03-01-17 - San Miguel Water Woes

News of the Week & Robert Learner's "San Miguel Water Woes"

Robert Learner's "San Miguel's Water Woes"

We’re depleting our regional aquifer at a worrisome rate, and the water that remains has high levels of mineral contaminants.

Worse yet, underprivileged communities in our region are most at risk and least able to deal with this mounting crisis.

Here’s what you need to know about the water you drink, and what can be done for those most in need.

Also,

Biochar:

Biochar is a sustainability strategy for food, climate and environmental management.

Made from waste biomass, with bioenergy as a co-product, biochar soil amendment boosts fertility while sequestering carbon; and like activated carbon, can also be used as filtration media. Biochar is based on agricultural practices of ancient Amazonia and supported by solid science; practiced globally on a massive scale, it could help ease civilization’s path to sustainability.

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Links to news of last week:

Gene editing patent ruling sways fortune of biotech hopefuls - The Washington Post

UC Berkeley suffers big loss in CRISPR patent fight: What's next? - YouTube

BBC - Earth - The strange link between the human mind and quantum physics

Geologists spy an eighth continent: Zealandia : Nature News & Comment