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Environmental Consequences of Vehicle Emissions

The Environmental Blog

To tackle the issue of semi truck emissions regulations , innovative technologies, and strategies have been developed. While technological innovations play a crucial role, proper maintenance and adherence to emission standards are also essential. The impact on human health is equally concerning.

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How the UK's net zero mission reaches all the way to Antarctica

Business Green

It has revealed that human activities have been the dominant force of global climate change since the mid-20th century, underlined by the discovery, more than 30 years ago, of the Ozone Hole over Halley and Faraday Research Stations on Antarctica by scientists at British Antarctic Survey.

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

As human society has continued to innovate exponentially, largely at the expense of the planet, scientists have hypothesized that we are beginning to enter a new epoch, or period of time in history, defined by human impact on the earth known as the Anthropocene.

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Tech Startup Sustainability Guide: Running An Eco-Friendly Business

Green Business Bureau

Effects include erosion, sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, plus contamination of soil, groundwater, and service water. Also, mining is a significant air pollutant, releasing Ozone and ~4.5Gt of CO 2e each year. The EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program has awarded ~$15.5

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

GreenBiz

More biodiversity is in the earth beneath our feet than in all above ground ecosystems combined. The report shows that the largest year-over-year growth in funding was for downstream innovations such as meat alternatives, indoor farming and robotic food delivery. percent year over year. Pull Quote.

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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

When exposed to sunlight, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides transform into ozone, which is especially dangerous to children and the elderly. It is extractive, polluting, climate-disruptive, and destructive of biodiversity,” Smith told me. which is more biodiverse than most other parts of the country.

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

AGreenLiving

More biodiversity is in the earth beneath our feet than in all above ground ecosystems combined. There’s a significant opportunity to boost investment for upstream innovations — and nothing is more upstream than soil. Problematically, agronomists have a dearth of information on the biomes that makes up our soil. percent year over year.

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