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Startups to watch: Innovate UK announces sustainability accelerator programme

Envirotec Magazine

All building innovation led companies to deliver profitable and equitable outcomes for our world. The 13 companies are: Achelous Energy – Generating 100% carbon-free energy, 24-hours a day, from fast flowing rivers. Companies selected fall across the broad themes of Net Zero, Circular World, Society, Health and Food.

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UK Green Business Awards - Finalists Announced

Business Green

& the London Borough of Brent - St Raphael's SolarSpace Community Centre Grosvenor - Holbein Gardens IBM Corporation - Hursley Datacentre IF_DO - Brent Cross Town Substation SEGRO - SEGRO Park Tottenham The Office Group - Black & White Building Green Heat Project of the Year Barratt Developments - Energy House 2.0

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Ocean-dumping for Fukushima wastewater: Japan’s complex decision remains contentious

Envirotec Magazine

The announcement appeared to draw condemnation from environmental groups and neighbouring countries, while support was forthcoming from both the US and the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA). So far around 1.25 m 3 of treated radioactive wastewater has been stored at the plant, in around 1000 tanks.

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Critics Question the Climate Crisis Benefits of Deep Seabed Mining

DeSmogBlog

While commercial mining of the deep seafloor is not yet happening, momentum is building and the world is now seriously entertaining the possibility. To vacuum up these treasured chunks requires industrial extraction by massive excavators. In June, Nauru took the first step in launching the industry.

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Rising groundwater levels are threatening clean air and water across the country

Grist

Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. Along the Vermilion River in Illinois, it is seeping into unlined pits containing coal ash — a hazardous waste — and carrying heavy metals into drinking-water aquifers. Pavement is degrading faster.

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Price and provenance: Does the UK have an appetite for eco-labels on food?

Business Green

However, if awareness of the problem is building, there are also widespread concerns over the barriers faced by those keen to reduce the environmental impact of their diets. Broad awareness of the issues at stake is not limited to a small minority, but neither has it yet reached an overwhelming majority.

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Sustainable Food Management Checklist: Getting Started Guide for the Office Cafeteria

Green Business Bureau

Sustainable food management is a systematic approach that concentrates on reducing wasted food, supporting local communities and employees, and mitigating the environmental impact of operations over the complete life cycle of food items. Our food supply chain demands an extravagant amount of energy. In the U.S.,