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L’Oreal achieves carbon-neutrality across US operations

Renewable Energy World

The project is the largest commercial solar array in Kentucky and the largest worldwide by tonnage produced. These projects capture and convert methane produced from the natural decomposition of organic materials into renewable natural gas. L’Oréal uses onsite gas for space and water heating.

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Biomass Energy: Pros and Cons Explained

Hydrogen Fuel News

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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Using Recycled Paper Is Not Just About Saving Trees

Unsustainable

In addition, it takes “an average of 5 litres of water to produce one piece of A4 paper”, “50% of the waste of businesses is composed of paper”, “recycling 1 ton of paper saves around 682.5 Consequently, deforestation is one of the biggest issues connected to using virgin paper. offices use 12.1

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Global Briefing: China suspends climate talks with US over Taiwan stand-off

Business Green

At last year's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow a new accord between the US and China saw the two countries promise to work together to accelerate clean tech deployment and tackle methane emissions and deforestation. Global Methane Hub and Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance announce $1.5m It's extraordinary that they chose to do that.".

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Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

DeSmogBlog

On May 8, 2017, a drum of radioactive oilfield waste from Australia arrived at a remote West Texas disposal site operated by local oil and gas environmental services company, Lotus LLC. This drum of waste entered the United States aboard a Singapore Airlines cargo jet, appropriately packaged in a steel drum.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

billion in lost value from the e-waste discarded globally each year — the expansive, dispersed nature of electronics supply chains has revealed diverse risks for a variety of industry players. Come to learn how new methods for storing, moving and distributing food can lead to radical reductions in the amount of food that we waste daily.

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

Business Green

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. Alongside restoration, research is also a major pillar of the RER project.