Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

Image credit: Kerckweb / Shutterstock.com Scotland’s environmental regulator has issued a civil penalty of £75,000 to a health food supplements manufacturer for failing to provide a leakage detection system on equipment containing powerful greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2021

The analysis summarizes human health and environmental impacts associated with over 50 weed killers offered by one or both retailers online and in their stores. Human health. Consumers are increasingly aware of the health risks associated with common products. Reputational risk. While the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Late August saw the release of “Air Quality and Health In Cities”, the latest edition of The State of Global Air report, produced annually by the US Health Effects Institute. It attempts a snapshot of air pollution exposure in over 7000 cities worldwide, and its impact on health. Between NO2 and PM2.5, A big source of PM2.5

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U.S. Green Technology

AUGUST 13, 2021

When the United Nations (UN) established the Paris Agreement in 2015, global society began adopting an eco-conscious mindset. As we reduce atmospheric and surface pollution, we can improve the health and. As we reduce atmospheric and surface pollution, we can improve the health and. Green Technology.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Harrowing statistics from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work state that quarry workers are twice as likely to be killed in an accident than construction workers, and thirteen times more likely than those working in manufacturing.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The 90,000 first responders charged with cleaning up the carnage, along with others who spent time on or near the 9/11 site continue to suffer from serious health effects almost two decades later. According to reports around 20 percent of the people who were exposed to toxic contaminants are suffering from a range of health problems.

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

SunFunder (BVFI and BVFII portfolio company) had a banner year during 2015, raising $17M in equity and debt capital. The market for off-grid energy in the developing world has grown rapidly since then, and 2015 was a record year with a total of $131M in equity capital pouring into the category. In December, the company closed a $3.8M

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Green Roof Technology

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

State of the Art Health Care and Green Infrastructure. Germany has a universal multi-payer health care system with two main types of health insurance: "Statutory Health Insurance" (Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) known as sickness funds (Krankenkassen) and "Private Health Insurance" (Private Krankenversicherung).

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Charged

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Since launching its first charging station, the Charge Amps Halo, in 2015, Charge Amps has sold 100,000 EV charging points to individual and business customers in 15 countries. The Charge Amps Cloud charging management system incorporates OCPP, energy management features and a health check system.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 22, 2023

Working in a biophilic office environment nourishes employees’ physical and mental health in many ways, such as reducing airborne pollutants, creating a calming atmosphere, among several others. Having plants and green walls in the office can improve air quality by removing airborne pollutants, reducing indoor CO 2 and producing oxygen.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The pandemic has shaken the mental health and emotional well-being of people everywhere. It also has caused many people to consider more carefully what they value most: family; friends; health — and savings, if possible. We think the action gap is about to get smaller, due to a set of trends and the context of the pandemic.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Today’s children are facing climate crisis-related health issues, warns The Lancet ’s Countdown on Health and Climate Change, the annual research collaboratively conducted by 35 global institutions. Health-related incidents flagged by The Lancet ’s report include increased risks of low birth weight and infant mortality for newborns.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Generation Z, those born between 1996 and 2015, are current consumers, future business leaders and the future of this world. Why Gen Z voices matter in making business sustainable. Isabel LoDuca. Mon, 10/19/2020 - 01:00. Yet, Gen Z is unlike any other generation to date. Human rights.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The study analyzed litigation, transactional and lobbying work conducted from 2015 to 2019. health insurers are all invested in the fossil fuel industry" and will call on insurers to divest from these companies, calling them "the greatest threat to human health.". Four firms receive an A while 26 received an F.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The report found that governments and charities spent a total of $5.72bn dollars on projects tackling air pollution between 2015 and 2020, which Clean Air Fund warns is not enough to beat the problem that causes 4.2 million deaths every year and a 153 per cent increase in deaths in aid recipient countries in the past 30 years.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 22, 2020

The Schmidt Family Foundation launched the program in 2015 to support and scale technologies addressing ocean health. The winners. The post Schmidt Marine Technology Partners awards $1.5 million to reduce coastal pollution appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Green Living Guy

AUGUST 2, 2022

In 2015, the United Nations laid out 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aimed at transforming the world for a better future for humanity and the planet. The goals were designed to reduce inequality, accelerate economic growth, protect the environment, end global poverty and hunger as well as advance education and health.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 26, 2022

Working in a biophilic office environment nourishes employees’ physical and mental health in many ways such as reducing airborne pollutants, creating a calming atmosphere, among several others. Biophilic design encompasses benefits for human health as well as for environmental sustainability and business productivity.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Despite 18,693 complaints from members of the public (2015-2021), only seven councils have issued fines in the last six years, on average just over three every year. Campaigners have written to the Health Secretary to call for wood stoves to be phased out by 2027. Image credit: Demetri Dourambeis , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 air pollution.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 19, 2019

Read time: 15 mins In July 2015 workers at the Garden Creek I Gas Processing Plant, in Watford City, North Dakota, noticed a leak in a pipeline and reported a spill to the North Dakota Department of Health that remains officially listed as 10 gallons, the size of two bottled water delivery jugs.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Read time: 15 mins On November 28, 2015, Roger Majano, plagued by a noxious smell overwhelming his Los Angeles neighborhood, heaved a jackhammer onto the walkway in front of his property at 323 Firmin Street. It was the dead of night, but Majano had run out of patience trying to get to the bottom of the sickening and persistent smell.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The experience of space and place refers to spatial features and characteristics of the natural environment that have advanced human health and wellbeing. Studies have proven that biophilic design can improve mental and physical health, environmental conditions and may be economical. Biophilic Design and Biophilic Urbanism.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The timing of the congress was auspicious, coinciding with the mid-point of the 15-year period envisaged to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in September 2015. The warmest eight years have all been since 2015, with 2016, 2019 and 2020 constituting the top three.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

That’s the message delivered on Tuesday by public health experts from the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, a high-profile panel of scientific experts. There’s not a whole lot being done about it,” said Rachael Kupka, executive director of the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution and one of the report’s coauthors.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 1, 2022

This way, you won’t need to pay someone who’ll do the job for you as you can maintain the health and appearance of the tree yourself, helping you save money. When performing this cut, refrain from making multiple small heading cuts, as this will irritate the tree, affecting its health. Final words. References. Source: [link].

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

More remains to be done, it said, and our growing understanding of the effects of air pollution on human health should inform further progress. This is necessary, it said, “if we are to achieve the best air quality in Europe – with a quality of air that aims to protect and enhance health, wellbeing and the environment.”.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2020

Call comes in letter signed by more than 40 million healthcare professionals backed by World Health Organisation and other influential groups. This is not the time to go back to business as usual, it is a time to take bold steps forward to create a future that protects both people and the planet.".

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

The government’s failure to protect people from exposure to hazardous air in Punjab risks violating their human rights to life and health, Amnesty International said on 30 October. Smog near the India-Pakistan border. Levels of air quality have been rated “near unhealthy” and “very unhealthy” for most of the year in Punjab.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2022

Hearteningly, the trend shows overall the water sector is responding to legislative pressures and customer concerns with an increased focus on policies that drive environmental performance, health and safety and value for money. The highest scoring year was 2019, with water companies improving across all areas.

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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

Number of single-use plastic bags supplied by supermarkets has fallen 97 per cent since the 2015 introduction of the plastic bag charge tax. In addition, retailers have donated more than £200m to good causes since the charge was introduced in 2015. Defra said the results represented a huge drop on the 7.6

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Grist

MARCH 14, 2023

The most intense floods and droughts on Earth began occurring more frequently in 2015, at a rate of about four per year instead of three, the study found. The most severe drought took place in northeastern South America from 2015 to 2016, followed by the ongoing drought in the Cerrado region of Brazil.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In 2015, the world, acting through the United Nations, set in place a system of 17 very ambitious goals to guide humanity’s development toward sustainability through 2030. Harder but not impossible: COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals. Alan AtKisson. Mon, 02/22/2021 - 01:00. Now it is 2021. But the analysis does not stop there.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 1, 2022

MindHK: LGBTQ+ Mental Health Workshop. Resilience Ally – Mind HK developed a 1-hour workshop focused on how to be an effective mental health ally to the community. The Danish Girl (2015). The session will begin with an event introduction and then move into a series of two different breakout rooms for discussion.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 30, 2022

This challenging project was funded from the Government Health Infrastructure Plan, that required the project to be completed by the close of the financial year. This provided the design and build of an energy scheme that achieved a 25% carbon footprint reduction by 2015, and delivered energy savings of £920,000.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2021

It’s a vicious circle not only leading to extreme weather but also collapsing food systems, and increasing risks of dangerous pathogens, zoonoses and other health impacts.”. Ever since the Paris Climate Summit in 2015, there has been much focus on tipping points. Reliance on the GDP-based system is not going to work.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Published yesterday on the UN's first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, the report identifies a total of just $273m in grant funding to directly tackle outdoor air pollution between 2015 and 2019, representing a "tiny fraction" of overall development funding. Every human being has the right to clean air.

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Grist

MAY 17, 2023

degrees has been a rallying point for island nations that threaten to get swallowed by rising seas , and became an aspirational goal of the Paris Agreement that roughly 200 countries negotiated in 2015. In bad news for public health, El Niño’s arrival could fuel the spread of diseases carried by mosquitoes, bacteria, and toxic algae.

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