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How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US

GreenBiz

From cardboard boxes delivered to our doors to home appliances, nearly everything comes from industrial processes. Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S. A key route to industrial emissions reductions is electrification (replacing industrial fossil fuels with electric alternatives).

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First home solar pavement installed on a driveway

AGreenLiving

Platio, a Budapest, Hungary-based tech company, has just installed the first solar pavement for use on a residential driveway. Roofs are not the only surfaces that can be used for solar energy production,” said Platio co-founder and engineer Imre Sziszák. The walkable solar panels of Platio can utilize this new source of clean energy.”

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Ground Flare At Mammoth New Exxon SABIC Plastics Plant Likened to A Harmless ‘Barbecue’ In Corporate Video

DeSmogBlog

It was an update about a new, giant plastics plant built on the line between two small Texas cities just northeast of Corpus Christi: Portland and Gregory. The site is home to the world’s largest ethane steam cracker plant, which will feed the production of nurdles – tiny pellets that form the building blocks for plastic products.

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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. Based in the UK, and run as a small family business, ClimeMET designs weather stations and a range of home and garden weather dials from their company workshop in rural Suffolk.

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

Green Business Bureau

Doing business virtually has helped Synterex reduce paper, food, and plastic waste by encouraging dining at home and virtually eliminating commuting-related carbon emissions. Without one central office, Synterex cannot directly monitor things like heating/cooling, lighting, and water use.

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Briiv air purifier uses renewable materials to naturally clean indoor air

AGreenLiving

The design features a natural, compostable air filter made from the micro-structures of renewable materials , giving it the purifying power of 3,043 medium-sized houseplants. Everyday, tiny particles and harmful gases are released into our homes through things like cooking, lighting fireplaces, using cleaning products and playing with pets.

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Simple Sustainable Living Tips You Can Implement Today

Green Living Guy

The planet is currently going through catastrophes like pollution, global warming and deforestation. As such, the human race has seen it wise to adopt sustainable lifestyles that will allow the environment to recover with time. You might be thinking that… Read More Simple Sustainable Living Tips You Can Implement Today.