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Amnesty International: Dow’s failure to offer remedy for Bhopal disaster has created a “sacrifice zone”

Envirotec Magazine

The resilience and determination of the Bhopal disaster survivors and campaigners for justice over decades is truly remarkable and inspiring but human rights are still being abused and denied today.

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Rosario, Argentina Uses Urban Farming to Tackle Economic and Climate Crises

The City Fix

When the country’s economy collapsed in 2001, a quarter of Rosario’s workforce was suddenly unemployed; more than half of its population dropped below the poverty line. The residents of Rosario, Argentina’s third-largest city, are no strangers to crises. Faced with. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Encourages Youth to Save the Planet

Green Living Guy

Established in 2001 by author T. Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes is a national award that celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from across the U.S. and Canada. Barron, the Barron Prize annually honors 25 outstanding young leaders ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant […].

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NYPA seeks to replace gas peaker plants with battery storage

Smart Energy International

The coalition and NYPA said further studies would be needed to assess resiliency and reliability impacts at the plant level, as well as capacity requirements required by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) and Con Edison, the utility that provides direct energy services to New York City residents.

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EDC celebrates 40th anniversary of Tongonan geothermal field, Philippines

ThinkGeoEnergy

2001 – Republic Act 9136 or the EPIRA Law was passed, seeking the electric power industry by the privatization of generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of the power sector. The company has continued efforts to improve and upgrade the power plant in the last decade as further commitment to its sustainability.

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Why Doesn’t Load Flexibility Have the Same Incentives as Energy Storage?

GreenTechMedia

I even understand the attraction of batteries in microgrid or resilience projects, as a clean but expensive alternative to generators. energy crisis of 2000-2001. I’ve checked the math behind utility-scale batteries combined with renewables as a substitute for gas peakers, and in many places, it checks out.

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Climate change policies are no longer a 'nice to have' - They must be at the heart of business practices

Business Green

Business has a vital role to play in what must be a collective effort to deliver a sustainable, resilient, net zero economy. Now, we are encouraging our peers in the technology sector and are ramping up our efforts to empower other businesses to do the same. Tara McGeehan is President of CGI in UK and Australia.