Remineralize the Earth

06/06/2026

Last week, we shared how planting more trees can help cool cities.

Now, new research highlights why that matters: more than 600 million people worldwide are facing severe "cooling poverty" meaning they lack the resources, infrastructure, or services needed to stay safe during extreme heat.

Cooling isn't just about air conditioning. It's also about access to shade, green spaces, clean water, public services, and climate-resilient communities.

Urban trees and forests can help lower temperatures while providing benefits for people, wildlife, and the climate. As heat waves become more common, investing in nature-based solutions is more important than ever. 🌱

🔗 Visit this link to learn more about cooling poverty: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiehailstone/2026/05/29/more-than-600-million-people-facing-severe-cooling-poverty-study-finds/?shem=rimspwouoe

🔗Visit this link to learn more about the cooling effects of trees: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01908-4

06/05/2026

What if one of the most effective carbon removal solutions was hiding in plain sight?

Rocks naturally absorb CO₂ from the atmosphere through weathering, but the process can take thousands of years. Remineralization helps speed up this natural cycle, applying crushed rock to farmland, removes carbon while delivering benefits to the soil.

Nature already invented carbon removal, we're learning how to work with it. 🌱

🔗 Learn more at: Remineralize.org

06/05/2026

Tiny forests are making a big impact.

Micro-forests are small, densely planted areas filled with native trees and plants that help bring nature back into cities. Despite their size, they can support biodiversity, improve air quality, reduce heat, and contribute to climate mitigation.

As communities explore ways to address climate challenges, these green spaces show how restoring natural systems can benefit both people and the planet. 🌳

From micro-forests to remineralization, nature continues to offer powerful tools for building a healthier future.

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Healthy forests help combat climate change, provide humans with drinking water and even improve mental and physical health. But it’s hard to imagine an entire forest in the middle of a big city. That’s where micro-forests come into play — public forests on a smaller scale, filled with native p...

06/05/2026

What if one of the biggest challenges facing agriculture is something we can't easily see?

Many agricultural soils have lost minerals over time through harvests, erosion, and natural processes. While the soil remains, its ability to support thriving ecosystems can gradually decline.

Remineralization helps rebuild that foundation by returning mineral-rich rock materials to the land.

These minerals can support soil microbes, improve soil function, and contribute to carbon removal.

Healthy soils don't just grow crops, they support entire ecosystems. 🌱

Learn more at: Remineralize.org

06/04/2026

What if a small patch of land could become a thriving forest in just a few decades?

The Miyawaki Method uses dense plantings of native trees and shrubs to create compact forests that are now appearing around the world. The approach focuses on restoring local ecosystems by working with native species, soil biology, and natural succession.

One of the most interesting aspects of the method is its emphasis on soil life. Healthy fungal networks, bacteria, and organic matter help support the complex relationships that allow forests to thrive.

While scientists continue to evaluate some of the larger claims surrounding growth rates and carbon storage, the method highlights a powerful lesson: ecosystem restoration starts from the ground up.
Healthy soils. Diverse plants. Resilient ecosystems. 🌳

🔗 Learn more: https://www.iflscience.com/miyawaki-method-this-japanese-system-from-the-1970s-claims-it-can-grow-a-lush-forest-10-times-faster-than-normal-83637?shem=rimspwouoe,

06/03/2026

The soil beneath your feet may be missing something important.

For generations, crops have removed nutrients from the land. Over time, many soils become depleted of the minerals that support healthy plants and thriving microbial communities.

Remineralization helps rebuild this foundation by returning mineral-rich rock materials to the soil.

The result can be healthier soils, stronger ecosystems, and a pathway for carbon removal.

Learn more at: Remineralize.org 🌱

06/02/2026

Beneath every healthy forest and field, there is an invisible network doing important work.

This network is made up of fungi, bacteria, and other microorganisms working to cycle nutrients, support plant growth, & build resilience.

Yet many agricultural soils have lost much of this biodiversity through decades of depletion and simplified cropping systems.

Remineralization offers one pathway to help restore the mineral foundations that support thriving microbial communities. When soil life flourishes, the benefits extend far beyond the root zone, improving soil health, plant productivity, and ecosystem resilience.

Swipe through to explore the hidden world beneath your feet and why soil biodiversity matters.

Learn more at: Remineralize.org

06/02/2026

Not all carbon removal is created equal, a new study in Nature makes that case with precision.

Researchers have developed a physics-based framework showing that temporary carbon removal (CDR) methods, those that store carbon for decades, not permanently, cannot fully substitute for permanent CDR when it comes to offsetting CO2. Because CO2 lingers in the atmosphere for centuries, temporary storage doesn't change the long-term warming picture.

But here's what the research also shows: temporary CDR can genuinely compensate for short-lived greenhouse gases like methane. Methane breaks down relatively quickly, and its warming pattern more closely mirrors what temporary storage can deliver. For hard-to-decarbonize sectors like agriculture where methane is the dominant emission, this opens a scientifically grounded crediting pathway.

The key requirement: these categories must be tracked separately. Long-lived and short-lived gases can't be lumped together without distorting the accounting.

Enhanced rock weathering achieves durable, geochemical carbon storage, the kind that actually reduces the long-term atmospheric CO2 burden. Understanding where different CDR methods fit, and where they don't, is how we build a credible path forward.

🔗 Learn more here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10607-3

05/29/2026

Here is something worth knowing as cities head into another summer of record heat: trees can lower street-level temperatures by up to 12°C, but only if the right species are planted in the right places.

A major new meta-analysis from researchers at Cambridge and ETH Zürich examined 182 studies across 110 global cities and found that tree cooling is highly dependent on climate type, city layout, and species selection. In some dense, humid environments, poorly planned tree planting can actually trap heat rather than release it.

The study's practical guidance is clear: in most climates, mixing deciduous and evergreen trees in open spaces outperforms single-species approaches. In arid cities, drought-resistant evergreens in more compact settings work best. And young trees, still decades from full canopy size, may not provide meaningful cooling during the heatwaves happening right now.

At Remineralize the Earth, we see this as part of the same story we tell about soil: living systems work best when they're understood and worked with, not just deployed. Trees, like minerals, like microbes, are not one-size-fits-all solutions. Science is telling us exactly how to use them well. That's worth paying attention to. 🌱

🔗Learn more here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01908-4

05/28/2026

Here is a number worth stopping on: only 18 to 20 percent of Canada's native grasslands remain.

The rest has been converted, to crops, to development, to industry. And each time a native prairie is plowed, the carbon stored in that soil for decades or centuries is released into the atmosphere. Restoring it takes decades more.

The United Nations has designated 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, and organizations like the Canadian Wildlife Federation are using the moment to make the case that grassland conservation is a climate issue, a biodiversity issue, and a policy issue all at once.

One point that stands out: ranchers who keep their land in native grass are absorbing a real economic cost so the rest of us can benefit from what that land holds. That imbalance needs programs and policies that reflect it, the same way governments support other industries when the public interest demands it.

Healthy soil stores carbon. Grasslands are one of the largest and most vulnerable soil carbon reserves on the continent. This is worth fighting for. 🌱

🔗 Learn more here: https://ow.ly/g0tx50Z4p8M