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Transatlantic collaboration aims to boost resilience of sea walls

Envirotec Magazine

The research being conducted by Heriot-Watt and Virginia Tech will investigate how the soil behind sea walls is impacted by repeated wetting and drying cycles over time from waves overtopping the sea walls. meters higher than in 2020 – and as much as the rise measured over the last 100 years before that, from 1920 to 2020.

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Isle de Jean Charles Community Members Moved into the First Federally Funded Resettlement Project in Louisiana Despite Visible Engineering Issues

DeSmogBlog

OCD chose partners it had previously worked with on other disaster recovery projects, including Louisiana Land Trust (LLT), a nonprofit created in 2005 to support buyouts after Hurricane Katrina and Rita through the State’s Road Home Program. This energy efficiency will provide sufficient utility savings at lower costs than solar panels.”.

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Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'

GreenBiz

Danone, founded more than a century ago and famously declared an asset of national importance by the French government in 2005, has long prided itself on being a purpose-led business. It is looking at the elephant in the room, and going after it piece by piece. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value.

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Danone's Eric Soubeiran on regenerative farming and fixing the 'broken' food system

Business Green

Danone, which was founded more than a century ago and was famously declared an asset of national importance by the French government in 2005, has long prided itself on being a purpose-led business. That is why it's very important for us to have an opinion about the agriculture model we want.".

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Danone’s Eric Soubeiran: ‘The food system is broken’

AGreenLiving

Danone, founded more than a century ago and famously declared an asset of national importance by the French government in 2005, has long prided itself on being a purpose-led business. It is looking at the elephant in the room, and going after it piece by piece. And by definition, a commodity has no value or very limited value.

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Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

DeSmogBlog

The oil and gas industry produces an extraordinary amount of waste. The company has relied heavily on a decades-old industry exemption passed in 1980 — known as the Bentsen and Bevill Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act — that classifies oil and gas waste as non-hazardous, thereby affording it little regulatory scrutiny.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Clean energy for Native American communities. Decarbonized buildings. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole. Today, Barudin works on state clean energy policy, collaborating closely with tribal leaders to ensure community buy-in and outcomes that are equitable. The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30.