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The Environmental Effects of Natural Disasters

The Environmental Blog

Erosion, destruction of wildlife , water contamination and release of carbon dioxide are all real environmental threats that can be caused by natural disasters. This sent 150 million gallons of polluted water cascading into a stormwater ditch surrounding the plant. The environmental impact of wildfires isn’t always negative.

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Trends in Water & Circular Economy Innovation with Kim Baker

Elemental Excelerator

What inspired you to work fighting climate change? Stormwater/flood management and earth observation science. At the same time, we need to commercialize engineered solutions to capture and store residual and pre-existing carbon. Brine management and resource recovery. Workforce and workflow management platforms.

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We, The Army, Are Prepared For The Last War

Varuna

This past week (Jan 2020) a slew of climate change investment redirection announcements last week from Microsoft , Union Square Ventures and fifty wall ventures (both VC firms) and Blackrock (the second time Larry Fink has emphasized this shift in the hedge fund’s focus). drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and greywater?—?as

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The case for raising up women in climate tech

GreenBiz

They also are more equipped with the vital skills to adapt and be resilient to climate change when disaster strikes, and to influence how their communities mitigate against it. Carbon removal. Opus 12 is addressing climate change by using carbon emissions to create products traditionally derived from fossil fuels.

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Meet the Innovators in Elemental Excelerator’s 9th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

Because the price of keeping the status quo grows steeper every year, from the human and economic toll of climate-related disasters, fires, heatwaves, and other environmental stresses to the jobs left on the table by not accelerating towards a carbon-free, regenerative economy. Carbon negative materials.