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The largest and most spectacular wind farms in the world

The Environmental Blog

It helps China in its efforts to combat air pollution and curb its carbon footprint, aligning with global climate goals. The reduction in the use of fossil fuels also decreases the need for coal-fired power plants, which have been a major source of pollution and carbon emissions in China. MW as standard.

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Best of GBB in 2020: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

Our members continue to amaze us with their commitment to sustainability and their innovative green and social responsibility initiatives. Founded in 2001, Martinrea International is one of the leading Tier One automotive suppliers of vehicle parts, assemblies and modules. SMOG ARMOR. MARTINREA INTERNATIONAL. SPECTRAFORCE.

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Webinar: What net zero means for Canadian energy jobs

Clean Energy Canada

Canada’s clean energy sector is made up of companies and workers that help reduce carbon pollution, whether by generating clean energy, helping move it, reducing energy consumption, or developing low-carbon technologies. Catharines, ON since 2001. Jen Hancock , Vice President Collaborative Construction at Chandos Construction.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

To this day, a book published in 2001 and co-written by Cole with Georgetown law professor Sheila Foster titled, From the Ground Up , is considered a treatise for the type of environmental justice work he practiced and taught. Cole was innovative and persistent, remembers Ralph Nader. A Personal Relationship.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Toward its bid to accelerate regenerative agriculture and aid farmers, one acre and data point at a time, the company recently partnered with Microsoft on a multi-year effort to hasten innovation and boost rural broadband. The ride-sharing brand positions this as a radical shift that will benefit communities, partly by reducing pollution.

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Revealed: How Big Dairy Is Milking Net Zero

DeSmogBlog

Importantly, this does not require its highly polluting supporters to cut greenhouse gas emissions – or even to have a plan for doing so. But instead of reducing its pollution, improving efficiency has only enabled it to produce more milk – and with it, more emissions.

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Learning how to garden a forest

Grist

Between 2001 and 2019, the U.S. Wildfires now account for nearly half of the fine-particle pollution in the West. The runoff can pollute watersheds with ash and harm water-treatment facilities. The implications extend nationwide. ranked third globally in forest cover lost to fires.