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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

GreenBiz

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. When energy use surges in the autumn and winter seasons, particulate matter and ozone increase to dangerously high levels. Targets for regulation. In a PDP, the maximum volume of VOC emissions that a factory can emit is stated.

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Risk, doubt, and the burden of proof in the climate debate

GreenBiz

There is no need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and no point in attempting to do so," as one recent Heartland document succinctly put it. More often, it is implicitly built into the conversation, as it was in so many other public debates, like those over leaded gas, ozone and tobacco.

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Sustainable Event Planning: Getting Started Guide for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

To divert waste items away from landfills and to meet the demands of a circular economy, you’ll need an effective waste management system, which is comprised of the following key elements: Waste recycling : Waste items such as plastic, glass, aluminum, and food can be recycled. A typical event attendee is estimated to generate 4.17

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How To Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

Green Business Bureau

A GHG inventory is a document that lists the quantities of GHG emissions from an entity – an organization – during a given period – usually a year. For instance, once in the atmosphere, CH 4 reacts with ozone, a reaction that increases the GWP of CH 4 by ~ 50%. GHG Emission Inventory .

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Fenceline Community Groups in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Celebrate Mounting Victories

DeSmogBlog

The current push to expand the petrochemical industry and increase LNG exports would lock in an increased demand for natural gas at a time of worsening climate change. James Parish would violate the EPA’s standards for soot and ozone-forming nitrogen dioxide. James protest march in Lutcher, Louisiana, on October 17, 2020.

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Ice rink alternatives and their environmental impact

AGreenLiving

That was followed by the growing popularity of ice hockey from the 1880s onward, which increased the demand for more rink construction. CFCs and HCFCs are synthetic gases attributed to ozone layer destruction. When the 1890s rolled around, the rush to patent ice rink surfaces began and has not abated since.

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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

AGreenLiving

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. When energy use surges in the autumn and winter seasons, particulate matter and ozone increase to dangerously high levels. Yet, a predictable pattern gradually has emerged in how authorities determine non-compliant behavior.