Grist

MAY 18, 2022

Other problematic sources of air pollution include methane, which produces hazardous ground-level ozone that is linked to health conditions such as lung damage, chest pain , and exacerbated respiratory diseases. According to a 2021 estimate from researchers from the University of Chicago , a failure to meet international guidelines for PM 2.5

Pollution 106

Pollution Health Building Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels 106

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 14, 2022

A carbon footprint is defined as a measure of the total GHG emissions caused directly or indirectly by a person, organization, product, or service. E.g. Organizations may account for the carbon footprint of a given product or service, which would contribute to but be different from the carbon footprint of the business as a whole. .

Carbon 78

Carbon Global warming Carbon-neutral Organic 78

Grist

MAY 30, 2024

Colleagues, particularly those who had not ever been pregnant, implied she was wasting her time. Pollutants from vehicle combustion, including nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds, react in sunlight to form ozone. But when Basu published her study, her findings spurred similar research all over the world. And the U.S.

Health 132

Health Pollution Africa Climate change 132

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Less waste than / Less toxic than. That means spelling out, for instance, that the bottle produces 20 percent less waste than the previous version of the product. Ozone-safe or ozone-friendly. Expect 'ozone-friendly' to be under scrutiny as the next Green Guides are developed, as the FTC recently flagged the term.

Recycling 36

Recycling Recycling Ozone Building Energy Monitoring 36

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

Diverse compounds are emitted by everything from motor vehicles to power plants, and include both greenhouse gases and short-lived climate pollutants – which are known to fuel global warming – as well as a host of volatile organic compounds that can lead to short- and long-term health problems in humans.

Energy Monitor 213

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Pollution Health 213

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

A holistic and well organized sustainability plan will include several key components: Part 1: Sustainability Drivers – This section summarizes the aspects of your business that use scarce natural resources, contribute to climate change, cause environmental harm or produce useless waste. How much do we waste?

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 128

Unsustainable

APRIL 30, 2019

The nine planetary Boundaries are: Stratospheric ozone: filters ultraviolet rays (UVR) coming from the sun, which would otherwise place the system is at risk. Biosphere (biodiversity) integrity: infinite human activities affecting eco-systems risk disintegration of natural biodiversity.

Biodiversity 53

Biodiversity Carbon-negative Resilience Real Estate 53

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Jax and Bones makes sustainable pet beds with filling made of recycled bottles and foam that won’t harm the ozone layer. The Welcome Home Pet Bundle includes a Puppy Love blanket, rope leash, Skipper rope toy, I Love My Llama plush toy and Farmhouse Check Waste bag holder all packed into a rope toy basket.

Biodegradable 28

Biodegradable Recycling Recycling Plastics 28

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

CFCs and HCFCs are synthetic gases attributed to ozone layer destruction. Again, its leakage would be harmful to the environment, poisoning living organisms, their habitats and ecosystems. Traditional ice rinks have noise, energy waste and pollution costs. Ethylene glycol is a type of antifreeze, and it is highly toxic.

Global warming 36

Global warming Carbon-negative Microplastics Pollution 36

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 25, 2022

Fluorinated gases are another, less prevalent type of GHG that are still significant as they have a long atmospheric lifetime and are attributed to ozone depletion. . There are some natural sources of methane including natural wetlands (largest source), natural decomposition of organic materials, volcanoes, and wildfires.

Carbon 148

Carbon Methane Global warming Business Energy Monitoring 148

Grist

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

On Wednesday, the World Health Organization, or WHO, published an update to its air quality guidelines — the international rubric that sets non-binding standards for safe levels of air pollution for the world’s countries. It sets higher standards for almost every pollutant the organization monitors.

Health 143

Health Pollution Ozone Climate change 143

GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

The facts have emerged through decades of publications that document the disproportionate risk of Black, Latino, Asian and Native American populations from pollution sources (proximity to manufacturing, storage, processing and waste management facilities, highways, landfills, contaminated water bodies and other dispersed sources).

Pollution 462

Pollution Health Politics Policy 462

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. The process helps organizations highlight and target high GHG emitting operations with emission reduction strategies.

Carbon 78

Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 78

Business Green

APRIL 1, 2022

Moreover, campaigners allege that none of the governments to have signed the pledge have yet set out comprehensive plans to cut emissions across all the three key sectors that drive methane emissions: agriculture, energy, and waste. Composting alone could reduce solid waste methane emissions by 78 per cent by 2030, the report states.

Methane 65

Methane Waste Waste Ozone 65

AGreenLiving

MAY 24, 2021

The facts have emerged through decades of publications that document the disproportionate risk of Black, Latino, Asian and Native American populations from pollution sources (proximity to manufacturing, storage, processing and waste management facilities, highways, landfills, contaminated water bodies and other dispersed sources).

Health 28

Health Politics Pollution Policy 28

AGreenLiving

MAY 24, 2021

The facts have emerged through decades of publications that document the disproportionate risk of Black, Latino, Asian and Native American populations from pollution sources (proximity to manufacturing, storage, processing and waste management facilities, highways, landfills, contaminated water bodies and other dispersed sources).

Pollution 28

Pollution Health Politics Policy 28

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Today K-Solv is legally allowed to release almost 20 times more volatile organic compounds — a class of chemicals that includes benzene — into the air each year than it did back then. Perry “would kind of stay in our business a lot, I’ll put it that way,” said Shankle, who left the agency for a job at a radioactive-waste company. “He

Energy Monitor 91

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 91

Grist

JANUARY 23, 2020

Mike Ferner, a retired union organizer and former Toledo councilman, leads Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie. Ferner, a retired union organizer and former Toledo councilman, runs the all-volunteer Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie. Jamie Smith Hopkins / Center for Public Integrity. Jamie Smith Hopkins / Center for Public Integrity.

Agriculture 132

Agriculture Pollution Soil Health 132

Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

The IPCC was an outgrowth of a 1987 Canadian conference which produced the Montreal Protocol , an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. one that poses serious threats for both our near and long-term future.

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