GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. He applied after hearing about a friend’s positive experience working with the organization. "It "People are getting sick or dying from heat," Berckes said, "and their utility bills are going up.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Last year around this time, I focused on digital technology solutions for water with this essay, " 2019: The Year Analog Solutions Died." The insights on digital transformation from 2019 papers and research came to the forefront (" IWA Digital Transformation " and " The Technology Fallacy "). What I learned about water in 2020.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

Food deserts — or "food swamps," which one researcher argues is a better term — are linked to obesity and other health problems. . With that in mind, rather than signing off with my usual list of essential reads, I’ll end with links to pieces about individuals and organizations combating racism and promoting diversity in food and agriculture.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The study analyzed litigation, transactional and lobbying work conducted from 2015 to 2019. After all, the $41 million ExxonMobil spent on climate lobbying in 2019 ( according to InfluenceMap ) exceeds the entire $37 million annual operating budget ( 2019 ) of Greenpeace USA. Four firms receive an A while 26 received an F.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Release September 16, 2019. The participating organizations today, with more to come, are: . – Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice , mobilizing community power to promote justice. – Citizens Climate Lobby SF , the non-profit, non-partisan grassroots advocacy organization.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2020

Read time: 9 mins On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared that the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019 , which causes the disease COVID -19, was officially a “public health emergency of international concern.” How Bad Will It Be?”. “And

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

But meat companies that raise animals such as poultry, pigs, cattle and other livestock for protein also must take into account something else few widget, gadget or electronics makers need to worry about — how to manage water and materials contaminated by organic, biological waste. For this particular facility, that translated into 8.3

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

Evidence of the pubic health problem presented by PM2.5 includes a doubling of hospital admissions for lung conditions in England and Wales over the last 20 years or so, from 1,535 per 100,000 in 1999 to 3,143 per 100,000 in 2019. Evidence of the pubic health problem presented by PM2.5 Water quality. Woodland cover.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Sales of organic certified product rose over five per cent last year, delivering 10th consecutive year of growth. The market for organic certified products topped £3bn for the first time last year, as the sector enjoyed a "phenomenal" 23 per cent growth over the past two years. per cent in 2021 to £3.05bn.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

The signing of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in 2001 marked a historic moment, as it was the first global treaty aimed at eliminating or restricting chemicals harmful to human and environmental health.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 30, 2021

The researchers report that a silica surface such as sand has little effect on slowing down the movement of the plastics, but that natural organic matter resulting from decomposition of plant and animal remains can either temporarily or permanently trap the nanoscale plastic particles, depending on the type of plastics.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

And as of July 2019, the company had raised $12 million in early-stage venture funding (led by True Ventures ) to help with its mission. Most of these organizations so far are in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, where Propagate is proposing the most ecologically approach options for their particular region.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. Holly Beale (2019). HY William Chan (2019). Alexandra Criscuolo (2019). Without further ado, here’s what’s up with members of past GreenBiz 30 Under 30 cohorts. Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ).

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The research underscores a trend that scholars have warned of for decades: climate change presents new and intensified challenges for human health. Experts are urging decision-makers headed to COP27 to center human health in this year’s discussions about climate change mitigation and adaptation. Source: Semenza et al.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Release September 16, 2019. The participating organizations today, with more to come, are: . – Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice , mobilizing community power to promote justice. – Citizens Climate Lobby SF , the non-profit, non-partisan grassroots advocacy organization.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

So Miller, who launched the platform in the fall of 2019 to provide funding to small, sustainably run farms — operations often underserved by traditional finance — soon found himself expanding Steward’s services to help these same farmers shift their business model. "If million certified organic acres, an increase of 9 percent over 2016.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Fishers, organizers, and concerned citizens in Texas, Vietnam, and Louisiana — areas that are home to existing or proposed Formosa plants — have supported each other’s efforts to mobilize against the Taiwan-based firm, forming the organization International Monitor Formosa Alliance (IMFA). Twenty-four people remain in prison. “A

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

A strong signal of the circular fashion opportunity: Resale grew 25 times faster than the overall retail apparel market in 2019. While the potential positive environmental impact of a shift to a circular economy is enormous, few organizations are considering the social implications for the more than 60 million people in its value chain.

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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

JULY 20, 2020

I began discussing burnout with GreenBiz leaders in early 2019. Family, community, health, creativity — those are the things that light me up, give me meaning. It became crystal clear: I would honor my health. And it became crystal clear: I would honor my health. It became crystal clear: I would honor my health.

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Front And Centered

JANUARY 10, 2019

After a hard fight on Initiative 1631, hundreds of leaders gathered at Front and Centered’s Statewide Summit to recenter and activate around our priorities for the rest of 2019. We’re moving forward to advocate for a healthy environment, equity and clean energy for all in the 2019 Legislature.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

Data on air pollution seem to reveal that nearly 8 million[1] (25%) UK addresses have air pollution levels above World Health Organization limits. The health implications for living at the address are also given. The AQR gives each address a Low, Medium, Significant, High or Very High rating.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

It integrates three key concepts: environmental health, financial viability, and social and economic justice. There is a common misconception that sustainable agriculture is synonymous with organic agriculture. But in reality, sustainable agriculture can encompass a wide range of practices, both organic and non-organic.

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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. Catalano, P.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

More than 1 million acres of forests have been lost since 1990, leaving the global stock at near 10 million acres, according to a July report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). CDP’s recent " Zeroing In on Deforestation Report " urged consumer products and food companies to devote more energy to this issue.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

Currently, five golf organizations have joined: the United States Golf Association (USGA); Waste Management Phoenix Open; The International Golf Federation; World Minigolf Federation; and Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. Nonprofit organizations such as the National Links Trust , recent bid winners to take over operations of Washington, D.C.’s

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

Despite years of progress by leading corporations toward ESG, corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental health and safety (EHS) and sustainability goals, the reality is that board members overseeing these companies are still trying to discern how all of this applies to them. Time for training.

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GreenBiz

JULY 10, 2020

But even as these shifts expose inequities in the health and food systems, many experts hope that the current moment offers an opportunity to build a new, more sustainable food system. Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations at the 2019 U.N. No One is Too Small to Make a Difference " by Greta Thunberg. Food Systems.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 19, 2024

D’Evelyn , a postdoctoral scholar at the University of Washington’s Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center. Air quality monitoring networks play a crucial role in enhancing climate resilience by providing communities and policymakers the data they need to understand the relationships between air quality and public health.

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Andrew Winston

MARCH 12, 2020

On the final day of 2019, China first reported cases of the COVID-19 virus. As the crisis grew in Wuhan, the World Health Organization started to warn people with increasing urgency. epidemiologists, infectious diseases doctors, and ministers of health?—?were 13 version of the site ). The experts in pandemics?—?epidemiologists,

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Andrew Winston

MARCH 12, 2020

On the final day of 2019, China first reported cases of the COVID-19 virus. As the crisis grew in Wuhan, the World Health Organization started to warn people with increasing urgency. epidemiologists, infectious diseases doctors, and ministers of health?—?were 13 version of the site ). The experts in pandemics?—?epidemiologists,

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Grist

AUGUST 31, 2023

He added that contamination amounts were so small that it’s doubtful the animals experienced health impacts. “If In 2019, a U.S. PCBs are synthetic organic chemicals that are long-lasting in the environment and can be harmful to human health. Between 1946 and 1958, the Marshall Islands were the site of 67 U.S.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Many of the policy recommendations were sculpted from the stories gathered at the ‘community conversations’ we hosted – in person and then virtually – with ten different Front & Centered member organizations across the state.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 11, 2020

That money — close to double the 2019 total — is making the industry increasingly visible. Or back in March at Horizon Organic, a U.S. The twist: No one disputes that these efforts will be good for soil health. The trend: By Dec. 1, venture capitalists invested a whopping $1.5 The twist: What’s the rest of the industry doing?

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

It calls for the health sector to divest from the industry most responsible for driving the climate crisis, which the medical community has recognized as a public health emergency. It is the first analysis of its kind looking at health sector investments in fossil fuels. private hospital systems. Credit: Ted Eytan (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Front And Centered

MAY 17, 2019

Like in the HEAL Act, a task force will be formed to further explore creating a state office dedicated to equity, and the decision-making body includes the people most impacted in all areas of government, such as environment, health care, employment and education. .

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2023

We are therefore pleased to be involved with testing the data collection capabilities of digital technologies to assist ecologists and in this case, Dorset Wildlife Trust to ground truth the information and demonstrate how an organic farming system can nurture wildlife as well as produce food.”

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