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Norwegian utility claims to calculate true cost of sewer ingress

Envirotec Magazine

Inflow of stormwater and infiltration of groundwater into sewers is a constant operational challenge, but a water utility in Norway is gaining better understanding of its network with an innovative digital approach, says Marco Westergren, chief analytics officer at water analytics platform provider InfoTiles.

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Water-to-Air Ratio – GreenRoofs101

Green Roof Technology

Additionally the Green Roof components and the plants are exposed to more extreme environmental impact like higher wind speeds, reflecting surfaces, higher temperatures, air pollution, artificial light at night, lower bio-diversity and more. Understanding the Current Green Roof Industry.

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Water-to-Air Ratio GreenRoofs101

Green Roof Technology

Additionally the Green Roof components and the plants are exposed to more extreme environmental impact like higher wind speeds, reflecting surfaces, higher temperatures, air pollution, artificial light at night, lower bio-diversity and more. The basic layers are (from roofing up): . Understanding the Current Green Roof Industry.

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Mineral Wool in Green Roofs – From Zero to Hero?

Green Roof Technology

In controlled environments Mineral Wool or other mineral sponging elements work well – but pollute landfills after use. Mineral Wool fibers are considered “hazard” in Europe. In Europe it has to got in special bags for the landfills. Can Mineral Wool stand up to this? Mineral Wool expands and contracts in wet-dry cycles.

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How to lay the foundation for net zero carbon building projects

Business Green

However, critics of net-zero pledges charge that corporations fall back on "net zero" goalposts to look virtuous while getting a free pass for their carbon-polluting sins and that net-zero deadlines are set so far in the future as to omit any accountability plan. It's really, really hard to get to net zero," Kline said.

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

DeSmogBlog

If they were coming from Europe and had a superior system that would actually free us from the pollution and the toxicity that would be welcome,” said Jill Hunkler, executive director of Ohio Valley Allies, a grassroots advocacy group fighting for environmental justice in northern Appalachia.

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

Grist

In cities, trees provide much-needed shade on hot summer days, remove pollution from the air, and help manage stormwater, reducing runoff and improving its quality. Pearce pointed out that Europe has a third more trees now than it did in 1900, mostly a result of natural regrowth.