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2020 SEPA data shows impact of COVID-19 on Scottish emissions

Envirotec Magazine

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published its Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) data for 2020 following a cyber-attack in December 2020. SPRI provides a valuable picture of the amount of pollutants released in Scotland from SEPA-regulated industrial sites. Impact of COVID-19.

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Investigation: Majority of Directors of World’s Top Insurance Companies Tied to Polluting Industries

DeSmogBlog

Just over half of all directors at 30 of the world’s largest insurance companies have affiliations to polluting companies and organisations, reveals an investigation by DeSmog, including several individuals holding senior roles at some of the world’s largest energy companies. Which raises the obvious question, why? Shrago said.

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How Vape Waste Generates Single-Use Plastics?

Green Living Guy

The prevalence of these products started around 2007 only […]. It is very famous, especially among younger adults, current cigarette users, LGBT individuals, and patients with comorbid conditions. The post How Vape Waste Generates Single-Use Plastics? appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Navigating the ban on single-use plastics

Envirotec Magazine

The bigger picture The single-use plastics ban follows the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007, which are expected to be extended, and the introduction of the Plastic Packaging Tax in April 2022. All of these have the ‘polluter pays’ concept at their core but is it enough?

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Industry Insiders Question Louisiana Regulators Over Cleanup on ExxonMobil Land, Amid Corruption Claims and Pollution Fears

DeSmogBlog

At a heated April meeting of this program’s oversight commission , Commissioner David Levy demanded to know why the Freshwater City disposal well was plugged before actively polluting oil and gas wells. That’s not the same as saying that it’s not possible.” A Trip to Freshwater City. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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The war to electrify: America can do it

GreenBiz

Same size homes, same size cars, the same American Dreams, just without the pollution and with much higher efficiency. Same size homes, same size cars, the same American Dreams, just without the pollution and with much higher efficiency.". CO2 emissions. trillion, climate-and-infrastructure-packed American Jobs Plan. Pull Quote.

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Artist creates mesmerizing paintings using coal pollution from local streams

AGreenLiving

Or could it be a rainbow of unique pigments created from none other than a stream of coal mine pollution? But a group of artists, engineers and dedicated community members are finding ways to clean up the pollution and turn it into something meaningful. Artist creates mesmerizing paintings using coal pollution from local streams.