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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 26/06/2026

1/ NOAA priced U.S. coral reefs. Storm protection benefits alone: $1.25B/year, nationally. Same valuation method used for highway and flood studies, not a marketing number. 🧵 🌊🦑 #econsky 🌏 #marinelife 📷 Kimberly Jeffries / Ocean Image Bank

Close-up underwater photograph of a large coral-covered structure in American Samoa, likely part of a shipwreck or submerged equipment, encrusted with dense clusters of bright orange cup corals. Rusted cables wrap around the structure while small reef fish swim nearby against a deep blue ocean backdrop, illustrating how marine life has transformed the artificial surface into a thriving reef habitat

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 24/06/2026

Made it official: deposit down on the Slate. No touchscreen, no self-driving, no upcharge for a backup camera, and a base price near half of an average new car. Let the affordable EV era begin!⚡️🛻🔋 #EVsky #energysky #greensky

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 24/06/2026

Mangroves and seagrass store up to 5x more carbon than forests on land. The ocean absorbs about 90% of the excess heat from greenhouse emissions. None of that works if the ocean destabilizes. Climate and ocean health are one issue. #marinelife 🦑 #greensky 🌊 🎥UN Ocean Decade

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 22/06/2026

4/ The caveat: 10%+ of the ocean is "protected" on paper. Only ~3.3% is protected in the water. To hit 30x30 we'd need to effectively protect an area the size of the Indian Ocean in under 4 years. Progress is real. So is the math.

Infographic chart showing the growth of marine protected areas worldwide from 0.7% of the global ocean in 2000 to 10% in 2026. A solid blue line tracks reported protection coverage, while a dashed green line shows the pace needed to reach the international 30×30 goal of protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030. A dashed orange line illustrates a slower trajectory reaching only about 13% by 2030 at recent rates. An annotation notes that only 3.3% of the ocean is currently fully protected. The graphic emphasizes both significant progress and the large gap remaining to meet global conservation targets.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 22/06/2026

1/ 🌊 The ocean just had one of its biggest years in a generation, and most people missed it. Treaties in force. Species rebounding. Two landmark UN reports. $6.4B pledged in Kenya. I recapped the whole thing. Wins + honest caveats. 🧵

graphic showing three snorkelers underwater removing a large tangle of abandoned fishing nets and marine debris from a coral reef. Sunlight ripples across the water’s surface above them. Large overlay text reads: “Reimagine: The Ocean’s Landmark Year — What Just Happened, and What Happens Next.” The image symbolizes ocean conservation, marine restoration, and global efforts to protect and recover ocean ecosystems.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 20/06/2026

Oakland’s climate stripes are closest to home. Pleasanton Ridge, Cowell’s, Natural Bridges, Point Lobos: the places my kids and I love. The 2014-16 marine heatwave already gutted kelp forests here. Already happened, not a forecast. Insurance already ran the math on this coast. #ShowYourStripes

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 18/06/2026

Plugin (or balcony) solar was illegal in all 50 states 18 months ago. Today it's legal in 8, and 89% of Americans support it. It's a panel you hang on a railing and plug into a wall outlet. No roof, no $30k, renters welcome. What it is and where your state stands👇

graphic showing a solar panel mounted on a small apartment balcony with red railings and potted plants. Large overlay text reads: “Balcony Solar Comes to America: What Plug-In Solar Is, Where It’s Legal, and How to Cut Your Power Bill.” The image highlights the concept of plug-in balcony solar systems for renters and apartment residents.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 18/06/2026

HUGE PROGRESS! Keep up the volume, speak up, speak out! I put together a one-stop action page. Call, text, sign, takes five minutes. Link 👇. Do it today.

Screenshot of a Threads post by Senator Jeff Merkley (@senjeffmerkley), posted two hours ago. The post announces that he and Senator Lisa Murkowski led a bipartisan effort to “Save Ocean Sensors” and that the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to protect the Ocean Observatories Initiative. The text explains that the ocean sensors are critical for managing fisheries, forecasting weather, and understanding climate change. The post shows approximately 2,300 likes, 58 comments, 256 reposts, and 9 shares.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 16/06/2026

"People protect what they love. They love what they understand. And they understand what they're taught." This was the operating philosophy when I worked at NOAA's Coral Program. Still is.📹 credit: @undoals.bsky.social #OceanHealth #BlueEconomy #ThatsActuallyGood

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 16/06/2026

The OOI is being dismantled right now. Ships are in the water. Buoys are coming up. Congress is fighting back, but the window is closing. I put together a one-stop action page. Call, text, sign, takes five minutes. Link 👇. Do it today. #SaveOOI #OceanScience

Ocean buoy from the OOI Coastal Pioneer Array in the Atlantic Ocean

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 12/06/2026

We don't spend money protecting wetlands. We save it. Coastal marshes are the flood walls we never had to build, and during Hurricane Sandy they blocked over $625 million in flood damage. #wetlands #naturebasedsolutions #ecosystemservices #floodresilience #naturalinfrastructure

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 09/06/2026

New from WEF The Regenerative Blue Economy: Pathways to Prosperity. The ocean economy generates up to $5 trillion in value annually, but we're degrading the ecosystems that make it possible. This report argues "sustainable" isn't enough anymore. We need to go further &actively restore. 🌊#blueeconomy

The Regenerative Blue Economy: Pathways to Prosperity Now live
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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 08/06/2026

It's #WorldOceanDay. More than half of Earth's oxygen comes from the ocean, and the ocean economy supports millions of jobs. You can speak up for it with a phone & a few minutes. I put together a free advocate's toolkit on the blog, everything you need to start. 📷Grant Thomas / Ocean Image Bank 1/2

Paddle boarders over a coral reef at sunset

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 08/06/2026

The fine print, because I'm honest like that: We hit 10% on paper. Only ~3.3% is actually, fully protected. Hitting 30% by 2030 means protecting the ocean ~7x faster than we are now. The line goes up. It needs to go up faster. 👇

Bar chart titled "Protected on Paper vs. Protected in Practice," comparing three measures of ocean protection in 2026 against a dashed line marking the 30% goal. Officially designated: 10%. Fully or highly protected (no-take): 3.3%. Effectiveness assessed and reported: 1.3%. All three bars fall far below the 30% line — showing that the area protected on a map is far larger than the area actually, fully protected.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 08/06/2026

This just in: humanity has officially protected 10% of the ocean. 🌊 #worldoceanday In 2000 it was 0.7%. The ocean did not respond to repeated requests for comment, but is reportedly pleased. A thread on why this is the best deal on Earth 🧵

Line chart of the share of the global ocean in marine protected areas, rising from about 0.7% in 2000 to 10% in 2026, with dashed projections showing recent pace reaches only ~13% by 2030 versus the 30% goal.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 08/06/2026

Ghana just established the Greater Cape Three Points MPA, protecting coastal ecosystems and the fish stocks that fishing communities depend on. That’s smart asset management. 30x30 is the global target. We’re at 10%. Ghana’s moving. 🌊 #WorldOceanDay #ThatsActuallyGood

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 06/06/2026

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 05/06/2026

4 FOR THE FUTURE 🌊 Ocean Edition 1️⃣A Pacific sanctuary the size of the UK 2️⃣A $40 microplastic fix 3️⃣The 30×30 gap 4️⃣And why framing the ocean as the most undervalued asset may save it Links 👇 #worldoceanday #oceanography #ThatsActuallyGood #ICanGetBehindThat #NowWeReTalking 🧪⚒️

Eco-Economy Insider social media card labeled “4 FOR THE FUTURE • SOLUTION.” Aerial photograph of a turquoise Pacific island and coral reef surrounded by deep blue ocean. Headline reads, “Three Nations, One Ocean Sanctuary.” Text explains that Fiji, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea launched the world’s largest transboundary ocean-reserve network, anchored by a no-take zone the size of the UK, and notes that nearby marine reserves have increased tuna catches through spillover effects. Source: Oceanographic Magazine, 2026.

Eco-Economy Insider social media card labeled “4 FOR THE FUTURE • SWAP.” Photo of a washing machine with a white Guppyfriend Washing Bag and a blue Cora Ball in the foreground. Headline reads, “Catch Microfibers in your Washer.” Text explains that synthetic clothing sheds microplastic fibers during washing and recommends using a Guppyfriend bag or Cora Ball to capture fibers before they enter waterways. Source line notes both products are featured in Eco Picks.

Eco-Economy Insider social media card labeled “4 FOR THE FUTURE • ACTION.” Underwater photograph of a sea turtle swimming above a coral reef with schools of fish in the background. Headline reads, “Protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030.” Text states that leaders have pledged to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 but that pledges alone are not protection, encouraging viewers to sign a petition supporting the 30×30 conservation goal. Source line: “Sign the petition — link in bio.”

Eco-Economy Insider social media card labeled “4 FOR THE FUTURE • COMMUNICATE.” Sunset ocean scene with graphic icons representing economic value, shipping, fisheries, coral reefs, and communities connected around a globe. Headline reads, “The Ocean Is an Undervalued Asset.” Text reframes ocean conservation as an economic and risk-management issue, describing the ocean as “mispriced capital” and encouraging people to communicate its value through the lens of economics rather than guilt. Source line encourages readers to borrow the framing and share their own version.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 05/06/2026

For decades, mangroves were a cautionary tale. Cleared for shrimp ponds. Bulldozed for palm oil. Lost to coastal development. A new study in Science just changed the headline. 🧵 The economics of one of nature’s biggest quiet comebacks: 📷 David Gross / Ocean Image Bank

Mangroves and seagrass, aerial view, Florida

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 03/06/2026

This Senator will NOT shut the F#€% up about Climate Change. Thank Buddha! 📷 Jemal Countess/Getty 1/2

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse speaks at a hearing on Supreme Court ethics on June 11, 2024.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 02/06/2026

🌊 Take Action Tuesday: clean water for our rivers, beaches, and coasts is under threat right now — on four fronts. You can take all four actions, or just the ones you care about, from one link in a few minutes. ht to my friends Adam & Tania Outdoor Alliance👇 1/2

Take Action Tuesday card — Defend the Clean Water Act. Tell Congress clean water still matters.

Take Action Tuesday card — Reauthorize the BEACH Act for safe beaches. Ask your senators to advance it.

Take Action Tuesday card — Oppose the PERMIT Act (H.R. 3898) and protect headwaters and clean water.

Take Action Tuesday card — Stop new offshore oil drilling. Tell Congress to protect our coasts.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 02/06/2026

And now for a special World Reef Awareness Day installment of WORLD’S WORST INVESTMENT STRATEGY

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A distressed, coffee-stained investment memo lies crumpled on a wooden desk. The document is formatted like an internal government or Wall Street report and is titled “INTERNAL MEMO.” It lists the economic value of coral reefs, including $9.9 trillion in annual ecosystem services, $94 billion per year in coastal protection benefits, and approximately $3.4 billion annually in U.S. fishing, tourism, and storm defense value. The memo notes a federal coral conservation budget of about $33 million per year and an estimated return on investment of roughly 300:1. At the bottom, a large bold recommendation reads, “ELIMINATE THE NOAA CORAL PROGRAM,” accompanied by a red scissors icon, creating an ironic contrast between the reefs’ immense economic benefits and the proposed funding cut.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 28/05/2026

$41.7M invested in restoring Mozambique’s mangroves and wetlands Projected return 14X! That’s $537.5M in flood protection, fisheries, & food security for coastal communities hit hardest by cyclones RT if you agree nature is the most undervalued asset on 🌍 IISD10/25 #BlueCarbon #ClimateFinance

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 26/05/2026

In 1999, a local spotted a tiny patch of eelgrass thought extinct for 70 years. UVA & @nature.org started reseeding. Today: 10,000+ acres restored — now the foundation for the world’s first verified seagrass blue carbon credit project. 📎 LTER / Nature Conservancy #BlueCarbon #OceanRestoration

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 25/05/2026

Climate action isn’t just about polar bears and melting glaciers. It’s cheaper energy bills. Kids studying with the lights on. Clean water reaching communities that had none. Climate investment is already delivering returns. The economy is the argument. 📹 @unfccc.int #EcoEconomy #ClimateAction

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 24/05/2026

Concrete is responsible for up to 8% of global CO₂ emissions. Cemvision’s Re-Ment takes industrial waste + renewable-powered kilns = cement with 95% less carbon. Vattenfall just signed a deal to use it in their renewable infrastructure. Waste in. Clean energy out. 📹 WEF #ClimateWins #EcoEconomy

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 23/05/2026

We’re losing the climate fight partly because we’re communicating badly. Doom. Guilt. Scary stats. The behavioral science says almost none of it works. Here’s what the science actually says works 👇

Two silhouetted figures face each other in conversation, with speech bubbles above them – one showing a tangled scribble, the other a clear spiral – set against a background of wind turbines, mountains, and a city skyline. Title text reads: We’ve Been Communicating About Climate All Wrong. Here’s What the Science Actually Says.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 22/05/2026

The science of climate communication has been rewritten. Behavioral psychology, social marketing, neuroscience, all pointing the same directions. Most advocates haven’t seen the new research. You can help change that. 👇

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 21/05/2026

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 21/05/2026

Lawson. Sun-loving dog if there ever was one. He’s wishing you a wonderful day!

A black and white dog sleeps contentedly on a round woven rope ottoman on a sunny patio, surrounded by modern outdoor furniture with white cushions and acacia wood accents.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 21/05/2026

Restoring watershed forests upstream of major cities delivers clean water, flood control, and climate resilience, at 10–50x the economic return of the restoration cost. Nature is the most valuable (and cost effective) infrastructure we have. #NatureBasedInfrastructure

A great egret in full flight with wings spread wide over a coastal salt marsh, gliding low above vivid green cordgrass and shallow tidal pools, with bare ghost trees and dense shrubby vegetation in the background under an overcast sky.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 20/05/2026

Redirecting just half of the $540B in annual agricultural subsidies toward regenerative farming transitions would be the largest rural jobs program in human history. Already funded. Just pointed the wrong direction. #RegenerativeAgriculture

Close-up of a pair of cupped hands holding a mound of dark, fine soil, with particles of dirt trickling down against a soft bokeh background with warm, diffused light.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 20/05/2026

Protection for 30% of the world’s ocean to doesn’t reduce fishing yield. It increases it. MPAs are the highest-return fisheries investment available. And they create permanent coastal livelihoods. #BlueEconomy

Black and white photograph of a group of fishermen working together in shallow water, with two men handling nets aboard a wooden boat, two others wading chest-deep nearby, and seagulls in flight around them.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 19/05/2026

The whale pump is one of the most underappreciated biological mechanisms on Earth. Recovering Southern Ocean whale populations could sequester carbon at national-economy scale. By restoring what we almost eliminated. #Rewilding read more 👇 1/2

Underwater photograph of a humpback whale mother and calf swimming together in deep blue ocean water, with the large adult near the surface and the smaller calf descending below, surrounded by streams of bubbles and diffused light filtering through the water.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 19/05/2026

The global biodiversity finance gap is $700B/year. That’s not a charity shortfall. That’s an investment opportunity in the most systematically underpriced assets on Earth. First movers will define the next era of capital. #NatureFinance 1/2

A massive fig tree with dramatic, sprawling surface roots radiating across the ground in a botanical garden setting, its thick trunk branching into a broad canopy of dense green foliage, with sunlit lawn and lush greenery visible in the background.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 18/05/2026

Securing indigenous land rights is still the most cost-effective conservation investment alive. Indigenous-managed lands hold more than 1/3 of Earth’s intact forests and intersect with 37% of all remaining natural lands — while covering just 25% of the surface. #IndigenousLands

Sunset view of Kata Tjuta (the Olgas) in Australia’s Northern Territory, with a cluster of rounded red sandstone domes silhouetted against a warm peach and lavender sky, framed by golden spinifex grassland and sparse desert trees in the foreground.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 18/05/2026

The ecological crisis and the development crisis are the same crisis. The solution to both is not a compromise between environment and economy, it is a redefinition of what a productive economy means. #greenjobs

Aerial drone view of lush green terraced rice paddies, showing sweeping curved rows of young crops separated by narrow earthen borders, with a rich patchwork of teal and emerald tones across the landscape.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 17/05/2026

A community with clean water from a living watershed, sustainable yield from a healthy fishery, and nutrition from living soil is wealthier in every meaningful sense than one that extracted all three for short-term cash. #RegenerativeEconomy

Aerial view of a small rural village in China, with white and red-roofed buildings clustered together amid vast green rice paddies, a straight road cutting through the fields, and a range of forested mountains dotted with wind turbines along the horizon under a clear blue sky.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 17/05/2026

Every hectare of mangrove restored protects coastlines, sequesters carbon 5–10x faster than forest, and boosts fishing income for communities who depend on it. One investment. Four simultaneous returns. #BlueCarbon

A split above-and-below-water photograph of a mangrove forest, showing the leafy green canopy and arching prop roots above the waterline alongside a blue sky, while below the surface the same reddish-brown roots extend down into clear, vivid turquoise water over a rocky seafloor.

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Jon Corsiglia (he/him/el) | Eco-Economy Insider @ecoeconomyinsider.com · 16/05/2026

Regenerative agriculture rebuilds soil biology, cuts input costs, sequesters carbon, and over time outperforms conventional farming on margins. The farmers transitioning early aren’t idealists. They’re the profitable ones. #SoilHealth

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