To ensure that sustainable forest practices are carried out to protect the productivity of soils, financial incentives may be justified.
And, if the chancellor really has an objection to paying foreign generators, he should reflect that, while Hinkley Point is on British soil, the biggest financial winners from the generous inflation-linked contracts underwritten by UK taxpayers will be EdF, part-owned by the French state, and its Chinese partners.
As multibillion-dollar projects intended to sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) in deep geologic storage continue to seek financial support, the fertile black soils in the Amazon basin suggest a cheaper, lower-tech route toward the same destination.
Moreover, alfalfa contributes to the financial security of farmers by providing soil nitrogen (N) for subsequent crops in a rotation system due to its symbiotic N2 fixation capacity.
Further studies on the long-term performance of geopolymer stabilized soils, the use of geopolymers synthesized from industrial wastes, and the financial and environmental cost of applying geopolymer in soil stabilization are worth being conducted.
Although it is directly linked to cereal crop yield, inadequate or inefficient fertilization is a major contributor to soil degradation and represents substantial financial losses worldwide.
With its roots in the soil, farming is everything that complex financial capitalism is not.
(NYT) SYRACUSE: HELP FOR FARMERS -- Gov. George E. Pataki signed legislation yesterday providing farmers with technical and financial assistance to meet standards for water and soil quality.
Financial support received from 12th FYP Project Plant Microbe and Soil Interactions (PMSI; BSC-0117) is gratefully acknowledged.
The representativeness of soil samples has a direct influence on financial, liability, environmental and public health issues associated with the outcome of remediation activities.
