The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

which elevate the risk of an array of life-shortening medical conditions including asthma, heart disease, low birth weight and some cancers. Pollution caused twice as many premature deaths as previously thought, with updated understanding of dangers of PM2.5 Continue reading.

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Pollution Electricity Fossil fuels Health 104

GreenBiz

JANUARY 14, 2021

For the last two decades, the European Union has played a leadership role in tackling the risks hazardous chemicals pose to our health and environment. Further, the new EU chemical strategy identifies a wide array of initiatives for realizing its goal of a toxic-free environment. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 01:00. and elsewhere.

Policy 465

Policy Health Law Asia 465

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

The technological solution so far explored by municipal authorities worldwide seems to be the use of noise cameras, tending to comprise some combination of a microphone (or microphone array), video camera, speed radar and Automatic Number Plate Reader.

Energy Monitor 246

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Packaging Technology 246

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

After the economic blow caused by the health crisis, the Alpine Ski World Cup returned to Schladming in 2023 under the ‘The Night Race’ concept and brought accommodation bookings back to pre-pandemic figures – with over 20,000 fans in the 2024 edition. This was both expensive and time-consuming.

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Waste Waste Sustainability Electricity 147

Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The wide array of scientific use cases alone has shown how scientific curiosity and our unique data can lend insight across the globe. PlanetScope image of London Array wind farm off the coast of the Unites Kingdom.

Energy Monitor 115

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 115

GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

The startup is backed by unusually diverse array of funders. Alongside Lowercarbon Capital , home to a slew of hot climate tech startups, is The Nature Conservancy, which recently began investing in young companies that can speed the spread of soil health improvements.

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Startups Soil Upcycling Technology 422

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 5, 2021

Walthamstow Marshes at sunset: The London Borough has introduced a number of measures to improve air quality and public health, including improved cycle paths (image credit: Matt Buck , CC BY-SA 2.0

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Government Policy Health Transportation 147

The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Besides the discussed platforms, an array of tools awaits cultivators aiming for yield boosts and minimized eco damage. Regenerative agriculture is another pillar, emphasizing soil health and biodiversity restoration. stands out.

Energy Monitor 195

Energy Monitor Soil Agriculture Carbon 195

Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The NASA Harvest team is using Planet imagery for a wide array of food security and crop health topics. At AGU this year, papers being presented by members of our E&R program look at wildfires , the effects of climate change in the Arctic , global farmland monitoring , identifying risk factors for malaria , and vegetation health.

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Innovation Education Health Climate change 104

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 7, 2023

A farmer requires only daily or twice daily updates of cattle location to track herd health. For example, lightweight but robust enclosures are now used to securely attach an antenna to livestock to track their movement across remote farmland and identify any that leave the herd, indicating ill-health or injury.

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IoT Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 29, 2022

Known as forever chemicals because they do not break down naturally in the environment, chemicals such as perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) have a wide array of uses such as in making non-stick coatings for pans, water-repellents for clothing, and in fire-fighting foams.

Ozone 130

Ozone Pollution Health Transportation 130

Grist

AUGUST 1, 2023

That March, we started to see cholera, which is usually endemic in Malawi, becoming an outbreak,” said Gerrit Maritz, a deputy representative for health programs in Malawi for the United Nations Children’s Fund. array(1) { [0]=> int(613174) } Read more in this series In the US, a fungal disease is spreading fast.

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Climate change Health Africa Asia 64

The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The community solar model typically involves an array in a nearby town or city connected to the local electric grid. This can be especially important for low-income individuals who may live in regions with high levels of air pollution and have exacerbated health conditions.

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 195

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 20, 2020

Why hasn't it responded with similar urgency to climate change — another human-propelled global catastrophe that could harm human health and well-being for generations to come? What COVID-19 and Climate Change Have in Common : American society has made dramatic changes in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Keeping the Lights On: U.S.

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Energy Energy Demand Climate change 230

Eco-Business

APRIL 21, 2022

The rise of alternative proteins in India could come with an array of health, environmental and social benefits. But this transition must happen in a manner that is equitable and just, writes Dr Preethi Jain.

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Meat alternatives Health 19

AGreenLiving

JUNE 1, 2021

“We offer a wide-array of customizable, modern prefab homes that verifiably exceed all standards of quality and efficiency.” These homes are actually intuitive, meaning they learn as time goes by, making adjustments for the health of the inhabitants and the resources of the environment. As a company motto, Dvele makes it sound simple.

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Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Health 36

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For Local Authorities, the issue is not only the £392 million a year it costs, but also the risk to public health. The annual investment required by local authorities to counter fly-tipping is unacceptable in a country wrestling with an array of challenges, not least the financial pressure on families during the current economic crisis.

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Technology Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 165

Planet Pulse

JANUARY 24, 2022

This is when the Mission Operations team first assesses the health of the satellite: how full are the batteries, how fast is it spinning, are the temperature and power readings as expected? With the satellite stabilized, the solar array panels can be deployed. Credit: Planet.

Solar Energy Monitor 120

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Health 120

Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Kathryn Shuttleworth, managing director of David Luke Schoolwear, said the savings generated by the solar facility would pay back the upfront installation costs for the array within eight years. We're delighted to see the completion of this project, the latest in a growing list of successful green initiatives across the business," she said.

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Plastics Investment Sustainability Recycling 98

EDF + Business

OCTOBER 17, 2019

By Boma Brown-West This week, a new investigative report by Healthy Babies Bright Futures, a children’s health advocacy group, revealed that there is still more work to do in eliminating contaminants of concern, including lead, arsenic, and cadmium, from infant and toddler food. Why this matters.

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Agriculture Health Organic Resilience 70

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

He said: “The insights gained from our work with Chinese farmers have been key to developing our new conceptual diagram, which represents the wide array of human impacts on rural to peri-urban terrestrial landscapes. Professor Timothy Quine, of the University of Exeter, is another co-author of the paper.

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Soil Sustainability Climate change Government 147

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Some modern installations take the gas and bubble it through an array of diffusers, but the bubbles take the easy route to the surface, leaving columns of relatively unmixed digestate. The system provides a three-dimensional mixing pattern, which prevents clogging of pipes and nozzles. None combine the benefits offered by GasMix, says Landia.

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Health Organic Energy Energy 184

Charged

DECEMBER 7, 2020

When the full range of costs, risks, uncertainties and frictions are thoroughly inventoried, understood and evaluated, an array of tools available to policymakers and other stakeholders to overcome those barriers becomes apparent.”. Source: Environmental Defense Fund via Green Car Congress.

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Innovation Investment Health Policy 74

Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

The Deeper Decarbonization Scenario shows California can rapidly cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while creating jobs and improving public health. includes important new metrics to track the economic, environmental, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate policies. The updated California EPS–from model version 1.4.3

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Policy Carbon-neutral Energy Energy 52

Business Green

JULY 12, 2020

World's first net zero emission McDonald's opens at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, with solar arrays set to provide as much power as the site uses each year. While health and safety in our restaurants is our top priority, we must also remain focused on creating positive change for our communities and the planet.

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North America Climate change Cooling Education 93

Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 2, 2020

On Thursday, October 15th, from 9am-4:30pm PST, Planet is convening a group of experts in sustainable development, climate science, finance, philanthropy, conservation, NGOs, public health, along with senior corporate leaders and indigenous leaders, to explore the answers. . Participation is free, though registration is required.

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Sustainability Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 101

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of emerging contaminants that have been used in a wide array of commercial goods and products since the 1940s. The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) issued a long-term health advisory level of 70 ng/L (for combination of PFOS and/or PFOA)17, which led to 6.5

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Ozone Soil Health Technology 130

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 11, 2020

It will also feature segments on trailblazing women in 2020 and prioritizing health to rebuild the economy. The event will also provide an array of networking opportunities including information kiosks, media outreach and virtual meetings between delegates and speakers live and in-person.

Health 52

Health Education Resilience Agriculture 52

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 4, 2020

A December decision from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is forcing mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM to impose minimum prices on a wide array of state-supported grid resources. Exelon's nuclear plants hang in the balance.

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Nuclear Power Policy Carbon Energy 238

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

But from the steep economic costs of that trade war to America’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and the World Health Organization, America is losing its position as the world’s leading superpower and economy. Nowhere is U.S.-China

Technology 225

Technology Energy Energy Innovation 225

Terra Infirma

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Sometime during the autumn, we found ourselves in a flower shop that sold terraria – arrays of plants in a sealed glass jar – and she was impressed. She works a lot with soil health, so building a little artificial world of her own with a special mix of soil and plants was both an artistic and a professional delight. And she loved it.

Sustainability 59

Sustainability Soil Health 59

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Produced for industrial purposes since the 1950s, the unique properties of PFAS have been exploited for a vast array of commercial and industrial applications; notably in historical formulations of AFFF, which is used to rapidly extinguish fuel-related fires. About PFAS.

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Aviation Waste Waste Technology 145

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

These could range from cleaner, more efficient motors and fuels to new forms of remediation and waste management; better ways to monitor, track, and map marine pollutants and progress toward a clean ocean (such as aerial remote sensing, genomics, and hydrophone arrays); and better technologies for emergency cleanup.

Pollution 130

Pollution Biodiversity Organic Plastics 130

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Clean water is critical to good health, yet according to the World Health Organisation, 1 in 3 people globally still do not have access to safe drinking water. They also have potential as anti-microbial treatment – the unprocessed seed powder may sediment over 90% of the bacteria from raw water.

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Africa Organic Health Asia 100

AutoGrid

AUGUST 16, 2023

August 16, 2023, marks the first full year of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and this milestone demands a health check. Just how has the IRA been doing and what’s ahead? At its passage, the IRA was heralded as one of the most important pieces of legislation ever passed by any nation in the fight to combat climate change.

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Climate change HVAC Resilience Demand 52

Planet Pulse

JANUARY 31, 2022

Author’s Book Talk Event: Class Interruptions: Inequality and Division in African Diasporic Women’s Fiction – Association for the Study of African American Life and Health will host an author’s event with Robin Brooks, author of Class Interruptions: Inequality and Division in African Diasporic Women’s Fiction.

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Education Health Politics Organic 98

The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Climate change refers to a broad array of environmental degradation that is predicted to result from increasing levels of atmospheric CO2, including global warming , alterations in precipitation, sea level changes, and more extreme weather events. Let’s see why we should be concerned & what we can do about it!

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