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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/hf01-visualizing-all-of-the-worlds-water/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/how-much-water-there-earth <-- USGS’s ‘How Much Water Is There On The Earth?’
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#water #hydrology #water #waterresources #farming #agriculture #foodsecurity #visualisation #earth #proportions #percentages #sources #groundwater #watercycle
How Much Water is There on Earth? | U.S. Geological Survey
The Earth is a watery place. But just how much water exists on, in, and above our planet? Read on to find out.www.usgs.gov
"The problem is our monopolised food system. Think of it as a vast profit machine shaped like an hourglass, with many food producers at the top, millions of consumers at the bottom, and a few dominant firms – such as giant supermarkets or global food traders – clustered at its narrowing neck, siphoning a cut from the passing traffic"
Nicholas Shaxson, co-founder of the Balanced Economy Project
#FoodGiants #Farming #Agriculture #Food #RentierCapitalism #UKPolitics
Food giants are strangling Britain’s farmers and consumers. What’s the solution? Break them up
The UK has a huge problem with monopolies – yet taking conglomerates apart is not as hard as you might think, says Nicholas Shaxson, co-founder of the Balanced Economy ProjectNicholas Shaxson (The Guardian)
Nicholas Shaxson
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Rural solar development expands to vineyards, peach orchards
#rural #solar #ruralsolar #solarenergy #solarpower #solarpanels #farms #farming #agriculture #agrivoltaic #agrivoltaics #agribusiness #ruraleconomy #economicdevelopment #climatechange #energy #electricity #grapes #peaches #wine #food #foodies #israel
https://cleantechnica.com/2024/07/11/peaches-grapes-the-agrivoltaic-farm-of-the-future/
Peaches, Grapes, & The Agrivoltaic Farm Of The Future - CleanTechnica
A high tech agrivoltaic tracking system uses an algorithm to shift horizontal solar panels over grape vines.Tina Casey (CleanTechnica)