Rethinking food packaging can dent the plastic pollution crisis
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Although the global economy is increasingly wrapped in plastic, companies of all sizes are dramatically reducing their use of it.
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Nuclear Power Does Slow Climate Change
Jim Conca
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Why are we trying to close nuclear plants that have been relicensed as safe for another 20 yrs? To save a penny to spend on renewables and say that helps climate change? As all climate scientists agree, prematurely closing nuclear plants is bad for the climate. And it doesn’t save any money at all.
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4 Ways to Reduce Waste In Your Own Home
The Environmental Blog
DECEMBER 21, 2019
Now more than ever, we need to do our bit for the environment. From the comfort of our own homes, we can commit to positive changes that will make an impact. If you haven’t ever stopped to think about what products you buy and how you consume and dispose of them – now’s the time. By making small changes, we can all help to reduce the rubbish that we produce within our homes.
The largest green wall in Europe will absorb 8 tons of air pollution per year
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Located in London, U.K., the Citicape House by Sheppard Robson will feature a 40,000-square-foot green wall, the largest in Europe, that sets the standard for urban green development in the city.
Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more resources to enable local planners to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2050. A recent survey by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), revealed that even though 79% of respondents agreed that climate action should be a top priority for the profession, only 17% felt their nation’s planning system or policy framework was well equipped enough to deal with the current climate crisis.
Green Ammonia – Potential as an Energy Carrier and Beyond
CleanTech Group
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
The world is categorically dependent on ammonia. Today, half the world’s food production depends on it for increasing crop yield, resulting in a.
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Congress introduces climate bill to reach 100% clean energy by 2050
Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
A new bill introduced today by Rep. Don McEachin and co-sponsored by over 150 members could set the United States on a path to an economy powered by 100% clean energy by mid-century. If passed into law, the 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019 would require federal agencies to create a plan, using existing authorities,… The post Congress introduces climate bill to reach 100% clean energy by 2050 appeared first on Solar Power World.
Pennsylvania Communities Grow Wary of Worsening Air Pollution as Petrochemical Industry Arrives
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Read time: 9 mins While the Ohio River Valley, long home to the coal and steel industries, is no stranger to air pollution, the region’s natural gas boom and burgeoning petrochemical industry threaten to erase the gains of recent decades. Concerns about air quality, which has already begun declining nationally since 2016 , are growing rapidly for those living in the shadow of Shell’s $6 billion plastics plant under construction along the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania’s Beaver County.
Vulnerable communities face larger threats under EPA’s proposed science rule
Grist
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Scientists across the country expressed alarm this month over a leaked proposal that details a potential Environmental Protection Agency policy that could significantly limit what research it uses to create public health regulations. The draft obtained by the New York Times is a revision of a draft released in April 2018 in which the agency called for transparency in scientific data, including people’s private health information.
The 100% Clean Economy Act: We’re Making Climate Progress, And It’s Thanks to You.
Defend Our Future
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Back when I first came on to the Defend Our Future team earlier in the year, I wrote a blog where I tried to make it as clear as possible why Defend Our Future exists : because Congress, as an institution, hadn’t done nearly enough to fight climate change. Because if we didn’t stand together and demand action, action would never come. Yesterday, we may have started to see the tide finally start to turn in Congress.
AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
These 21 projects are democratizing data for farmers
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Articial intelligence and big data may help produce more food, use less water, limit resource consumption, redirect food waste and reduce food prices.
Bitter Cold Stops Coal But Nuclear Excels
Jim Conca
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Through thick and thin, extreme hot or extreme cold, Bomb Cyclones and Polar Vortexes, this nuclear plant never seems to stop producing over 9 billion kWhs of energy every year, enough to power Seattle. The same with all other nuclear plants in America. Not so much with coal and gas.
A Successful Launch for Flock 4p on the PSLV
Planet Pulse
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Today, 12 SuperDove satellites (Flock 4p) were successfully launched and deployed into a 500 kilometer Sun Synchronous Orbit by India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). This marks 25 successful launches for Planet and our 407th satellite launch attempt. . Shortly thereafter, Planet’s Mission Operations team successfully made contact with all twelve satellites and initiated the satellite phasing and commissioning process, continuing Planet’s long standing record of 100 percent success rate
Prefab homes on stilts include solar panels, water collection systems and organic gardens
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Bali-based architect Alexis Dornier has unveiled a beautiful, eco-friendly concept for a series of prefabricated homes that are elevated off the landscape on stilts.
How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
Fast Fashion: the second biggest polluter on Earth
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Dr. Akmez Nabeerasool is a Senior Project Manager at Arvia Technology, a provider of advanced tertiary water and wastewater treatment systems. Below he discusses the issue of water pollution in the fashion industry. The fashion industry is reliant on water. Without it, the majority of manufacturing processes wouldn’t be possible. To put it into perspective, one cotton t-shirt uses enough drinking water to sustain one human for three years; 2,700 litres.
The Long Duration Energy Storage Search – How Close are we to Low Costs and Zero Carbon?
CleanTech Group
DECEMBER 29, 2019
As renewable energy continues to proliferate, a gap in the market is appearing for long duration energy storage demand that lithium-ion, coal-plants and.
Animal Agriculture Costs More In Health Damage Than It Contributes To The Economy
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 29, 2019
As with the climate, the chief culprit is meat and dairy. But when it comes to particulate pollution, the worst offender is poultry.
Installed solar capacity is now greater than oil in the United States
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 2, 2019
According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the first three-quarters of 2019, solar and wind provided nearly six-times as much new generating capacity as natural gas in September. New capacity placed into service that month included 359 MW of wind and… The post Installed solar capacity is now greater than oil in the United States appeared first on Solar Power World.
Stanford Study Says Renewable Power Eliminates Argument for Using Carbon Capture with Fossil Fuels
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 21, 2019
Read time: 7 mins New research from Stanford University professor Mark Z. Jacobson questions the climate and health benefits of carbon capture technology against simply switching to renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Carbon capture technology is premised on two possible approaches to reducing climate pollution: removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere anywhere in the world, an approach generally known as direct air capture, or removing it directly from the emissions source, such as
The head and the heart: Why science and art should work together
Grist
DECEMBER 2, 2019
It’s no secret that scientists often struggle to explain their research in the most approachable way. Beakers, lab coats, and thermal cyclers broadcast “competent,” but not exactly warm and relatable. Plenty of scientists have upended this stereotype — thanks, Bill Nye — but for some, communicating is like, um, rocket science. A recent report makes the case that collaborating with people who consider themselves artists — musicians, actors, wordsmiths — could help them out
Everybody’s talking about Tesla’s Cybertruck
Charged
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
In show business, when you don’t like an act, but you don’t want to say anything negative, you say it’s “interesting.” Well, the word “interesting” is getting a lot of use today, after Tesla unveiled what is definitely its most radical-looking vehicle, and perhaps the most radical-looking production vehicle in automotive history. I think the first step on the road to acceptance of the Cybertruck is to forget about calling it a pickup.
Is this the microgrid moment?
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
California's planned power shutdowns have communities, cities and companies scrambling for solutions, and microgrids are at the top of the list.
America’s Nuclear Navy Still The Masters Of Nuclear Power
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 23, 2019
America’s Nuclear Navy is one of the oldest and largest nuclear organizations in the world, and has the world’s best safety record of any industry of any kind. There are over a hundred nuclear reactors, which are actually small modular reactors, that power 86 submarines and aircraft carriers.
Investments in ‘people and places’ start to demonstrate impact in Opportunity Zones
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 28, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Aug. 28 – Capital is finally flowing to projects in U.S. Opportunity Zones that promote inclusive development and community empowerment. In other words, impact is investable. Locally led development efforts, homegrown startup activity and affordable housing investments from Erie, Pennsylvania to South Los Angeles are demonstrating that capital-gains tax incentives available in Opportunity Zones can The post Investments in ‘people and places’ start to demonstrate impact in Opportuni
This tiny farmhouse features a quaint reading nook
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
New York-based tiny home builder Willowbee Tiny Homes has managed to combine a comfy farmhouse aesthetic with a sophisticated and space-efficient tiny home.
This book put me to sleep
GatesNotes
DECEMBER 10, 2019
In a good way! The author explains the benefits of a good night’s rest.
Food Waste: $2.4 Trillion Left Rotting in a Heap
CleanTech Group
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Figure 1 Food Waste innovation landscape The scale of the problem The scale of the global food waste problem is astonishing. We waste.
The Environmental Impact Of Caribbean Tourism Undermines Its Economic Benefit
Forbes Green Tech
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
The Caribbean region’s pursuit of tourism-driven economic growth overlooks a significant environmental burden- the sector is responsible for up to 97% of national carbon emissions.
How to select a solar charge controller
Solar Power World
DECEMBER 10, 2019
By Douglas Grubbs, applications engineer, Morningstar Corporation In its basic forms, solar PV is a very straightforward proposition. Hook a solar panel up to a DC load and it will run until the sun goes down. Connect solar panels to a grid-tied inverter and, as long as the sun is shining, power will be sent… The post How to select a solar charge controller appeared first on Solar Power World.
As Fracking Companies Face Bankruptcy, US Regulators Enable Firms to Duck Cleanup Costs
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 20, 2019
Read time: 9 mins In over their heads with debt, U.S. shale oil and gas firms are now moving from a boom in fracking to a boom in bankruptcies. This trend of failing finances has the potential for the U.S. public, both at the state and federal levels, to be left on the hook for paying to properly shut down and clean up even more drilling sites. Expect these companies to try reducing their debt through the process of bankruptcy and, like the coal industry , attempting to get out of environmental
Politicians knew the inconvenient truth about the Colorado River 100 years ago — and ignored it
Grist
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Earlier this year, the seven states that depend on the Colorado River made history. For the first time, Arizona, California, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico agreed to find ways to reduce the amount of water they draw from the river as levels drop further at Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the country. The Colorado River provides water for 40 million people.
Boris Johnson replaced with ice sculpture at climate leaders debate
Business Green
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Conservative Party leader and Brexit Party leader were only two not to attend Climate Leaders Debate last night on Channel 4, where politicians sparred over best way to hit net zero.
Why climate and sustainability professionals need to take the next step in our evolution
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Sustainability professionals need to demonstrate the value they can bring to the highest levels of their organization. Simply put, we’re not there yet.
Carbon Engineering - Taking CO2 Right Out Of The Air To Make Gasoline
Jim Conca
OCTOBER 8, 2019
Extracting CO2 from air is the best way to reverse global warming without resorting to expensive technologies, convoluted tax schemes or preventing billions from getting sufficient energy. If you then make gasoline from it, then you’d kill two birds with one stone. That stone is Carbon Engineering.
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