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While others debate how to reduce carbon emissions, students at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, are calculating the carbon footprint of their activities, then paying local farmers to offset those emissions with healthy farming practices that capture carbon and preserve the land. The initiative, organized as StoCarb (St. Olaf Carbon Offsets: Seeking Forgiveness for Our Continue reading Band Plays Environmentally-Friendly Tune with Help of Farmers This is the first in a series of blog posts where we will be profiling farmers who are taking a leadership role in the emerging ‘green economy’: For most Americans, windmills offer the promise of clean energy to light homes and fuel industry. For local farmers, they offer a second benefit – an environmentally friendly Continue reading Farmer Profiles: Wind Farm Helps Illinois Family Farm Survive |
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