AGreenLiving

MARCH 9, 2020

Energy-saving technologies include high-efficiency lighting throughout as well as a rooftop photovoltaic array that produces up to 30 kW of electricity and doubles as a shade structure for an outdoor barbecue area for residents. In contrast to the site’s post-industrial origins, the redeveloped site makes human health a priority.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 1, 2023

This change in the timing of the annual cycle of plant developmental stages, or phenology, in turn produces massive ripple effects that impact human health, cultural practices, farmer livelihoods, and food security. Source: Vitasse et al. Pollen-related medical bills in the United States alone have exceeded $3 billion annually.

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Grist

JULY 11, 2023

With extreme heat in particular, the answer is often tens or even hundreds of times more likely, thanks to a complicated mix of factors like abnormally dry soils and hotter-than-usual air. Now, in conjunction with accelerating climate change, El Niño means a wide array of exacerbated hazards may be coming down the pike.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 23, 2023

From cleaning supplies to personal care items to household goods, many of these products contain harmful chemicals that can pose significant risks to our health and the environment. However, what lies beneath the appealing packaging is often a cocktail of chemicals that can have adverse effects on our health.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Despite lower carbon dioxide emissions, the combustion of biomass can release other pollutants, including particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds, which may affect local air quality and raise health concerns.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2020

Royal Society study author argues people 'should be as appalled' by badly managed soils as deforestation. Bringing together the latest evidence on the "diverse and underappreciated" functions soils perform, the science body's research points to many "win-win" benefits that arise from protecting and improving soils.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio. The startup is backed by unusually diverse array of funders. The Kula Bio raise is notable not just for the impact the company claims.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 4, 2021

One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio. The startup is backed by unusually diverse array of funders. The Kula Bio raise is notable not just for the impact the company claims.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

Last year's floods, droughts, and storms hurt transport and building infrastructure up and down the country, taking a toll on public health, worker productivity, and the wider economy. There are also a number of slower-moving threats to buildings in the UK, such as the impact drying soils have on building foundations.

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism. Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom. Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

According to data collected by the Solar Energy Industries Association, once installed, the arrays will increase the total amount of installed solar energy in Michigan by nearly 70 per cent.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 22, 2021

About a third of the entire grove’s trees require special care to bring them back to health. I took tissue samples from the trees’ roots, stems and surrounding soil and had them analyzed at a laboratory to confirm that there was no disease present in the grove. Inhabitat: What’s included in the new Barnsdall Olive Grove Initiative?

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Others press double-forked meters into the ground, measuring the soil moisture below the solar panels and in open ground. Nearby, beekeepers check on the health of local hives. They also help retain topsoil and improve soil health over time, even in “brownfield” areas with polluted soils.

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Energy Innovation

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Illustration of changes in midday energy exchange with transitions from natural systems, solar PV arrays and a collocated agrivoltaic system. though best practices have not been established for seeding, types of soil to use, soil care, herbicide application and vegetation management, erosion control, and other factors.

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Grist

AUGUST 17, 2023

This array of species and surfaces reduces fire intensity and promotes biodiversity. Since then, Pepperwood has provided a model of how combining science with local Indigenous research , knowledge, and practices can restore forest health and resiliency while mitigating the growing frequency and severity of fires.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

The UN describes the health and environmental implications of consuming animal products as “complex” and works to ensure that low-income groups have access to animal-based foods but argues that other, wealthier populations need to eat less of them. Huang’s speech points to an industry nervous about its role in a carbon-constrained future.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

They could also be the changes in soil moisture, soil temperature, and biomass, derived from the different spectral index of satellite data, for deeper crop health analysis. Its high-resolution satellite imagery can be used to identify various crop characteristics and their health over time, anywhere on Earth.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 9, 2022

For context, a gram of soil anywhere on earth may contain between 1 and 5 picocuries of either isotope.) Babashova concludes her thesis by saying that to her knowledge, no formal study on the matter has been done and, as a result, it remains to be seen whether radioactivity “can pose a risk to the health of employees.”.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 19, 2021

Yosie Mon, 07/19/2021 – 02:00 In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism. Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom Terry F.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Below you will find several sustainable home products that can bring long-term cost savings and help preserve our resources and planet health. There is a diverse array of WaterSense certified toilet models including the simple, ceramic TOTO Ultramax II One-Piece Toilet Set , the best low-flow TOTO Drake II 1G Two-Piece Toilet with 1.0

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 28, 2020

Opened earlier this month to replace an aged and overrun clinic, the new hospital is a model of sustainable rural health made possible through a collaboration between the government of Nepal and NGO Possible Health. Soil from the site was mixed with 6% cement content for stabilization and seismic resistance.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

AND1 also worked with their oversea factories to ensure the health and safety of workers, professional development, and access to fair wages. Does your company have a health and wellness program in place? Initiative: Does your company have a health and wellness program in place? And with this strong social conduct, AND1 thrived.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

Those levels are more than 400 times the protective health limits designated by the U.S. Furthermore, he added, the facility is subject to annual audits by the Railroad Commission, the Texas Department of State Health Services, clients, and other groups, and also “more frequent surprise audits.”

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Essentially, sustainable fashion meets women’s health. Sustainability is important to Camargo’s belief that "the health of the planet impacts our health," she says. "In He calls it a "trial by fire" that will test a mix of renewable energy technologies, including solar arrays and battery storage. Jesse Klein.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

How to Scale Regenerative Agriculture and Draw Down Carbon (Part 1) (Panel Discussion): Regenerative agriculture has the potential to draw down billions of tons of carbon dioxide while simultaneously restoring soil health. In this session, you'll be introduced to the key points to consider before doing so.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Essentially, sustainable fashion meets women’s health. Sustainability is important to Camargo’s belief that “the health of the planet impacts our health,” she says. He calls it a “trial by fire” that will test a mix of renewable energy technologies, including solar arrays and battery storage.

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Grist

JUNE 30, 2021

These marshes and swamps, where plants grow thick in soil saturated with water, are natural traps and filters for runoff and sediment. Scientists have found wetlands to be critically connected to the health of larger bodies of water, like the Charles. They also provide nurseries for aquatic life.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The reserve is home to a vast array of rare and critically endangered animal species, including pangolins, sun bears, and - perhaps most famously - the Sumatran Tiger, of which there are less than 400 left in the wild.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This report, a collaboration between more than a dozen federal agencies and a wide array of academic researchers, takes stock of just how severe global warming has become and meticulously breaks down its effects by geography — 10 distinct regions in total, encompassing all of the country’s states and territories.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2021

Pete Stauber (R-MN) also has legislation to boost the mining of critical minerals needed for a wide array of technologies, including renewable energy, by reducing the permitting time for new mining projects. Rodney Davis’ (R-IL) “ NO EMITS Act ,” which would provide funding for farmers to improve soil health, or Rep.

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