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Using urban forestry to fight for environmental justice

GreenBiz

For starters, they’re responsible for producing oxygen and removing CO2 and other pollutants from the air. remove an estimated 75,000 tons of air pollution per year. And the shade they provide isn’t just good for picnics; trees absorb heat and release water vapor that cools the surrounding air. Urban forests in the U.S.

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How to lay the foundation for net zero carbon building projects

Business Green

Designed and executed with care, net-zero carbon goals can offer more than sustainability window dressing for commercial buildings in the decades to come. As we're moving from what was traditionally an avoidance of carbon emissions to avoid climate change, we're now moving much more into adaptation," she said. Risk and adaptation.

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

Green Business Bureau

A significant factor explaining New York’s low carbon footprint is the city’s widespread use of public transport (an impressive 31% of residents commute using public services). The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP21). metric tons of C0 2e. The paper reported green roofs cover less than 0.1%

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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

Front And Centered

By respecting communities’ ability to thrive in place, and relationships to place, we can reduce pollution and build resilience. How we create livelihoods, how we meet our needs, and ultimately how we manage our economy is critical to reducing pollution and achieving our vision of climate justice. A Regenerative Economy.

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Using urban forestry to fight for environmental justice

AGreenLiving

For starters, they’re responsible for producing oxygen and removing CO2 and other pollutants from the air. remove an estimated 75,000 tons of air pollution per year. And the shade they provide isn’t just good for picnics; trees absorb heat and release water vapor that cools the surrounding air. Urban forests in the U.S.

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Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.

Grist

As countries try to meet their climate change goals and businesses look to cancel out their carbon dioxide emissions, almost 2 billion trees are being planted every year. Trees lock away carbon in their trunks, branches, leaves, and roots, making them an excellent partner in countering climate change.

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In West Virginia, Plan to Clean up Radioactive Fracking Waste Ends in Monster Lawsuit

DeSmogBlog

The oil and gas industry has long faced criticism for the role the carbon emissions from burning its products play in causing climate change. Pollution Concerns From the outset, many local residents were wary. Permits that allow pollution of the air we breath [sic] with hazardous carcinogenic poisons,” resident Eric Bernhardt wrote.

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