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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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The program was launched to beautify the city landscape, ease vehicle traffic, improve pedestrian traffic, facilitate the water-bearing capacity of the ground, and increase biodiversity. Urban sustainability in action: New York’s energy efficiency measures. Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Program.

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Electric vehicle Innovation Stormwater 78

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Related: Sustainable Central Park with energy-producing trees unveiled for Ho Chi Minh City In addition to improved biodiversity and landscape integration, the project will feature a new facility built into the topography of the site. Read the original:Â . Central Park to undergo $150M LEED Gold-targeted redesign.

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AGreenLiving

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.”

Health 28

Health Organic Stormwater Cooling 28

EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

He/Him/His) Energy & Sustainability Consultant, Cumming Corporation Los Angeles, CA, USA Shorenstein Realty Services (‘15). As an Assistant Project Manager, Trevor Anderson supports his Energy and Sustainability team and their clients on a variety of sustainability consulting services. Ian Champ. (He/Him/His)

Business Energy Monitoring 52

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2022

A report out last Thursday found that the understudied cooling effects of trees — like their role in the water cycle and the compounds they emit — have kept the planet half a degree Celsius cooler, not even accounting for the carbon dioxide they capture. Studies show that their presence makes people happier and healthier.

Climate change 108

Climate change Carbon Africa Fossil fuels 108

Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In fact, there are so many crops getting irrigated , water is evaporating off them and cooling summer days in parts of the Midwest, like central Wisconsin, countering some of the warming from climate change. Northeast are especially at risk, and the region’s aging stormwater and sewage infrastructure only makes matters worse.

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Climate change Agriculture Fossil fuels Sea level rise 145