Category Archives: Environment

Carbon sequestration:A Process of Capture and Storage of Carbon Dioxide

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Carbon sequestration is the process of capture and long-term storage of atmospheric carbon dioxide  and may refer specifically to: The process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and depositing it in a reservoir.When carried out deliberately, this may also be … Continue reading →

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Temperature Inversion and its Affects

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Temperature inversion, a reversal of the normal behaviour of temperature in the troposphere (the region of the atmosphere nearest the Earth’s surface), in which a layer of cool air at the surface is overlain by a layer of warmer air. (Under normal … Continue reading →

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Ley Farming or Alternate Husbandry:An Ecofriendly System

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Ley farming is an agricultural system where the field is alternately seeded for grain and left fallow. Another name for the method is “alternate husbandry”. In ley farming, the field is alternately used for grain or other cash crops for … Continue reading →

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We Need to Pull Carbon Out of the Atmosphere to Save The Planet

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The year saw the Arctic sea ice extent fall to a new and shocking low, while the U.S. experienced it warmest month ever on record (July), beating even Dust Bowl temperatures. Meanwhile, a flood of new research has convincingly connected … Continue reading →

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