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Scottish council becomes first to trial recycling weighing technology

Envirotec Magazine

The programme, funded by the Scottish government funded advisory group Zero Waste Scotland and delivered in partnership with North Lanarkshire Council, involves the use of RFID tags. The use of RFID technology enables us to achieve this aim and will support our ambition of increasing household recycling activity across North Lanarkshire.

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‘We Need Water Before Oil’: Kenyan Communities Scarred by Chinese Oil Exploration

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 8 mins The repeated honking of a speeding Tawakul shuttle announces the return of travellers to Merti from distant towns at dusk. Idling villagers’ faces are suddenly lit by the prospect of seeing their families as they rush to meet the late arrivals, stirring this sleepy shopping centre into activity.

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Christopher Leonard's New Book Puts an Ever-Expanding 'Kochland' on the Map

DeSmogBlog

Walking into the company's office building involved passing through security checkpoints, Leonard explains, so numerous that one investigator later told Leonard that it “reminded him of traveling to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.”. Tags: koch industries Charles Koch David Koch Jane Mayer Christopher Leonard

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20 Sustainable Business Practices for Your Workplace and Office

Green Business Bureau

However, investing in renewable energy such as solar, wind or geothermal can come with a steep price tag and these technologies aren’t effective in every region. Save these costs and emissions by instituting an “essential travel only” policy at your workplace. To encourage the use of active transport (biking, walking, etc.)

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Making sense of the alphabet soup: the common themes across carbon credit integrity guidance

EDF + Business

Taken together, these frameworks and standards can be seen as a strong signal and direction of travel for ambitious net zero strategies. This CCP label will indicate an overall baseline for credit quality, and companies should respond by shifting their portfolio over time to CCP-tagged credits.

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How much dam water is needed for fish and energy?

Envirotec Magazine

We found that fish activity, swimming ability, and time of day all play a role in fish passage, often more so than spill levels alone,” explained PNNL Earth scientist Ryan Harnish. The number of smolts passing through the powerhouse turned out to be related to their activity level and swimming ability, not just spill.

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He transformed a school bus into an eco-friendly tiny home

AGreenLiving

Caleb Brackney is a graduate student and a true Gen-Z kid who’s active on social media. He’s also an inspiration for those who want to live a more eco-friendly lifestyle that’s full of travel, adventure and doing good for the world. He bought the bus for just $3,000, making the total price tag for his project $10,000.