Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

This is important because distilleries require cool water and groundwater is typically colder than surface water during summer. “As “Because these measures enhance groundwater recharge, and groundwater contribution to streams, our research has also raised the possibility of positive implications for water temperature.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture Jesse Klein Thu, 02/11/2021 – 00:05 Many practices are associated with regenerative agriculture — anything from no-till practices to pesticide-free farming. View original here: 5 cool measurement tools attempting to quantify regenerative agriculture.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

For example, the application of digestate to agricultural soils can improve water retention and water cycling, boost soil organic carbon and biodiversity, and reduce soil erosion. Not all of these benefits can be easily quantified. Notes [1] [link]

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Among other impacts, deforestation drives systemic risks like climate change and biodiversity loss that affect not just companies in agricultural supply chains, but companies throughout portfolios. Scope 2 are emissions released in generating electricity, heating or cooling used by a company. Pull Quote.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The facility is also equipped with geothermal heating and cooling and located within 100 miles of nearly all their suppliers, substantially cutting down on Busy Beaver’s emissions. Besides guaranteeing quality promo items, Busy Beaver stands out for its solar-powered facility in which all of their products are made. Busy Beaver Button Co.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2023

A new global philanthropic initiative to help mobilise the estimated $3tr a year needed to deliver net zero emissions, reverse nature loss, and restore biodiversity by 2050 was launched this week at the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Davos Summit. warming pathway "hangs in the balance". gigatons of avoided CO2 emissions by 2050.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

And the shade they provide isn’t just good for picnics; trees absorb heat and release water vapor that cools the surrounding air. Forest Service estimates that trees reduce the energy consumption needed to cool homes in the U.S. by more than 7 percent. Heat is the biggest killer from [a] natural disaster perspective.".

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Cooling towers of a coal-fired power plant in Saxony, Germany. “We This will bring additional benefits by discouraging the burning of whole trees, as recommended in the EU Biodiversity strategy. Yet, to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5

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The City Fix

JULY 26, 2023

Climate change is impacting cities and their residents in many profound ways, from poor air quality to flooding to biodiversity loss and extreme heat. Now, with the help of a new tool, select cities can access localized, integrated data to.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In Paris, streets and building walls are cooled down with water in the advent of heat waves and in Seoul, cooling shelters offer relief from sweltering weather for those who cannot afford air conditioning in their homes. Pull Quote.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

High-tech, energy-efficient equipment such as LED lights and automated heating and cooling systems have been integrated into poultry houses. Water Usage Water is a critical resource in poultry farming, used in cooling systems, cleaning processes, and for the birds directly. Poultry farms are also using renewable energy.

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Grist

JULY 26, 2023

Cool roofs lowering home temperatures in India: The city of Ahmedabad was the first in India to develop a heat action plan, following a devastating heat wave in 2010. The plan has been through several iterations over the past decade — and one of the latest initiatives is a focus on “cool roofs.”

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Greater use of nature such as rewilding and more green spaces such as rooftop gardens and green walls, as well as sustainable drainage systems mimicking natural processes while enhancing biodiversity. Michael Lewis, Chief Executive of E.ON

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Business Green

AUGUST 2, 2020

The Prime Minister's 'New Deal' speech touted a £40m Green Recovery Challenge Fund, designed to help halt biodiversity loss and climate change through local conservation projects. Habitat loss as a driver of biodiversity decline is a particular problem in urban areas. Building Back Better.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The facility is also equipped with geothermal heating and cooling and located within 100 miles of nearly all their suppliers, substantially cutting down on Busy Beaver’s emissions. Besides guaranteeing quality promo items, Busy Beaver stands out for its solar-powered facility in which all of their products are made. Busy Beaver Button Co.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Rewilding in cities could deliver a raft of environmental benefits, including enhanced climate change resilience through increased protection from flooding and heatwaves, reduced air pollution, biodiversity gains, and reduced environmental management costs. They were also installed with solar panels to generate power.

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The are beneficial in so many ways, including biodiversity, community cohesion, local food, carbon storage and human well-being. It is important that they provide benefits to both biodiversity and human wellbeing. NbS must support or enhance biodiversity.

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Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2021

The project is aimed at increasing climate resiliency in the region by mitigating drought and increasing biodiversity, restoring almost 20 million gallons of water per year, it said. The company has also invested in onsite recycled water systems at some of its global offices including allowing its data centers to be cooled with outside air.

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Green Market Oracle

MAY 9, 2020

The biodiversity focus of this year's WED calls us reimagin our relationship with nature. It even helps mitigate the impact of climate change by absorbing carbon, reducing air pollution and helping to cool cities. Human action has reduced biodiversity and modified wildlife population structures and at an unprecedented rate.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Urban forestry project in Italy is first to benefit from tech giant's nature-based solutions, biodiversity and community wellbeing funding programme. In the fight to combat climate change and preserve biodiversity, we will need both large-scale and local action - and we're committing to investing in both.".

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The strategy calls for enhanced status for chalk streams to drive investment to prevent pollution and over-abstraction, as well as restoring habitat to boost biodiversity. For many of these rivers and streams their water quality, the low flows, and the loss of biodiversity has meant they are no longer able to sustain healthy fish populations.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

In June 2021, Dryad was named as a cool vendor in Gartner’s Cool Vendors in IoT Thingification report. This technology makes it economically viable to build a communications network for large forests where there is no mobile network coverage. And in California in 2018, wildfires caused $150 billion in economic damage , equivalent to 0.7

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Grist

JULY 14, 2020

But conservation areas are often vulnerable to illegal logging, poaching, mining, and other activities that threaten biodiversity. Sound has long been used by soundscape ecologists to assess biodiversity and other metrics of ecosystem health. How can land managers detect these kinds of human impacts on protected ecosystems?

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

.” Additionally, the apartments connect to shared thermal storage, which provides universal cooling and heating. This approach cuts down on heating and cooling costs. The shared garden not only encourages socializing but also enhances biodiversity in an urban setting.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Past studies on climate-driven extinction and biodiversity loss tended to lump a bunch of different factors under the climate change umbrella. When it comes to human-driven species slaughters, there’s (new) good news and there’s (old) bad news. Why the (slightly less awful) adjustment?

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Grist

MARCH 6, 2023

Arctic sea ice, which is responsible for maintaining cool polar temperatures, is dwindling rapidly. There are big ecological implications for local biodiversity and the interactions among species,” said Mackenzie. The astounding blue sea ice seemed almost inviolable in its grandeur.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. Greenfiber® , manufactured in the U.S., Additional Resources.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2022

From planting targets and climate change mitigation to the biodiversity crisis and the rising demand for timber, this is a sector under pressure to perform but it is chronically under-resourced. As a natural material that can be reused or recycled, it is also crucial for the circular economy, a key lever of sustainability.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Our work brings accessible, affordable and diverse STEAM education to children all around the world, and it has been such a cool journey. We Indigenous peoples take care of 80 percent of the world's biodiversity in rainforests, and in community lands we store at least 24 percent of above-ground carbon in the world's tropical rainforests.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The buildup of dust can weaken HVAC system efficiency, causing it to work harder and use more energy to heat or cool your home. Properly sealed windows and doors are critical to maintaining effective heating and cooling of your home. Install curtains or blinds to keep rooms cool. Install curtains or blinds to keep rooms cool.

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Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability HVAC Soil 148

Fairsnape

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Our homes and buildings contribute 40% greenhouse gas emissions, with 28% through design and the way heat cool and light, the way we live, play and work within our homes and buildings. Failure to do so only stokes a future of ever increasing emissions, biodiversity degeneration in addition to the health and finance for future generations.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2022

to support tree planting across the capital, in bid to boost vital canopy cover and sun shade for citizens, support urban wildlife and biodiversity, reduce flood risk, and help combat climate change by absorbing and storing carbon. The Mayor of London has pledged a further £3.1m

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

In addition, the firm has teamed up with rainforest charity Cool Earth as part of an initiative that will see VOXI donate over £60,000 towards supporting "biodiversity, people, and trees".

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2021

From planting more trees and shrubs to create cooling effects in urban hot spots and bioswales to trap water, to creating more wild roofs and walls, providing pollination opportunities that will enhance urban agriculture. Part of the solution will be the widespread application of nature-based solutions. Take London's hidden rivers.

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Resilience Climate change Policy Cooling 74

AGreenLiving

AUGUST 13, 2021

Related: Abu Dhabi’s new urban biodiversity park enhances local microclimate These open-air courtyards will adorn both the first and second floors of each wing to ensure plenty of access to fresh air and the outdoors regardless of positioning in the building.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

An event center on-site, called Cool Springs, includes 600-acres dedicated to educating visitors about forest management, the importance of biodiversity and the lifecycle of OFS products, from forest to furniture. “The In addition to the WELL-certified buildings, multiple showrooms have earned LEED certification. OFS Images via OFS.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

There are broadly five areas where climate impacts are hurting the UK's built environment, according to Limbert: overheating, flash flooding, water scarcity, storm damage, and the widespread infrastructure changes required to introduce space cooling in buildings. We have to learn new behaviours and new aesthetics."

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