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polymernerd t1_j1qlpg6 wrote
Reply to comment by KiwasiGames in Solvents made from plants could replace the petroleum-derived solvents used today in organic solar cells and transistors. Compounds derived from eucalyptus and other plants are formulated into an ink for printing electronic components. by MistWeaver80
reduce the physical footprint, and some vertical farms are in development. [USDA Food Waste Source](https://www.usda.gov/foodwaste/faqs) There has also been a big push in my field to use more microorganisms to produce chemicals
OwnInitiative1521 t1_ja8gu4z wrote
Reply to comment by Silver-Ad8136 in ELI5: why do grocery stores in the US keep such a large inventory? Aside from being prepared for episodic panic buying like toilet paper or bottled water, is there an economic reason to do this? How much of the food ends up going bad? by DrEverythingBAlright
www.ccrrc.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/03/wasted-food-IP.pdf Research on the amount of food wasted by grocery stores per year; https://www.usda.gov/foodwaste/faqs https://www.feedingamerica.org/our-work/reduce-food-waste Next time before you gloat over an “I gotchya moment”, you might want to step
Indemnity4 t1_jak4yjc wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Ask Anything Wednesday - Physics, Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science by AutoModerator
Practically, no, not even close. [Phytoremediation](https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2019/08/30/trees-can-do-dirty-work-waste-cleanup) is the science word. Lots of plants do pull "stuff" from the soil and water. They accumulate it in the plant tissue, then you can chop
rosen380 t1_jbixx7y wrote
Reply to Meet The World's Cleanest Fully Electric Car That Removes Carbon Dioxide From The Air by Anderson069
www.usda.gov/media/blog/2015/03/17/power-one-tree-very-air-we-breathe#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Arbor%20Day,and%20release%20oxygen%20in%2 That says a mature tree will absorb 48 pounds of co2 per year. CO2 is 20% carbon by weight, so that is 9.6 pounds. If the car is capturing 4.5 pounds of carbon
A_Generic_White_Guy OP t1_jd1y93k wrote
Reply to comment by Level3Kobold in TIL that the Incans genetically modified and hybridized crops such as potatoes at sites like the Moray Terrace. by A_Generic_White_Guy
www.usda.gov/topics/biotechnology/biotechnology-glossary Genetic modification: The production of heritable improvements in plants or animals for specific uses, via either genetic engineering or other more traditional methods. Some countries other than the United States use this term
hubris105 t1_j1phged wrote
Reply to comment by OldEnoughToKnowButtr in Tractor Supply in Lebanon has New Pellet stoves in dumpster by northhiker1
www.usda.gov/media/blog/2020/08/13/good-samaritan-act-provides-liability-protection-food-donations