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Replanting logged forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings accelerates restoration, says study

Envirotec Magazine

The experiment was set up by the University of Oxford’s Professor Andy Hector and colleagues over twenty years ago as part of the SE Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP). Between 2004 and 2017, 43 million hectares of tropical forest were lost – an area roughly the size of Morocco (WWF).

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The disease after tomorrow

Grist

Many of us have spent the last two-and-a-half years worried about the health risks posed by other people. As the climate warms, more health risks will come not only from other people, but increasingly from the environment around us. The question remains whether we will be prepared.”. Since 2014, cases of the virus in the U.S.

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How Fossil Fuels Are Being Used To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions

R-Squared Energy

In 2004, over 90% of homes used kerosene for cooking. Now over 90% of homes are using LPG – almost the entire population of Indonesia since 2004. In Asia, it was just over 6%. Take Indonesia, for instance. So, across Africa, for instance, it was about 5%. Nigeria grew by about 25%.

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As EU Weans Itself From Russian Energy, U.S. Shale Gas Industry Pushes New LNG Export Plant in Pennsylvania

DeSmogBlog

While that blast was contained, a vapor cloud explosion at an LNG terminal in Algeria in 2004 killed 27 people. The Yale School of Public Health, however, released a study last year that found that Pennsylvania children living near fracking wells have a two to three times elevated risk of a form of childhood leukemia.

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Tug of War: The Impact of Climate Change on Economic Development

Unsustainable

The governments want to increase their GDP, improve health and sanitation, provide education and jobs, increase investment, improve infrastructure, provide electricity to people; besides the economy and jobs, most of these things are not even an issue in developed countries anymore. People lost their homes, jobs and loved ones.

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ESG Reporting: Standards, Frameworks, Challenges and Benefits

Green Business Bureau

In 2004, the UN and International Corporate Finance worked together to develop a system that would integrate environmental, social, and governance concerns into capital markets. S includes labor relations, diversity, inclusion, philanthropy, and charity work, supplier support, and health and safety provision.

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5 electric bus makers shifting into next gear

GreenBiz

public transit bus market consisted of electric buses at the end of 2017 — a nascent market when compared to deployment rates of 12-14 percent in Europe and Asia. While Asia Pacific accounts for the largest total share of the e-bus market, North America is expected to be the fastest-growing. However, just 0.5 percent of the total U.S.