Glossary


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Used to describe energy sources that are replenished by natural processes on a sufficiently rapid time-scale? so that they can be used by humans more or less indefinitely, provided the quantity taken per unit of time is not too great.

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Use of contour buffer strips in commodity crop systems in southwestern Wisconsin helps reduce soil loss and traps nutrients on slopes. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation.