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A Panacea for Biomedical Waste Management?

The Environmental Blog

The COVID-19 pandemic has broachedumpteen pervasive challenges on multiple fronts- health, environment and economy. Although the economy is restoring to an extent but an exponential escalation in the biomedical waste generation has posed severe persisting health hazards and environmental threats. Smart Waste Management: PWC& AWCS.

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The road to a sustainable economy

The Environmental Blog

Many businesses and governments put profits and short-term gains over the long-term health of our planet. Investing in sustainable infrastructure This includes energy-efficient buildings, efficient public transportation systems, and smart city technologies. This sees them as reluctant in transitioning towards renewable energy.

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4th Annual WCS Talks Recap: Find Your Tribe to Reveal Your Path

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Sullivan pursued a twenty-year career in public health in Africa before realizing her passion of changing attitudes and behaviors surrounding climate change through the stories she can tell with her photographs. Kelly Ratchinsky from UrbanLogiq delved into how smart cities can brace for autonomous vehicles.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

Prior to his current role he worked as scientist in a public health lab, and as post-doctoral fellow at the University of Southern California. Areas of interest: Personalized medicine, Bioinformatics, Public health policy, Environmental sustainability, Sanitation, Water, Ecology, Biodiversity, and Science education and communication.