An article on the ScienceMag.org website explains how drilling an array of holes around a building can disrupt the movement of seismic waves.
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Wetland Mitigation Banks
When a development project destroys an acre of wetlands the responsible company is often required to create another acre of new wetlands in the same watershed. This has fueled a new business of “mitigation banks”.
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