Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

Worryingly, a 2022 study concluded that the world has already crossed the planetary boundary where chemicals threaten the very ecosystems—including the marine environment—upon which humans and most other species depend. Chemical pollution, by contrast, is often unseen—though it is no less important or urgent. A coordinated approach.

Pollution 162

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

This transition is one driving force behind the serious and rapid reductions in biodiversity, resulting in impacts on water flows and on the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, and other important elements.

Resilience 78

Resilience Building Energy Monitoring Ocean acidification Business Energy Monitoring 78

Grist

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Her recent book Back To Earth pairs fun astronaut trivia (you can take a “shower” by “gently squeezing hot water out of the straw of a drink bag directly onto your body and watching it coat you like a second skin”) with facts about pressing environmental issues — climate change, microplastics, and the insect apocalypse. “I NASA / Joel Kowsky.

Earth Day 90

Earth Day Home Energy Monitoring Ozone Energy Monitor 90

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

“Biodiversity loss can have significant direct human health impacts if ecosystem services are no longer adequate to meet social needs. Loss in biodiversity may limit discovery of potential treatments for many diseases and health problems.” ” – Biodiversity and Health , WHO. Waste avoidance.

Packaging 78

Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Meanwhile new threats are seeping into our waters, including microplastics and so-called forever chemicals. Biodiversity in many of our rivers is a lot better than it was. Sir James Bevan is chief executive at the Environment Agency, who made the above speech at the World Water Tech Innovation Summit on 22 February 2022.

Pollution 31

Pollution Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Climate change 31

Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 19, 2024

Last week, AI was used to discover new battery materials and this week, AI helped detect microplastics in wastewater.   Honorable mentions: Critical minerals, biomining, biodiversity, nature tech, precision fermentation, and synbio. But AI’s potential comes at an enormous energy cost. Same question, same time next year? 

Hydrogen 61

Hydrogen Politics Startups Investment 61