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Illegal logging possibly contributes to majority of mislabeled wood in US markets

AGreenLiving

Loggers, for instance, could harvest trees from a threatened or ecologically vital forest ecosystem , then mix wood species to cover up the illegal logging activity. Following transport to the lumberyard, species origin of the timber logs and boards are further misrepresented to allow illegal wood in the supply chain.

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Certain environment authority decisions are based on trust in citizen data

Envirotec Magazine

This may concern logging or exploiting land and water areas for road construction, wind turbines, emissions, industrial installations, or other types of interventions that have consequences for the environment. ‘We

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Li-ion battery pack prices rise for first time, to $151/kWh

Charged

Lithium-ion battery prices have been dropping for so long that industry players and pundits tend to factor ever-cheaper cells into their predictions, and many have made (dubious) comparisons to Moore’s Law, one of the core tenets of the computer industry. Demand will reach 603 GWh in 2022, which is almost double that in 2021.

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Pro-geothermal policies being pushed in the US at federal, state levels

ThinkGeoEnergy

urged the House Committee on Appropriations to include USD 118 million for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office for the 2024 Fiscal Year. The letter specifies that at least USD 100 million of this funding be allocated to next-generation geothermal technologies. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), such as EGS. “We

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The NICFI Satellite Data Program: Celebrating Three Years of Using Space to Help Reduce & Reverse Tropical Forest Loss

Planet Pulse

This October, we are pleased to not only continue this tradition, but also celebrate three years of this program and contract , a unique public-private partnership to leverage commercial Earth observation technologies to advance the public purpose of Norway’s International Climate & Forests Initiative.

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

In an email response Enviva’s director of communications and public affairs María Moreno wrote that Enviva follows all applicable environmental laws, including the U.S. Industrial logging-dependent communities are some of the most poverty stricken places in the South. What’s wrong with that? Got to have something.”. It’s just not true.

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Campaigners Sued an Oil Major For Climate Deception. Now the Company Is Preparing to Sue Them Back.

DeSmogBlog

Under Italian law, a request for mediation is a mandatory prerequisite for filing a defamation lawsuit. Eni is continuing to produce methane gas while also making “investments in decarbonization technologies [as well as] renewables, circular economy, projects, biofuels, etc.”, the spokesperson stated. In April, a U.S. While the U.S.

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