Category: News

  • Healthy Soils for Healthy Water conference a success

    Monday, September 15, marked the kickoff of the first in a series Healthy Soil for Healthy Water conferences, co-sponsored by Greenleaf Advisors and The Ohio State University. Over 100 representatives of academia, industry, agencies, non-profits and, critically, farmers and agricultural representatives were in attendance for a day of collaborative integration of research and practices.

  • Greenleaf helps Nature Conservancy of Canada protect Caribou Island

    As we reported in our summer newsletter last week, The Nature Conservancy of Canada, along with Greenleaf Advisors and other partners, have been working for some time to protect Caribou Island, a signature property in Lake Superior off the coast of Thunder Bay. Caribou Island is part of the planet’s largest freshwater archipelago, and an…

  • Greenleaf Summer 2014 updates

    Friends and Partners of Greenleaf Advisors, Greenleaf and its clients are on the move advancing sustainable solutions to energy, water, land, and material reuse.  Here are a few updates as well as upcoming events you may wish to join.  Interesting and promising times … stay tuned for more announcements to come via our website over the…

  • Greenleaf Summer 2014 updates

    Friends and Partners of Greenleaf Advisors, Greenleaf and its clients are on the move advancing sustainable solutions to energy, water, land, and material reuse.  Here are a few updates as well as upcoming events you may wish to join.  Interesting and promising times … stay tuned for more announcements to come via our website over the…

  • Using an Ancient Approach to Farming to Address Lake Erie’s Modern Problems

    Although the phosphorus that contributed to the ban on drinking tap water for most of Toledo’s residents this weekend came from many sources, most experts will point to agricultural runoff as the primary culprit.

  • New Research Identifies Tool to Mitigate Phosphorus

    Updated May 14, 2015 Calcium Sulfate (gypsum) soil amendment reduces SRP loading by over 50%  Nutrient runoff from agricultural fields is one source of pollution that impacts the integrity of our waterways and the quality of our critical water resources. Fertilizers and animal manures are important sources of the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus. These help…

  • Greenleaf Communities June Board Meeting

    Greenleaf Communities, our sister non-profit organization whose mission is to mitigate the environmental causes of human health concerns, hosted a successful Summer 2014 Board Meeting last week. True to Greenleaf’s collaborative approach, we brought together leaders in business, science and policy to share our latest in leading research teams to inform business practices and government policies. We…

  • Board Member Brian Richter Launches Book and Organization

    Greenleaf Advisors is happy to announce the publication of Chasing Water: A Guide for Moving from Scarcity to Sustainability by our friend and board member Brian Richter. Brian is the Director of Global Freshwater Strategies for the Nature Conservancy and an international expert in river science and conservation.   Brian’s leadership and expertise come to…

  • Greenleaf congratulates EP Purification as best early-stage company at Clean Energy Challenge

    The Clean Energy Challenge 2014 was hosted by Clean Energy Trust (CET) based in Chicago, IL.

  • Greenleaf Spring Updates

    Our clients continue to advance sustainable solutions to land, water, material, and energy resources with the support of Greenleaf’s consulting and transaction services.