Shapiro’s Orange Going Green
Greg Shapiro Presents: ‘ORANGE GOING GREEN’ Climate Good News from the Netherlands
8 September, 2024
Want a quick mental health boost? I’ve got a secret: Not all climate news is bad. I’ve been collecting all kinds of examples of CGN: Climate Good News. And now there are so many… Big Oil can’t possibly kill ALL of them, right?
And these are ONLY examples from the Netherlands. It’s time for: ORANGE GOING GREEN.
DUTCH STARTUP ‘COWMANAGER’ USES EAR SENSORS AND AI TO HELP REDUCE ANTIBIOTICS AND HORMONES IN COW MILK
I did a keynote speech at Cowmanager last week, and I was inspired. This Dutch startup makes sensors for cows’ ears that help predict fertility, illness, etc. THIS MEANS that if you can predict a cow’s fertility, you don’t need as many hormones. AND if you can predict a cow getting sick, you don’t need as many antibiotics in cow milk. Finally, a health solution where Bernie Sanders would approve – and RFK jr.
MORE Dutch Green agribusiness news?
‘NORTH SEA FARMERS’ FIRST-EVER HARVEST FROM SEAWEED FARM BETWEEN OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES.
No, it’s not enough that the Netherlands runs its entire rail network with offshore wind energy. Now, the space between the wind turbines is being used to cultivate the amazingly nutritious seaweed, thanks to “North Sea Farmers.” See? Amazon isn’t all bad.
https://www.northseafarmers.org/news/first-ever-harvest-at-pioneering-north-sea-seaweed-farm-funded-by-amazons-right-now-climate-fund
Pretty soon this Dutch startup might be contributing to Samuel L. Jackson’s Vattenfall-brand seaweed snacks.
“Mother F***ing Windfarms.” AND finally,
DUTCH VERIDI TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDES SOIL ANALYSIS GIVING MAJOR HARVEST BOOST FOR FARMERS WORLDWIDE
Do you know how many times the experts have predicted mass starvation due to human overpopulation? And yet somehow we humans keep getting more efficient at growing food. Thanks to wonky Dutch tech nerds like Delft startup Veridi Technologies. Farmers thrive on having quality soil analysis, but it’s usually terribly expensive. Until now. These Dutchies offer automated microscopy and AI – as well as training – for farmers to use their technique all over the world. Climate scarcity, make room for Food Security.
https://www.change.inc/advies-en-dienstverlening/nederlandse-start-up-maakt-bodemonderzoek-sneller-goedkoper-nauwkeuriger-en-toegankelijker-41604
I’ve been working on a solo comedy show called GREG SHAPIRO SAVES THE CLIMATE, with 60 minutes of Dutch Climate Good News. Coming soon to a theater near you…
See Greg Shapiro’s Upcoming Comedy Shows:
https://gregshapiro.nl/greg-shapiro-upcoming-comedy-shows/
