Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

GenX chemical contaminants, which don’t degrade in the environment and have been linked to several serious health concerns like cancers, reproductive issues and the reduced efficacies of vaccines, could soon be eliminated more quickly and more effectively. If released, the GenX chemicals are very mobile and pollution spreads around the world.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 22, 2020

In recent years, seaweed has been quite a catch for health-conscious consumers, in turn, making kelp, a brown macroalgae, one of the more in-demand types of seaweed offerings. Kelp is also able to naturally remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, mitigating rising temperatures and climate change.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The 2021 Lancet Countdown report has today warned the impacts of climate change pose increasing health risks and are exacerbating existing health and social inequalities. A 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) survey found just under half of countries surveyed have national health and climate change strategies.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

A huge chunk of COVID-related government spending has necessarily focused on welfare payments and the health response, but the report concludes that even when the focus is narrowed to look only at measures designed to deliver a longer-term economic recovery, only 18 percent of spending has "positive green characteristics.". Meanwhile, $86.1

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Front And Centered

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the next few weeks, the Washington State Department of Ecology is set to deliver a decision on whether to turn Washington’s cap and trade program into a carbon über-market tying our climate future to California and Québec. permits to pollute) into one marketplace where the permits are traded at the lowest possible cost.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Pointing to the need for an Earthscape approach to decision making, the paper identifies key ways in which the ocean both mitigates climate change by absorbing excess heat and carbon from the atmosphere and aggravates it, failure in ocean systems exacerbating extreme weather, shifting ocean currents and reducing its ability to absorb carbon.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

150 million Americans regularly breathe unhealthy, polluted air. But recently announced targets to achieve 100 percent clean power by the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign would eliminate all air pollution from power plants. million workdays to poor health.

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Energy Innovation

AUGUST 13, 2020

150 million Americans regularly breathe unhealthy, polluted air. But recently announced targets to achieve 100 percent clean power by the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis and Joe Biden’s presidential campaign would eliminate all air pollution from power plants. million workdays to poor health.

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Unsustainable

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Light Pollution: It’s critical that we all be aware of the negative effect of excessive light and what we can do to preserve the darkness of the night sky. What is Light Pollution? According to the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), light pollution refers to “inappropriate or excessive use of artificial light.”

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

Many economic sectors had slowed down or shuttered entirely due to lowered demand and health measures. While the global economic slowdown reduced major drivers of climate change around the world, the true picture of the pandemic’s effect on our planet’s resources and ecological health is somewhat more nuanced. Source:Rume, T.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

When you take steps to detoxify your home environment, you can improve the health of everyone who lives there. Many of the things that are harmful to your health or fill your home with toxins are also bad for the environment. Houseplants can remove pollutants like carbon monoxide and benzene.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Whether it’s a new build or a retrofit (also referred to as greenhabbing , or green rehabbing an older building to be more eco-friendly), the real estate industry is moving towards sustainability because a low-carbon building is proven to have lower operating costs, improved resale value and higher occupancy rates.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Members of a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling in the UK – which goes by the name ‘Carpet Recycling UK’ – are causing 128,480 tonnes of carpet to be incinerated every year – emitting dangerous toxic chemicals and significant carbon emissions, costing UK society around £16.5 Available at: [link].

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The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Reduced Carbon Footprint Community solar allows homeowners and renters to save on electricity bills while supporting renewable energy generation. This can be especially important for low-income individuals who may live in regions with high levels of air pollution and have exacerbated health conditions.

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EDF + Business

JULY 10, 2020

COVID-19 means a lot more online shopping, which means a lot more delivery trucks that could contribute to a lot more air pollution in our neighborhoods. As coronavirus shut down the economy, some regions saw a drop in air pollution. More trucks are making more trips, hurting the planet, and our health.”.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Issues of health, the working poor and racial justice are making people uncomfortable, and with the supply chain disruption with the closing of meatpacking cesspools, Jonathan Safran Foer writes, "Our hand has been reaching for the doorknob for the last few years. Sara Bogdan (formerly Lindenfeld) (2016). Willemijn Brouwer (2018).

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The two companies are raising money to benefit 4ocean’s Pound + Program, whose mission is to end the plastic pollution in our oceans. tries to make it easy for businesses to help support their mission of ending ocean plastic pollution. Rum and beach bag collaboration is ending plastic pollution. Read more here:Â .

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 26, 2020

In addition to cheap sources of green energy, Gore says we need to price carbon. There are 43 jurisdictions around the world that already have a price on carbon such as Europe and China. It also ignores positive externalities like investments in education and health care, mental health care, and family services.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The green economy operates on low carbon power sources, resource efficiency, and social fairness and inclusivity. Replate’s circular model not only makes it easy for any business to reduce their carbon footprint and give back, but it has also created new jobs by inviting those in the community to apply to become food rescuers.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 16, 2022

The Deeper Decarbonization Scenario shows California can rapidly cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while creating jobs and improving public health. includes important new metrics to track the economic, environmental, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate policies. The updated California EPS–from model version 1.4.3

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Bernard Goldstein, a young professor at the New York University School of Medicine, researched the health impacts of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) produced by gas stoves. The industry used these studies to influence public opinion, undermine public health efforts, and block regulation.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

New planning guidance announced by the Mayor of London will mean future developments have to include measures to mitigate impacts on air quality Developers in London will have to assess the impact new building projects could have on local pollution levels before proceeding with construction, under plans unveiled by Mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

Impacts on health and well-being Low-income households surveyed who had lost access to a car noted, too, that it impacted health care and caregiving responsibilities because they no longer had a car to access medical care or to bring children to school. How Does Adoption of Electric Vehicles Reduce Carbon Emissions?

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Increased federal incentives for “carbon management” technologies are catalyzing a surge in proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the United States, from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest to California. use the captured carbon to drill for more oil in a process called enhanced oil recovery.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

So, why is sponsorship from major climate polluters pouring into winter sports like an oil slick, just as snow sports’ very existence is threatened by global heating? Such an obvious conflict of interest, between high-carbon businesses fuelling a warming planet, and sports that need things to stay cool, is fairly easy to grasp.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 2, 2021

Operated by ExxonMobil, the ethylene plant was named in the Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory as Scotland’s third biggest carbon polluter by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) – with emissions doubling during 2019. Scottish climate campaigners call for a just transition away from polluting industry.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Though the focus is on its zero carbon emissions into the air, it reduces other forms of pollution. The pollution reduction from the use of H2 can extend beyond what is released into the air. Using hydrogen fuel cells goes a step beyond the reduction of pollution into the air.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

In order to limit the negative environmental impact, prudent businesses are seeking ways to address the top environmental issues in the construction industry: Improper waste disposal and management with very little recycling. Carbon emissions from operations, vehicles and material engineering. Reduce Waste and Use Recycled Materials.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. Note: You will need to create a Thomas account to access this directory.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

Exclusive: Researchers have sought to calculate the external environmental, social and health costs of from fossil fuels, renewables, road transport and aviation. Co-author of today's study Benjamin K.

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Business Green

MARCH 10, 2021

A huge chunk of Covid-related government spending has necessarily focused on welfare payments and the health response, but the report concludes that even when the focus is narrowed to look only at measures designed to deliver a longer-term economic recovery only 18 per cent of spending has "positive green characteristics".

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Clean Energy Trust

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Here’s why Clean Energy Trust is excited about our investment in Continuum Ag , an Iowa-based startup run by farmers, for farmers, to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve sustainability, increase profits, and sequester carbon in the soil. Meet Mitchell Hora. Mitchell is a farmer in Iowa. Easy peasy.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. Two examples of this are carbon capture , trapping CO2 before it is emitted and storing it elsewhere, and carbon credits/cap and trade programs , permits that allow a company to emit a certain amount of GHGs.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Every year, almost four million people die from household air pollution, which is mostly coming from cooking. There are more people who die from household air pollution than the total who die from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. You don’t need to develop vaccines to stop people dying from air pollution.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 27, 2021

This can leave a lasting impact on the health of our oceans as well as communities who rely on fishing for stability. This article discusses measures the seafood industry can take in order to limit their negative impact on our world’s oceans. Commercial fishing businesses must transition to more sustainable fishing practices.

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