Sep 19, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Green Living
Looking for the optimal species of bamboo to save the planet? With more than a thousand species to choose from, it’s hard to know the best bamboo for capturing carbon, generating oxygen, or producing a robust building material. To select the best bamboo, you...
Aug 23, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Green Living, Worldwide
Thailand’s friendly people, exquisite cuisine and idyllic beaches make it one of the most popular tourist destinations on earth. The tropical climate appeals to international travelers as well as a prolific diversity of native plant species. And like most of...
Aug 18, 2023 | Alternative Lifestyle, Green Living
The story of zero is a long and baffling one. The Mayans dabbled with it, the Ancient Greeks resisted it, and not until the 13th century did Europe fully embrace it. You might argue that it’s good for nothing. You might even say it’ll never amount to...
Apr 14, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Green Living
Bamboo proponents the world over have touted the plant as a miracle cure for climate change and global warming. Bamboo’s purported capacity for carbon sequestration is one of the most important factors that makes the plant so important in the effort to save the...
Mar 16, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Green Living
To encourage the reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the carbon credit trading system incentivizes farmers and industrialists to initiate and operate carbon-negative projects, rewarding them with monetarily valuable credits. At the same time, polluting...
Feb 16, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Featured Posts, Green Living
UPDATE: This article originally appeared in January 2020, last revised in February 2023. In the past few decades, the variety of bamboo products has just exploded. From socks to towels to sheets to flooring, bamboo can do pretty much anything. And thanks to a...