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Kia EV6 2002 secures WardsAuto’s 10 Best Interiors & UX award

Green Living Guy

The post Kia EV6 2002 secures WardsAuto’s 10 Best Interiors & UX award appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green Living, Electric Car News, New York, California, Florida, Missouri, Texas, Nevada.

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January 2020 was the hottest January on record

Inhabitat - Innovation

Meanwhile, the 10 warmest January temperatures all took place this century, since 2002

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Advocates raise fears over proposal to reopen DRC forests to loggers

Eco-Business

Eve Bazaiba, current minister of environment of the Democratic Republic of Congo, submitted a plan in July that would end the moratorium on new logging concessions imposed in 2002

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For Decades, the Oil and Gas Industry Got Taxpayer Help from the Fracking Production Tax Credit

DeSmogBlog

Known as the Section 29 Unconventional Fuels Production Tax Credit, this subsidy resulted in more than tripling the production of unconventional gas, at a cost of at least $10 billion to taxpayers, from 1980 to 2002. Read time: 6 mins Before the U.S.

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How disease-focused venture philanthropy can accelerate cures

Impact Alpha

Since 2002, he has relied on infusions of insulin to control his blood sugar and remain alive. Just a few weeks after our son’s second birthday, when emergency room doctors told us his body had destroyed his ability to make insulin, he joined more than 1.6

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Asia-Pacific is the next frontier for blended finance

Impact Alpha

According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), from 2002 to 2015 the region saw a fourfold decline from 1.11 ImpactAlpha, Jan. 23 – The Asia-Pacific region has seen enormous economic growth in the last few decades, which has lifted hundreds of millions out of extreme poverty.

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Ocean oil pollution is growing — and not from oil spills

Grist

Since the previous edition of Oil in the Sea was published in 2002, the organization says land-based sources of ocean oil pollution have swelled up to 20 times larger — driven in part by population growth and increased motor vehicle use.

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Romania to deploy 123 Solaris electric buses

Charged

Solaris is already well-known in Romania—since 2002, the bus-maker has supplied Romanian carriers with over 300 vehicles, including over 100 zero-emission trolleybuses and over 40 Urbino 12 electric buses.

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Detecting leaks before they occur

Envirotec Magazine

It was originally developed by SwRI in 2002. A group in the US claims to have made an important advance with the transducers that use ultrasonic guided-wave technology to detect anomalies in pipes, helping users prevent leaks before they start.

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Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation launches $80 million fund for early-stage social entrepreneurs

Impact Alpha

The venture philanthropy organization has invested $110 million in 175 social enterprises since 2002. “We ImpactAlpha, October 29 – California-based Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation has launched an $80 million fund to make flexible equity and debt investments and unrestricted grants to 105 social enterprises. We structure our capital to follow the need of the entrepreneur and.

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You are invited to 'New Climate Conversations: where we go from here' with E8 and Climate Solutions

E8 Cleantech Angels

Maren Costa began at Amazon in 2002 as a designer and was one of the founding members of , Amazon Employees for Climate Justice , which pioneered a shareholder resolution signed by more than 8,700 employees. Maren Costa joined Amazon in 2002 as a designer for the retail website.

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Extreme weather conditions in Pakistan due to climate change

The Environmental Blog

Several other severe episodes of droughts were recorded in 1967–69, 1971, 1973–75, 1994, 1998–2002, and most recent 2009–15. Pakistan is considered one of the disaster-prone countries in Asia. Natural disasters such as Droughts, Floods, and heat waves have become common in the country.

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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Grist

Looking at more than 1,000 drought and flood events around the globe from 2002 to 2021, researchers analyzed their size, duration, and severity.

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Climate change is supercharging floods and droughts, new research shows

Grist

Looking at more than 1,000 drought and flood events around the globe from 2002 to 2021, researchers analyzed their size, duration, and severity.

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Anglo-German barrier system won’t float away

Envirotec Magazine

” First designed in 2002, the system is seemingly used across Europe and has been deployed as both a flood defence and to hold back water to gain maintenance access to submerged structures such as bridge supports and sea defences.

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Sustainability: Becoming Active Allies of Indigenous Communities and the Planet

Green Business Bureau

Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) 1h 34min. Indigenous Peoples’ Day, observed in the U.S. on the second Monday in October, recognizes and celebrates the cultures and contributions of Indigenous groups around the world.

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COVID-19, 3D printing and the digital supply chain reckoning

GreenBiz

The company’s gift to employees last Christmas: the 2002 book " Cradle to Cradle ," which it hopes will spur innovation from the bottom up. COVID-19, 3D printing and the digital supply chain reckoning. Heather Clancy. Thu, 05/14/2020 - 03:28.

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20-year research project reveals “devastating loss of British & Irish flora“

Envirotec Magazine

3] BSBI published two previous plant distribution atlases, the first in 1962, based on data collected from 1950 to 1960, and the second in 2002, based on data collected from 1987 to 1999. Harebells (image credit: Kevin Walker).

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Corporate Greed Is a Root Cause of Rail Disasters Around the World

DeSmogBlog

Senate hearings on rail safety , we learned Norfolk Southern, the rail company responsible for the East Palestine disaster, cut a third of its employees between 2002 and 2020.

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Freshorize – Flying Towards Sustainability

Green Business Bureau

Freshorize was founded in 2002 by self-made-entrepreneur Aziz Patel. No stranger to long haul flights, Aziz recalls one flight in particular where he experienced unpleasant odors from the on-board lavatories.

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Corporate Sustainability Training: Career and Academic Education

Green Business Bureau

In the US, Pinchot University , founded in 2002 as the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, was the first school to offer an MBA in Sustainable Business.

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Good news: The media is getting the facts right on climate change

Grist

The previous study encompassing press coverage of climate science from 1988 to 2002 found that only 35 percent of it accurately reflected the scientific discourse.

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Sponsored content: Forward dive for long-lasting Landia mixers at St Andrews

Envirotec Magazine

In 6m-deep zero-visibility wastewater, three divers (and a dive manager) ensured that there was no interruption to the crucial aeration process in the oxidation ditches, which since 2002 has been served by three very low rpm Landia mixers.

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Sustainable Facilities Forum – Our Sponsors

Green Technology

24/7 dedicated account manager for support CLICK HERE for more information Whitson Contracting & Management Whitson CM was formed in 2002 when it signed a construction management agreement to construct $65 million in roadway and heavy civil projects in San Diego, CA.

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Corporate Sustainability Training: Career and Academic Education for Sustainability Professionals

Green Business Bureau

In the US, Pinchot University , founded in 2002 as the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, was the first school to offer an MBA in Sustainable Business.

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SEC Plans ESG Regulations

Green Business Bureau

For comparison, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 , created in the wake of the.com bust, cost companies approximately $2.3 SEC To Require ESG Disclosure of Data. Government agencies and nonprofit organizations all around the world are moving forward with ESG regulations and requirements.

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You are invited to 'New Climate Conversations: where we go from here' with E8 and Climate Solutions

E8 Cleantech Angels

Maren Costa began at Amazon in 2002 as a designer and was one of the founding members of , Amazon Employees for Climate Justice , which pioneered a shareholder resolution signed by more than 8,700 employees. Maren Costa joined Amazon in 2002 as a designer for the retail website.

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A Poisoned Chalice: Curious case of glamour and deterioration of Punjab post Green Revolution

The Environmental Blog

And this occurrence has been substantiated and evidenced by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre Scientific Visualization Studio using the GRACE satellite from 2002 to 2008, wherein it came to light that the groundwater in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan had plummeted by more than 88-million-acre feet.

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Eco-Friendly Cameras: Best Options For Purchasing And Renting New And Used Equipment

Green Business Bureau

is an American technology company founded in 2002 by Nick Woodman. The development of eco-friendly cameras represent an important step towards sustainability in the photography industry.

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New York City Is About to Get an Injection of Tidal Power. Is This Time Different?

GreenTechMedia

Verdant first started testing a prototype of its turbine, which it refers to as a free-flow kinetic hydropower system, in 2002. New York City may be weeks away from seeing tidal power injected onto the local grid.

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‘A common germ pool’: The frightening origins of the coronavirus

Grist

In November 2002, a 46-year-old man from the Chinese coastal province of Guangdong developed a fever and struggled to breathe. Not much is known about him except that he was a local government official with a wife and daughter.

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A zombie-fire outbreak may be growing in the North

Grist

They calculated that between 2002 and 2018, overwintering fires were responsible for 0.8 This story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

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Satellites enable disaster management for unprecedented Australian floods

Planet Pulse

Fitzroy Crossing was cut off by record high levels of floodwater, equivalent to two meters higher than the last record-breaking flooding event in 2002, and a flow rate equal to 20 years of Perth’s water use.

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Germany Settles Nuclear Phaseout Legal Disputes for $2.9B

GreenTechMedia

This was earlier than then planned but in line with the previous government’s schedule, as agreed to in 2002. The German government has agreed to a multibillion-euro compensation deal with major utility firms on Friday over its ongoing nuclear energy phaseout.

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Biffa fast tracks £1bn green investment push

Business Green

The new update also confirmed that the company is on track to halve its emissions by 2030 having cut its emissions by 70 per cent since 2002. Leading waste management company announces it is well ahead of schedule to meet £1.25bn green infrastructure investment goal.

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Hydro-Québec named Canada’s best corporate citizen for 2021

Renewable Energy World

Corporate Knights first published this list in 2002. Hydro-Québec ranked first in the 2021 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada released by Corporate Knights magazine.

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Rooftop Vineyard

Green Roof Technology

In 2002 Dipl.-Ing Rooftop farming for educational and recreational purposes seems a fancy trend in North America. Ing Markus Wittling was planning to elevate an entire vineyard on top of the Wine Museum in Cologne, Germany.

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Slow fleet turnover means ICE vehicles could be on the roads for decades

Charged

years in 2002. Sales of EVs are growing—in some ahead-of-the-curve markets, plug-ins are outselling internal-combustion vehicles —and countries and regions around the world are announcing deadlines to phase out fossil-burners.

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Rooftop Vineyard

Green Roof Technology

In 2002 Dipl.-Ing Rooftop Vineyard. Rooftop farming for educational and recreational purposes seems a fancy trend in North America. Ing Markus Wittling was planning to elevate an entire vineyard on top of the Wine Museum in Cologne, Germany. The sloped green roof spans over the entire museum building of almost 20,000 square feet. It is likely the first vineyard on a roof and the first sloped rooftop farm in the world.

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Biffa to help Manchester bin air pollution with electric refuse vehicle fleet

Business Green

The company claims to have already slashed its CO2 emissions by 65 per cent since 2002, and is targeting a further 50 per cent reduction by 2030.

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Director, Mid-Atlantic Region at Vote Solar

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Founded in 2002, Vote Solar advances just and equitable clean energy policy in state legislatures and public commissions across the United States. Director, Mid-Atlantic Region | Vote Solar | Washington, District of Columbia, United States. ABOUT VOTE SOLAR. Vote Solar’s mission is to realize a 100% clean energy future through a solutions-driven, people first approach.

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GM shows 12 future EVs, new Ultium battery system

Charged

It will be followed by a more conventional SUV at an unspecified date, echoing the Hummer H2 lineup offered from 2002 through 2009.

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California grant money going to diesel and natural gas vehicles, not EVs

Charged

The California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership was established in late 2002 by Norma Glover, South Coast’s chairperson at the time.