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Stanley Black & Decker Joins Greentown Labs as Newest Terawatt Partner

Greentown Labs

Stanley Black & Decker is a diversified global provider of hand tools, power tools and related accessories, electronic security solutions, healthcare solutions, engineered fastening systems, and more. Greentown is headquartered in Somerville, MA and has supported more than 300 startups since its founding in 2011. Somerville, Mass.,

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Against the grain

Envirotec Magazine

“It is likely that the majority of microplastics come from the fragmentation of larger pieces of plastic litter in the environment,” says a 2019 report from the Royal Society,1 and the tendency of discarded litter to degrade or fragment is helped along by things like UV radiation, physical erosion and temperature changes.

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Water industry unveils multi-billion pound 2030 net zero vision

Business Green

Biomethane from sewage, renewable power, peatland restoration, and tree planting feature heavily in Water UK's sweeping new decarbonisation roadmap. The new plan envisages the development of up to 3GW of new onsite solar and wind generation capacity in order to meet around 80 per cent of the industry's power demand.

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What Is ISO 14000? Certification Checklist and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

ISO 14000: Sustainable business design using environmental management systems (EMS) ISO 14000 gives the framework, requirements, and standards for the implementation of an effective company-wide environmental management system (EMS). Like SSIR and HBR, the Green Business Bureau sees the leaders that seek a sustainable business world.

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A world of equal weight: How an Aboriginal family’s battle with fossil fuels started with a walk

Grist

Sometimes the dynamics of this saturation are so complex and inscrutable that our strides unsettle sand that is several meters away, so that with each step we see little bursts of light up ahead of us, wherever the water is wicking through the grains. Local businesses started sending food and supplies up to the camp.

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Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade destroying the environment?

AGreenLiving

Having said that, even at an extraordinary price tag, the amount of helium used equates to a small percentage of usage for a single day in the country. Reducing waste and being energy-efficient is engrained in the company mission. Interestingly, this location adds a restriction to the float design. Read more:Â .

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A Texas Community Is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing Benzene. State Officials Have Known for Nearly Two Decades

DeSmogBlog

Benzene is a colorless, sweet-smelling chemical found in crude oil and products including gasoline, solvents, plastics, paints, adhesives and detergents. The EPA’s National Air Toxics Assessment tool is based on weaker monitoring data from a few years back. That’s likely an undercount,” Hopkins said.