Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

A new report attempts to provide a diagnostic of the scale of the ocean pollution challenge facing humanity. The Invisible Wave: Getting to zero chemical pollution in the ocean has been prodeuced by Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation.

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Green Living Guy

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Climate change causes a variety of adverse ecological and human health effects. The post How Does Climate Change Impact Our Diets? While our diet’s impacts on the environment are evident, individuals observe the reverse relationship less. Many interfere with […]. appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 23, 2023

Vehicle pollutants refer to the harmful substances emitted by automobiles and other vehicles during their operation. These pollutants contribute significantly to environmental degradation and pose serious health risks to both humans and ecosystems. The impact on human health is equally concerning.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

While Eni is among the world’s largest oil companies, the company’s role in climate change has so far undergone scant scrutiny. The cover of a 1970 study by Eni’s Isvet research centre that warns of “catastrophic” climate impacts from burning fossil fuels. In 2022, Eni reported a profit of $14.12 billion (13.3

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 23, 2021

Join WCS and Votes for the Planet to discuss the impact of plastic pollution and create your own Plastic Pollution Plan! Plastic pollution wreaks havoc on our oceans, soil, air, and has become a leading cause of climate change. But have you wondered how best to fight plastic pollution? July 15, 2021.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 27, 2022

The Urgent Problem of Climate Change. Our planet is changing. . We need to pay attention and change our behavior. Scientists warn that we are rapidly approaching critical tipping points in our climate system, which could result in adverse impacts such as droughts, floods, and extreme weather events. How To Divest.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 25, 2022

22 Apr 2022 – To mark Earth Day (22 April), some 20 major sporting organizations won the IOC Carbon Action Awards. The 20 organizations, which include 12 International Federations (IFs), seven National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), won the […].

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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

World leaders aren’t doing enough to address pollution at its source, leaving nearly 9 million people each year to die from its effects. That’s the message delivered on Tuesday by public health experts from the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, a high-profile panel of scientific experts. named for their diameter of just 2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Record hot temperatures in the UK over the summer caused significant changes to the levels of harmful pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter, prompting a number of novel observations by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). A field of ripened wheat in Drinkstone, Suffolk, during the July 2022 heatwave.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Despite wastewater treatment works reducing the concentration of human faecal organisms, the continuous discharge of treated effluent into rivers, seas and lakes remains a source of high levels of these organisms. However, it does not look at agricultural runoff from livestock, wild animals, or septic tanks.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

Air pollution is not a new problem in the UK – the London smog of 1952 killed 12,000 people. Since then, the effects of climate change, major industry and lifestyle changes have altered the air that we breathe, for example, coal-burning has dramatically declined, while increased road transport has led to new air pollutants.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

Risks of Neglecting Flue Gas Cleaning System Air Pollution One of the main reasons flue gas cleaning systems are necessary is that flue gas can quickly become an extreme pollutant when combined with other environmental elements. Even in themselves, flue gas impurities cause air pollution.

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Grist

MARCH 6, 2021

The racial and social disparities exposed by the September fire are emblematic of a broader picture: Communities of color, low-income people, and other marginalized groups are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change, according to community activists across Cascadia. And one of the most polluted.

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Grist

JANUARY 10, 2020

Australia is in the midst of a devastating wildfire season that is being exacerbated by climate change. But the fires, which have been burning for months and could rage on for months to come, are also impacting the earth’s climate in several ways. It’s a great example of a positive feedback of climate change,” Hughes said. “It

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Grist

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Cooling buildings currently accounts for about 4 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions, and that number will balloon as ACs proliferate, unless we can replace them with more climate-friendly options. It grew to include interventions for other infectious diseases — and, more recently, climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2019

New data from King’s College London show 124 additional out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and 424 hospital admissions for stroke and asthma on higher pollution days. one of the most dangerous forms of pollution. So our NHS energy use, supply chain, building adaptations and our transport will all need to change substantially.”.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 3, 2022

Climate change has worsened global inequality, with poorer countries less able to withstand and adapt to climate change’s effects. But new research suggests the reverse is also true: Not only is climate change contributing to greater inequality, but inequality is also fueling climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Synthetic and natural microfibres from plastic pollution, the textile industry and fishing activities have increased dramatically in the environment, becoming the most common type of particles in the ocean. Due to their persistence, the microfibres likely build up in marine organisms as they move through the food chain.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 13, 2021

Unfortunately, modern agriculture practices contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, as well as water pollution, reduced biodiversity and other environmental issues. But through organic farming, we may be able to find a better way to supply … Read More How Organic Foods Can Help the Earth.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Carbon Mapper , a new nonprofit organization created to help improve understanding of and accelerate reductions in global methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, was launched in April 2021. Methane is a major contributor to climate change, and if we can’t measure it, we can’t manage it. within reach.”

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Coastal mangroves: Restoring wetland areas could make a sizeable impact on sequestering emissions New research appears to find that wetland conservation has a higher potential mpact for mitigating climate change than other ocean-based solutions.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 7, 2024

million to national groups denying climate change is a crisis, according to federal tax data reviewed by DeSmog. organization called the Atlas Network that for years has backed efforts in Canada and globally to vilify climate protesters as dangerous extremists. They in turn belong to a U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Read time: 6 mins There was some speculation that climate-changing emissions might drop this spring as the world went into lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Tags: COVID-19 World Meteorological Organization methane emissions Robert Howarth Permian Basin

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

The investigation aimed to understand atmospheric particle formation in an environment with minimal human influences, shedding light on historical climate conditions. These environments with minimal sulphur or nitrogen oxide pollution serve as natural laboratories. This can eventually affect cloud formation and the climate (e.g.,

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

"There’s a lot of beautiful things that happen out of [Richmond]," says Khamphanthong, a community organizer with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network whose family emigrated from Laos in the 1980s. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2022

So conclude researchers at Utrecht University, who have developed a new water quality model they say will better appraise the current and future pollution status of rivers and streams globally. In addition to identifying hotspots of water quality issues, the model can help with attributing the source of pollution to particular sectors.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Companies often struggle with building community trust as they navigate between profit-making and authentically engaging on climate change and environmental justice matters. PUSH Buffalo is a nonprofit grassroots community organization working to build and execute a comprehensive revitalization plan for West Buffalo’s West Side.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

While the best way to stop ocean acidification is to reverse climate change, there are other smaller steps we can take that can make a difference. For example, increased acidity kills off organisms at the bottom of the food chain and makes it more difficult for shelled creatures to build shells. Support responsible companies.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

To prevent the most devastating effects of climate change, it’s essential to cut greenhouse gas emissions by phasing out fossil fuel use. One of the company’s founders, Kevin Meissner, wanted to build a shrine of sorts to human-induced climate change. The big question for Meissner was what to do with the biochar he made.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A rendering of MethaneSat | Image courtesy of Google Google announced a partnership with the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today to map methane pollution and oil and gas infrastructure from space. Meanwhile, Google is using AI to map oil and gas infrastructure to create a global map of pollution sources.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 30, 2024

.” It opened with statements from Chile and Columbia, which had requested that the court provide an advisory opinion on climate change and human rights in 2023. “The The impact of this emergency is not the same for all,” said Sebastián Kraljevich, Chile’s permanent representative to the Organization of American States.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2024

The Pathways Alliance is a marketing and lobbying organization representing the country’s six largest oil sands producers: Imperial Oil, Suncor, ConocoPhillips, Cenovus, CNRL and MEG. Our climate change policy prohibits ads from promoting false claims about the existence and causes of climate change,” a Google spokesperson wrote to DeSmog.

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Econaur

APRIL 3, 2020

The recent awareness about composting the organic waste in decentralized manner has picked up the momentum. The organic waste is segregated Segregated waste is shredded to small size The shredded pile is then forcibly dried using electrical or oil heaters. Now try to analyse above steps this way – The organic waste is segregated.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

Apple creates $200 million fund for nature-based climate solutions. Nature-based solutions to climate change are having a moment, and Apple is riding the trend with a $200 million fund dedicated to related investments. . Jesse Klein. Thu, 04/22/2021 - 00:12. Pull Quote.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For Edna Ibarra, it was the realization that with every breath her 11-year-old son was breathing in a little more of an industrial carcinogen that drove her to get involved in the fight against air pollution in Laredo, Texas. If these three pollutants were eliminated,” the Intercept reported, “only one census tract in the U.S.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Behind climate change, the biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef is poor water quality. Similar to carbon credits, these reef credits are sold by farmers or project developers to organizations and companies looking to offset their environmental footprints. Pollution Prevention. HSBC paid $36.40 Pull Quote.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

billion tons of CO2 per year and accounts for around 20 percent of global industrial water pollution. While the potential positive environmental impact of a shift to a circular economy is enormous, few organizations are considering the social implications for the more than 60 million people in its value chain. Pull Quote. Contributors.

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