{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgrowing-the-future.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-alchemy-of-air-fJWfIQhG","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Turning Air Pollution Into Fertilizer","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1fa356cd-6e54-41a2-bbf4-99a91ee4ce68/d4f7f1eb-3fce-4616-8250-41130ad2ac8a/the_alchemy_of_air.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/b2724451-e3a7-41b7-8635-c213b34aa5eb\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Turning Air Pollution Into Fertilizer\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Dr. Thomas Papadopoulos, Director of Research and Development at UK based Crop Intellect, joins Dan to explain A-Leaf, a mineral spray that captures atmospheric nitrous oxide and converts it into plant available nitrate using nothing but ordinary sunlight. He walks through the science behind the photocatalytic process, the independently validated carbon removal results, and the skepticism he still runs into from producers who have seen plenty of overhyped inputs before. The tension is that nitrous oxide is a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide yet gets a fraction of the attention, while a viable tool to address it already exists and is still working to reach Canadian farms. Producers walk away with a clear picture of how the technology works, what it's already proven, and what it would take to see it here."}