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Harnessing the power of tech on the path to net zero

Business Green

WWF , one of Vodafone's partners, reports that - on average - the world's monitored populations of wildlife have declined by almost 70 per cent since 1970. Plus, today's ethics-conscious consumers won't accept inaction. The Amazon has suffered four severe droughts in less than eight years.

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ClimeMET: Connecting People with the Weather and Environment Around Them

Green Business Bureau

From tide clocks to barometers, rain gauges to hygrometers, ClimeMET provides its customers with everything they need to be able to monitor the weather. The ultimate goal was to provide ordinary people, whether they had a passion for gardening or for the high seas, with everything they needed to be able to easily monitor the weather.

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Synterex: Clinical Service Provider That Gives Back to the Environment and Society

Green Business Bureau

Synterex sought green business certification for accountability Over the past decade, it has become increasingly clear that companies must play their part to reduce their carbon footprint and help combat global warming. Without one central office, Synterex cannot directly monitor things like heating/cooling, lighting, and water use.

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In Their Own Words: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

s investigative journalism arm, and the British Channel 4 News this summer exposing how the oil giant and lobby groups such as the American Petroleum Institute seed doubt about climate change and undermine legislation to stop global warming. He helped develop the fusion bomb, which is immensely more powerful than even the atomic bomb.

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Part 2: The Dirty Dozen Documents of Big Oil’s Secret Climate Knowledge

DeSmogBlog

Exxon completes an “Atmospheric CO2 Scoping Study,” which concludes that reducing fossil fuel use through efficiency and renewable energy is the only foreseeable option. And the company was monitoring all scientific research and policy activities, through a single collection point. One of them is called “Energy in Depth.”

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Will sweat help us survive climate change?

Grist

If a widespread power outage hit Phoenix during a heat wave and lasted for days, it could kill thousands and send half the city to the emergency room, according to a recent study. That’s not ethical.” It is getting to the point that life is dangerous without air-conditioning. Rykaczewski said.

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Sustainable funerals: Part 1 – with Ethical.net

Low Impact

Planning a sustainable funeral means rejecting environmentally damaging practices and finding more ethical and responsible options. Sustainable funerals do not: Release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming. Globally, cremation emits over 6.8 percent of world carbon dioxide emissions.