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The memes of the climate

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The climate of the memes of the climate!

Planet is on fire!

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[โ€“] tenochtitlan 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The original article talks specifically about flooding rice farming. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/your-bowl-of-rice-is-hurting-the-climate-too

Apparently, flooding the field kills weeds but allows the rice plant to survive. The plant matter decomposes and releases methane gas. The article's main point is to bring awareness to a planting technique that doesn't produce methane gas. It's clickbait more than corps doing there "take individual responsibility" thing.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

In the US they have rolled out an ag program called "Climate Smart" that pays rice farmers for dropping their water early to reduce methane emissions.