Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

For example the restoration of the UK’s degraded peatlands, which efficiently lock away carbon while hosting a unique array of biodiversity. Pledges and financing risk being misdirected towards scientifically uncertain, poorly planned initiatives which have few lasting impacts other than to greenwash the activities of polluters.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 30, 2021

The report , which draws from government data, raises concerns about the potential health effects on those living near the refineries and the federal enforcement that the high levels of this cancer-causing air pollutant should trigger. Pollution Persists Near Shuttered Philadelphia Refinery.

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Energy Monitor Pollution Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 98

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The statement purports to chart “the most direct route to a clean ocean” citing the following objectives for 2030: Enlarge understanding of pathways for spread and fates of pollutants. Reduce and remove top-priority forms of pollution (e.g., To prevent recurrence, reduce sources or emission of pollutants (e.g.,

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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.

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Ozone Pollution Health Transportation 130

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Instead, it falls to an array of other leaders, including the Board of Directors (25%), CEOs (21%), Chief Sustainability Officers (15%) and Chief Operating Officers (10%). Currently, just 5% of businesses have assigned responsibility for setting the strategic direction on sustainability action to their organisations CFO.

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Charged

APRIL 10, 2023

It has 30 kW of power output and 80 kWh of battery capacity, and can be recharged via the grid, a solar array or a diesel genset. The Voltstack 30k is a battery energy storage system that can provide mobile charging solutions for construction sites. Sources: Volvo CE , Portable Electric

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GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

"There is a tension between the transition away from fossil fuels and issues of social justice," Baker said, describing work among indigenous Mexican communities who were fighting displacement and pollution from a planned wind project.

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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

The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This massive biodiversity project is working to restore the Australian bushland to what it once was, with a carbon sequestration aspect designed to offset much of the air pollution in the area. First, they direct seed with an array of native seeds in an effort to regrow essential groundcover. Replanting The Aussie Bushland.

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Charged

JANUARY 16, 2024

Electrifying heavy-duty trucks is essential if we’re to fight climate change and air pollution, but the pace of the transition has been painfully slow—many, many pilots, but few truly large-scale orders. California offers an array of incentive programs to help fleets defray the higher upfront costs of electric trucks.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 25, 2021

“Electrification is coming”, Steven says… and with it will also come a diverse array of new jobs. The key, he says, is to master the mechanics of your business inside and out.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

The term "resilience" can be applied to a vast array of natural, built and social systems and refers to the ability to recover function following a significant, potentially unpredictable disruption.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

“Our DELIVER-E van gives commercial fleets the power to go green and save on ownership costs, while neighborhoods will benefit from a reduction in air and noise pollution.”. The idea is to offer fleet customers “a wide array of mileage range and price options to fit their specific needs.”.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 31, 2022

The food-tech startup, which has raised over $30 million, is on a mission to create “real, guilt-free meat” to tackle one of the world’s biggest climate polluters – industrial agriculture – and to help the world reach its net zero goals. Why it matters.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Researchers point to a few different factors, including the loss of aerosols, tiny particles of pollution which slightly cooled the planet and protected it from further warming. 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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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

The Environment Agency and water utilities have statutory obligations to protect and enhance water resources; and in order to fulfil these obligations they undertake large numbers of measurements to establish baseline data, detect trends, monitor mitigation measures, and identify sources of pollution from both point and diffuse sources.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 9, 2021

Solar cells are put together to make solar panels , sometimes called a “solar array.” It does not create pollution like energy from coal and oil. Solar cells are also called photovoltaic cells. Photo’ is Latin for light and ‘voltaic’ means electricity. Solar energy is good for the planet!

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Energy Energy Solar Power Waste 106

Sustainability Consulting

OCTOBER 5, 2022

By joining a Community Supported Agriculture (or CSA) program in your area, not only are you supporting a farm or farms in your area , but you’re also helping to reduce food waste, fuel and energy consumption, and pollution. This reduces fuel usage and pollution, as well as the excess use of energy needed for refrigerated transport.

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Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Pollution Agriculture 52

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The first solar powered Park and Ride centre opens this week in Stourton, south Leeds, in a move that should reduce commuting times and costs while curbing congestion and pollution in the city centre. In addition, the site incorporates 26 electric vehicle (EV) charging points that will be powered by the solar array and battery.

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Solar Power Transportation Electric vehicle Batteries 101

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2023

These reflect the sunlight into an array of solar panels. While the electricity produced is fully green, the impact of the pollution from hundreds of heavy-lift launches is difficult to predict. In order to inject 2 gigawatts (GW) of power into the grid, about 10 GW of power will need to be collected by the satellite.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Rio Tinto says it will invest $98 million in a 34-megawatt PV array and 12-megawatt-hour lithium-ion battery system to help power its Koodaideri mine in Pilbara, Western Australia. Anglo American has also installed an 84-kilowatt floating solar array at its tailings pond at Los Bronces, a first for the industry, Martinez said.

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Energy Refuge

APRIL 17, 2020

The world is becoming more aware of the dangers of greenhouse gasses and the pollution creating carbon emissions, believed to be responsible for symptoms of global warming. With this awareness, businesses that consume large amounts of power or contribute to this pollution are looking at ways to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Global warming Energy Energy Pollution 52

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It more clearly shows how human activities like farming, mining, forestry and industry can contaminate water, cause soil erosion, and pollute the atmosphere. Professor Larissa Naylor, of the University of Glasgow’s School of Geographical & Earth Sciences, led the design of the new diagram and is the paper’s corresponding author.

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Soil Sustainability Climate change Government 147

Grist

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

People tend to think of air pollution as an “outside” problem created by wildfire smoke, car exhaust, and pollution from power plants, unaware of the hazards of household air pollution, which kills almost 4 million people worldwide prematurely every year. Normally you can just open your windows to air out your house.

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Pollution Health Policy Government 73

GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 28, 2019

BBOXX hasn’t made batteries a central part of its offering, although it does offer a small, 650 watt-hour system linked with a 300-watt solar array for “households and microbusinesses with unreliable grid connections.” 2, 2019 in London, UK.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Supercharged solutions that provide for fast charging reliability, efficiency, and safety The adoption of electric vehicles will reduce pollution and help slow the effects of climate change. Investigate transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diode arrays.

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Automotive Batteries North America Organic 121

E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In Colorado, residential and commercial buildings are primary sources of climate and air pollution. encompasses an array of jobs across building design and construction, technologies, efficient appliances, and energy systems. both indoors and outdoors. Energy Efficiency?—?the the largest energy sector in the US?—?encompasses

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2020

This third report sparks an alarm for all governments; we need to deploy all the array of policies to really catalyze this transformation.”. 4] Assessing global resource use: A systems approach to resource efficiency and pollution reduction, International Resource Panel, United Nations Environment Programme, 2017. [5] 5] [link]. [6]

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cutting edge electric drivetrains that replace polluting diesel engines. Previous winners have included Riding Sunbeams, which power railways with sunlight, and 4Silence’s sound bending walls which cancel out noise pollution from the railway.”. Other winning projects include: Automatic systems that detect and stop track flooding.

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Energy Monitor Innovation Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 246

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

After generations of wildly elevated rates of childhood asthma and cancer in the community that many believe were a result of the toxic pollution overhead, a group of Diamond residents living within a few blocks campaigned for Shell to buy their contaminated properties. This place has been a catastrophe consistently.”

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 9, 2020

Speaking of pollutants, the fishing industry also contributes heavily to beach and coastal pollution through petroleum and plastic waste in the form of broken nets and other debris. However, the U.S. ” Related: What do Americans think about fake meat products? BlueNalu is all about looking into the future of food production.

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Seafood Innovation Microplastics Pollution 36

Charged

MAY 9, 2022

The adoption of EVs will reduce pollution and help slow the effects of climate change. Investigate transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diode arrays. Sponsored by Littelfuse. Supercharged solutions that provide for fast charging reliability, efficiency, and safety.

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Automotive Batteries North America Organic 133

Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This sector, known for its pivotal role in manufacturing a wide array of products, is now pressing to adapt to ever-tightening environmental regulations and embrace sustainable practices. The chemical industry, a stalwart of industrial production, is undergoing a remarkable transformation in recent years.

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Building Energy Monitoring Innovation Energy Monitor Waste 79

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

“There are no simple solutions to the complicated material-related problems, but as plenty of research is going on, I am confident that we’ll see a broad array of feasible solutions in coming years.” ” Scientists are also exploring Flower Matter, an approach that turns waste flowers into leather, paper, or packing foam.

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Plastics Innovation Biotechnology Packaging 36

Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The new funding builds on an array of climate commitments made by the GLA under Sadiq Khan's leadership, including to make London a zero carbon city by 2030 and to develop a climate plan compatible with the highest ambition of the Paris Agreement.

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Scooters Transportation Government Electric vehicle 101

AGreenLiving

JULY 28, 2020

The boat would also include an array of amenities, from expansive lounge areas on the main deck to an elevated hot tub on the sun deck. Named Kiwa after one of the divine guardians of the ocean in Maori legend, the proposed 110-meter motor yacht combines an elegant, aerodynamic hull with solar-powered technology.

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Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Solar Power Pollution 28

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

As more wind turbines, solar arrays, and other renewable energy installations are built, they generate a larger proportion of energy on the grid. For example, the UK recorded its greenest day ever on April 5, 2021 , with electricity usage and associated carbon pollution levels the lowest ever recorded for the power grid. Have you read?

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