Carbon Sequestration /tags/carbon-sequestration Carbon Sequestration en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT Midwest builders are using wood in a new way to construct high rises. And it's climate-friendly /2024-12-02/mass-timber-wood-buildings-climate-change A wood building material can be used in high-rise structures, giving it the potential to replace materials that are bad for the climate, while also locking carbon into buildings for decades. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 10:00:00 GMT /2024-12-02/mass-timber-wood-buildings-climate-change Kate Grumke An ancient farming technique is finding new life burying carbon and improving soil /health-science-environment/2024-04-22/biochar-ancient-farming-technique-burying-carbon-soil As the country tries to meet its climate goals, tackling emissions from farming will be key. Biochar, one climate-smart agriculture strategy, sequesters carbon while recycling agricultural waste and improving soil. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-22/biochar-ancient-farming-technique-burying-carbon-soil Kate Grumke Tax credits jump start Midwest carbon capture projects — but the cost will be in the billions /health-science-environment/2023-07-10/tax-credits-jump-start-midwest-carbon-capture-projects-but-the-cost-will-be-in-the-billions In an effort to reach zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Biden administration is offering more tax credits for carbon capture sequestration and utilization. The program once expected to cost $3.2 billion now could exceed $100 billion. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-07-10/tax-credits-jump-start-midwest-carbon-capture-projects-but-the-cost-will-be-in-the-billions Erin Jordan | The Gazette; Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco | Harvest Public Media Controversial carbon capture stirs attention of Illinois lawmakers, environmentalists /government-politics-issues/2023-04-25/controversial-carbon-capture-stirs-attention-of-illinois-lawmakers-environmentalists As Illinois considers ways to achieve its goal of relying entirely on clean energy by 2050, one technology that has courted controversy is carbon capture. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:37:31 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-04-25/controversial-carbon-capture-stirs-attention-of-illinois-lawmakers-environmentalists Andrew Adams Carbon is agriculture’s latest money-maker. But is it enough to combat climate change? /economy-business/2022-08-02/carbon-is-agricultures-latest-money-maker-but-is-it-enough-to-combat-climate-change Agriculture companies are increasingly paying farmers to capture carbon. But some say the newly budding carbon marketplace isn’t enough to fight climate change. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 12:25:21 GMT /economy-business/2022-08-02/carbon-is-agricultures-latest-money-maker-but-is-it-enough-to-combat-climate-change Dana Cronin Granite City adds more trees and will be able to sell the carbon credits /health-science-environment/2022-05-27/granite-city-adds-more-trees-and-will-be-able-to-sell-the-carbon-credits The city gets more trees, and companies are able to offset their carbon use. Fri, 27 May 2022 21:18:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-05-27/granite-city-adds-more-trees-and-will-be-able-to-sell-the-carbon-credits Eric Schmid Prairie State must cut carbon emissions to avoid closure. The U of I has a plan to help /health-science-environment/2022-01-07/prairie-state-must-cut-carbon-emissions-to-avoid-closure-the-u-of-i-has-a-plan-to-help The Metro East coal-fired power plant must cut emissions 45% by 2035 and eliminate them completely by 2045 if it wants to remain open. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 17:46:05 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-01-07/prairie-state-must-cut-carbon-emissions-to-avoid-closure-the-u-of-i-has-a-plan-to-help Kelsey Landis Missouri Farmers Are Trying To Figure Out How Much Carbon They Have To Sell /health-science-environment/2021-09-13/missouri-farmers-are-trying-to-figure-out-how-much-carbon-they-have-to-sell The study will try to quantify how much carbon certain farming practices will keep in the soil and out of the atmosphere. Mon, 13 Sep 2021 10:16:37 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-09-13/missouri-farmers-are-trying-to-figure-out-how-much-carbon-they-have-to-sell Jonathan Ahl Farmers Believe In Climate Change But Don’t Think Humans Are The Cause, New Poll Shows /health-science-environment/2021-04-30/new-poll-shows-farmers-believe-in-climate-change-but-dont-think-humans-are-the-cause An increasing number of farmers believe in climate change and that it will negatively affect them. But as a group they don't think humans are to blame. Fri, 30 Apr 2021 20:59:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-04-30/new-poll-shows-farmers-believe-in-climate-change-but-dont-think-humans-are-the-cause Jonathan Ahl Wash U researchers look underground for ways to cut down on greenhouse gases /health-science-environment/2018-05-11/wash-u-researchers-look-underground-for-ways-to-cut-down-on-greenhouse-gases With mounting concern over climate change, scientists around the world are looking for ways to keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.A team of… Fri, 11 May 2018 10:12:23 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-05-11/wash-u-researchers-look-underground-for-ways-to-cut-down-on-greenhouse-gases Shahla Farzan