17/05/2010 16:46 May 20, 1980 - May 20, 2010: Legambiente celebrates 30 years in the name of environmental protection
Starts the week of celebrations for the Swan Green
It was May 20, 1980 when a large group of young environmentalists and scientists will participate in the antinuclear movement and promoter of battles against pollution in Italy formed a new environmental organization. At first, the League called for the environment, but later the name changed to "Legambiente." And now the Swan Green turns thirty, an anniversary that Legambiente will celebrate with a week full of appointments to retrace the most significant of its history dedicated to the preservation of the environment and public health. Nuclear energy in 1987 from stop the slaughter of many eco-monsters through the battles of Green Schooner, not to forget the support the spread of organic farming and protection of natural protected areas, up to the promotion of renewable energy are truly astounding achievements obtained by Legambiente years that today will proudly celebrate with his thirty years.
In collaboration with the degree in health science at the University of Pisa will be held Friday, October 23, 2009 meeting to attend free technical medicinal and aromatic plants from collection to finished product.
Head: Prof. Antonio Chamber Welcome, Interdepartmental Centre for Agro-Environmental Research "Enrico Avanzi", via Old Navy 6 - San Piero a Grado, Pisa. Coordinates: (43 ° 40 '49 "N - 10 ° 20' 46" E);
It 'available in' download area the pdf article 'Introduction to the CFL and the importance of cutting high power factor in indoor cultivation', created in collaboration with Italgrow.
This is an interesting study carried out following the visit to the Chinese factory that assembles the compact lamps then distributed in Europe (from the video in that post).
The comparison with the experts and the analysis performed on lamps as standard course led to a series of technical improvements designed to improve the quality level of the course of next year.
The merits dell'idroponica are well known to most people. Professionals, amateurs and even merely curious are combined in this technique every day thanks to the spread of idrosistemi easy to use and inexpensive. Word of mouth and the easy availability of information and guides to help beginners learn the basics of soilless cultivation, to make informed purchases and getting the most out of their cultivation. The wrath of lovers dell'idroponica was for years not being able to combine the performance and speed of their culture with a biological approach. Fertilizers for hydroponics specific fact are by definition minerals or chemicals. The typical food organic farming tends to clog pipes and sprinklers, because of rather large particles suspended in solution. These particles may stagnate toward the bottom and rot, creating foul odors and the risk of contamination by pathogens.
The problem has been thoroughly studied by the leading General Hydroponics, which recently launched the first fertilizer with all the requirements to obtain organic certification, but suited to hydroponics: BioSevia. Read more ...
If we hear about a lot 'of time as an interesting product as a panacea by some and healing of imbalances from climate others. But what?
The biochar, or Agrica, or carbon farming is the natural product of pyrolysis (decomposition by heat obtained in the absence of oxygen) of biomass composed of vegetable waste and other organic wastes. The procedure allows for a fine charcoal-like material rich in organic carbon, combined with coal, condensed bio-oil, ash and tar.
What is it?
Its special composition makes it suitable to absorb CO2 and greenhouse gases, which are literally extracted from the atmosphere and clamped in a stable manner. The captured CO2 is retained, helping to make biochar a substrate nutrient that reduces the need for fertilizers, improves the yield of the soil and makes it more efficient traditional crops. In summary, the biochar increases crop yields, improve soil quality and reduces the environmental impact of agriculture.
It was concluded in April, the Climate Change Challenge sponsored by the Financial Times, with interesting results.
The challenge was to find commercially feasible ideas to reduce harmful emissions and combat climate change caused by pollution. Among the finalists are also some solutions for saving energy leaving some perplexed: let 's see what it turned out.
With the evocative name of Black Phantom presents a machine capable of transforming the biomass into charcoal, a very stable form of carbon.
The machine is portable and consists of a sort of huge microwave can convert various waste agricultural production and processing of wood into a combustible material.
In fact the proceedings were already known, it is not a real invention, but rather a rediscovery in key modernized. Read more ...
A new cultivation method that improves the nutritional value of edible product. A survey conducted by the research group Experimental Company "La Noria".
The floating system (from the English to float, float) is an innovative technique of hydroponic cultivation. This is a production system in static liquid medium in which plants are grown in polystyrene panels equipped with slots that are filled with small quantities of inert substrate (vermiculite, perlite, etc..) Or in trays (number and size of alveoli vary depending on the crop species), sealed floating in tanks of 30-40 cm deep, filled with nutrient solution. The use of the floating system, initially developed for the production of tobacco, has developed rapidly and globally on other species of cut vegetables (lettuce, spinach, chicory, lettuce), from bush (lettuce, escarole, radicchio) by root (radish) and aromatic (basil, arugula, chives, parsley, mint, sage, dill, borage). Read more ...
Singlinde for Winkler, director of the company Hesi and chemical engineer
The leaves are green and absorb sunlight through photosynthesis and we all know this. But how use light and because they are just green? And what they do after dark?
The lifeblood of the plants is water, the body responsible for the stability of plant (the plants are thirsty sag) provides transport of nutrients and dilutes the salts. By evaporation from the surface of the leaves in the soil water is sucked from the roots in a continuous stream beneficial.
True fuel photosynthesis, water is dispersed in the basic elements of the light hydrogen and oxygen. ... Read more
Bill Mollison, founder of the permaculture (or permaculture), was born in Stanley, a small fishing village in Tasmania in 1928. Like all the other inhabitants of his country, he learned to do all sorts of work necessary for survival, fishing, farming, hunting, metal work, making bread, making clothes, shoes, furniture, home ... At the age of about 28 years he spent all his time in the mountains or the sea. Fishing and hunting for a living. It was only in the 50s that he began to observe that some parts of the world in which he lived were disappearing. Fish and seaweed near the shore scarce. Large areas of the forest began to die. Until then he had never noticed what was fond of everything around him, love his country. ... Read more
The emulsion of fish are derived primarily from scraps of fish for consumption food, but also by certain varieties of tropical fish unsuitable for consumption of meat and oily thorny caught for their high protein content.
These fish are cooked in the oven and pressed: liquids and oils are collected while the flesh and the solids are re-used in animal feed. The "juice" obtained, called "stickwater" is more precious than oil and is sold to more than double the price of crude oil. The second step is to centrifuge the serum, which is foam and boiled until it becomes thick and gummy that a solution of fish emulsion in fact. ... Read more
