Storing Data Centers

It has become well known that massive data storage centers where much of the worlds images, videos, and documents are stored require massive amounts of energy. New research sponsored by software giant Microsoft includes a promise from the company that it would help develop sustainable materials, including hemp, that store carbon to help construct data centers […]

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Net Zero Means What Exactly?

Net zero means not adding to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Achieving it means reducing emissions as much as possible, and balancing out any that remain by removing an equivalent amount. Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) are released when we burn oil, gas and coal for our homes, factories and transport.

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Largest Urban Greenhouse in the U.S.

The largest greenhouse in the US, located in Appalachia, Kentucky, has way more going for it than its size. This high-tech eden, called AppHarvest, uses robotics, artificial intelligence and complex data to grow up to 45 million pounds of tomatoes a year. This means the 60-acre complex can yield 30 times more tomatoes per acre

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