DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters. Faulty Meters Raise Questions About Profits.

Business Energy Monitoring 83

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

The nursery and greenhouse industry is by no means a main contributor to environmental issues but it is beneficial for all businesses to adopt environmentally sound practices. When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint).

Sustainability 148

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Our customers can be proud their products are made in facilities that use 100% renewable energy. 2) Direct Renewable Energy Projects : As a result, 70% of the company’s facilities have on-site clean energy projects. The project is the largest commercial solar array in Kentucky and the largest worldwide by tonnage produced.

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Carbon-neutral Solar Energy Monitor Carbon Business Energy Monitoring 117

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Since just about everything we do creates greenhouse gases, we chose activities that might not be covered in other categories such as waste, energy, water, or purchasing. If you must travel individually, use a less carbon-intensive mode of transportation such as a bicycle, fuel-efficient or hybrid or electric car.

Home Energy Monitoring 148

Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 148

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Since just about everything we do creates greenhouse gases, we chose activities that might not be covered in other categories such as waste, energy, water, or purchasing. If you must travel individually, use a less carbon-intensive mode of transportation such as a bicycle, fuel-efficient or hybrid or electric car.

Home Energy Monitoring 158

Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 158

Green Business Bureau

MAY 11, 2022

The aim of this emission classification system was to help organizations measure and manage their carbon footprint. Scope 2 emissions are indirect GHGs released from the energy purchased by an organization. Process emissions : These are emissions released during industrial processes or on-site manufacturing.

Energy Monitor 148

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 148

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 7, 2022

It is relatively common knowledge at this point that large organizations and corporations are responsible for the vast majority of carbon emissions. Understandably, the larger a company is, the more waste it produces, the more resources it uses, and the more energy it consumes. This is either direct or indirect energy use.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

The nursery and greenhouse industry is by no means a main contributor to environmental issues but it is beneficial for all businesses to adopt environmentally sound practices. When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint).

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Business Energy Monitoring Organic Building Energy Monitoring 78

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Since just about everything we do creates greenhouse gases, we chose activities that might not be covered in other categories such as waste, energy, water, or purchasing. If you must travel individually, use a less carbon-intensive mode of transportation such as a bicycle, fuel-efficient or hybrid or electric car.

Home Energy Monitoring 78

Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Business Green

JULY 22, 2021

The scheme will then offer tariffs with a 15-year lifetime to fund the development of grid-connected anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities, which break down organic matter such as food and animal waste to produce biogas and biofertiliser. a year for an average domestic consumers by 2028.

Home Energy Monitoring 69

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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

The progress update builds on previous data compiled by the Lancet commission, which showed that pollution was responsible for 9 million deaths in 2015. Notably, both methane and many major forms of PM 2.5 exposure from 10 micrograms per square meter to just 5. exposure from 10 micrograms per square meter to just 5.

Pollution 88

Pollution Health Building Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels 88

Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Achieve zero waste with our waste management checklist. The ultimate goal of this waste management checklist is to achieve zero waste. By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials.

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Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Recycling 148

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Organizations will pump more money and time to promote themselves as environmentally friendly, relative to the actual time and money spent on minimizing their environmental impact. McDonald’s straws were still contributing to our waste problem using a linear economy rather than a circular one. USDA Organic. Energy Star.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

It had been about a year and a half since he left his job at an aerospace company to found a clean energy startup in San Francisco with three of his friends, but the path to success he’d once envisioned had crumbled. For a while things had been looking up for Charm Industrial. Courtesy of Charm Industrial.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 3, 2023

As energy demands increase for heavier and longer-distance transport, the energy efficiency equation for fossil based-fuels becomes harder to displace. So far, electrification and hydrogen-based options have struggled to achieve sufficient energy densities. These lower-carbon fuels are only as good as their ingredients.

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Transportation Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 52

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Organizations will pump more money and time to promote themselves as environmentally friendly, relative to the actual time and money spent on minimizing their environmental impact. McDonald’s straws were still contributing to our waste problem using a linear economy rather than a circular one. USDA Organic. Energy Star.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

The Series C round was co-led by return backers Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the fund most visibly associated with billionaire Bill Gates, and Singapore-based investment firm Temasek; it brings the company's total backing to $186m. It's backed by organizations including Perot Jain and Sumito. Ambition, innovation and passion.

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Business Energy Monitoring Startups Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 59

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 25, 2022

Greenhouse gas (GHG) levels in the atmosphere are at an all-time high due to human activity, especially that of industry. While carbon dioxide (CO2) tends to be the most commonly discussed and recognized GHG, there are numerous other greenhouse gasses including methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride, and hydrofluorocarbons.

Carbon 148

Carbon Methane Global warming Business Energy Monitoring 148

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. The process helps organizations highlight and target high GHG emitting operations with emission reduction strategies.

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Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 78

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

The industrial revolution – despite its many benefits – sounded a death knell for air quality, increasing coal-generated smog levels 50-fold in many large cities. Instrumentation expert Thermo Fisher Scientific summarises the problem and its history, with discussion of the latest generation of measurement systems and their potential impact.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Pollution Health 213

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Choosing Sustainable Energy Another actionable step towards a greener future involves considering how the energy you use is produced. You can explore providers that use renewable sources, such as wind or solar power, on the Choose Energy platform. It also promotes local economies and can lead to less packaging waste.

Home Energy Monitoring 88

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 88

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 29, 2022

For decades, oil and gas companies disposed of millions of barrels of waste down that hole, ringed with cement and steel, dubbing the wastewater well Freshwater City SWD 01, according to state records. potentially affecting the ultimate fate of millions of abandoned oil industry wells. Ranking Louisiana’s Orphan Wells.

Pollution 95

Pollution Building Energy Monitoring Methane Home Energy Monitoring 95

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 16, 2021

Hotels require a vast amount of energy and resources in order to run, and with this comes an equally vast amount of waste generated. Having strategies in place to manage, reduce or eliminate waste is essential. Minimize Food Waste. Food waste reduction programs can be organized into four steps: Conduct A Food Waste Audit.

Waste 148

Waste Waste Plastics Sustainability 148

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Air Products, a global hydrogen manufacturing company, is proposing to build a $4.5 billion “Clean Energy Complex” to manufacture blue hydrogen and an accompanying carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project, that would be operational by 2026. Credit: Julie Dermansky Spoonbill in a wildlife management area, next to Lake Maurepas.

Carbon 98

Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Hydrogen Fossil fuels 98

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The fact is: All companies, even those with remote workforces, generate some form of waste. This article focuses on regular office waste and discusses the benefits of recycling in the office, steps for implementing an effective recycling program, and how to encourage green employee behavior. The Benefits of Recycling in the Office.

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Recycling Recycling Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 147

Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

While 70% of total expenditures are directed toward “Clean Energy & Clean Air” investments, additional claims on those funds may diminish the amount made available for direct emission reduction activities. 3 Less coverage generally lowers price signal impacts, unless the changes for those sectors require a much higher price signal.

Pollution 45

Pollution Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 45

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

These technologies include the use of insects, ‘fake meat’ made from plants, lab-grown meat, vertical farming, genetic modification (GMO), micro-organisms (such as algae) and 3D printing of food in general. Carbs are our fuel, protein and fat are the building blocks of our cells. This is called photosynthesis. In particular protein.

Solar Energy Monitor 78

Solar Energy Monitor Organic Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 78

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

“We’re looking forward to partnering deeply with Cohort 9 companies and their community partners to help improve existing water, food, circular economy, energy and mobility systems.” Upcycling textile waste in collaboration with leading brands and supply chain partners. And now, please help us welcome: CIRCULAR ECONOMY.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 1, 2020

This task can be achieved in a variety of ways, from changing your diet to reducing waste. To minimize personal auto usage, use public transportation for your daily commute. Alternately, look into electric cars if you’re in the market for a new vehicle. Take a look at your typical waste.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 31, 2021

“This process adds to air pollution because it leads to flaring off excess toxic gases , together with natural gas and oxygen, to keep the chemicals from building up to dangerous pressures.”. Black carbon released by flares can be a powerful — if short-lived — greenhouse gas in its own right. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

Home Energy Monitoring 98

Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 98

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

The carbon footprint of a business is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released by an organization. To become a committed green business, organizations must take responsibility and work to lower their overall GHG emissions. . According to the EPA, the largest source of GHG emissions in the United States is electricity and heat.

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 17, 2022

The carbon footprint of a business is the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released by an organization. To become a committed green business, organizations must take responsibility and work to lower their overall GHG emissions. . According to the EPA, the largest source of GHG emissions in the United States is electricity and heat.

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 78

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

We explain our current waste crisis in detail, before defining an effective business waste management strategy to reduce packaging waste. Use the links below to navigate this guide: The need for sustainable packaging: Giving perspective to our waste crisis. The 6 types of retail packaging waste. That is, 17.6

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Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

An organization run by former Obama-era Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, with the backing of the AFL-CIO, a federation of 56 labor unions, has created a policy “blueprint” to build a nationwide pipeline network capable of carrying a gigaton of captured carbon dioxide (CO2).

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Carbon Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

A breakthrough in next-generation geothermal, industry approval for emissions-free cement, and the start of construction on a first commercial sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant illustrate progress and put the focus on execution moving forward.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized. Climate change is the most significant global threat we face today.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

Consider this an important first, a base to build further disclosure mandates off of, and a harbinger of the increasing politicization of investing and climate.  In deals there’s $283m for electrolyzers across two deals, $16m for energy efficient processors, and $11m for DAC.    Thanks for reading!

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Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 61