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HEPCO, Obayashi commence geothermal exploration in Rusutsu, Japan

ThinkGeoEnergy

The Hokkaido Electric Power Company (HEPCO) with Obayashi Corporation have announced the start of an exploration campaign for geothermal power generation in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido, Japan near the southern foot of Mt. Shiribetsu.

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Counting the microns

Envirotec Magazine

The report is said to be based upon a worldwide monitoring network of more than 30,000 stations. have reduced in Europe and North America in this period, while levels have increased in Southern Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America and the Caribbean. concentrations were distributed in the regions of Eastern Asia (50.0

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The Reality Behind Green Hydrogen’s Soaring Hype

GreenTechMedia

Green hydrogen produced using renewable energy is increasingly seen as a key asset for grid and transport decarbonization. Shell believes the hydrogen sector deserves the same levels of support that went to solar energy over the years. ” Green hydrogen is produced when renewable power is used in the electrolysis process.

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New research reveals ‘megatrends’ that will affect forests in the next decade

Envirotec Magazine

Growing consumption and demand of commodities has already seen large scale corporate-led land acquisitions for industrial production of cattle, soy and palm oil in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia. To accommodate demand for energy, natural resources and transport, many countries have planned ambitious infrastructure growth.

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COP26: Fears grow over UN climate summit amid coronavirus fallout

Business Green

With travel bans in place across Europe, the US and Asia, airlines forced to cancel flights, and citizens in major economies including France, the US, and China either advised or forced to keep social contact to a minimum, huge swathes of the global economy are now heading into a state of lockdown.

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Mutual credit in Africa: interview with Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics

Low Impact

And regular usage – about 2000 active traders per week. Do you think these ideas will spread more rapidly in Africa, Asia and Latin America? And there are lots of studies that show that cash injections work, because injecting liquidity is powerful. It could be amazingly powerful. CSA , community energy etc.

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Fast Fashion: the second biggest polluter on Earth

Envirotec Magazine

A study by McKinsey & Company uncovered that in 2014 the average person owned 60% more clothes than the average consumer in 2000, but only wore them for half as long. Not only does this produce an inordinate amount of textile waste, it has also resulted in water usage for textile and fashion manufacturers rocketing.

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