DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 7, 2020

On the evening of January 6, Louisiana state regulators issued 15 key permits to the Taiwanese petrochemical corporation Formosa for its $9.4 Word spread today about the approvals, which pave the way for the project’s construction, opposed by local and national environmental advocates. James Parish.

Plastics 120

Plastics Construction 120

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Chamber of Commerce over its lobbying on climate change issues published a report today criticizing the pro-business lobbying and advocacy group for continuing to push for pro-fossil fuel policies despite recognizing that climate change is real. Tags: chamber of commerce Dan Brouillette James Danly Cory Gardner Paris Agreement

Fossil fuels 101

Fossil fuels Climate change Organic Policy 101

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2020

Read time: 12 mins Last Friday, the Iowa Utilities Board issued an order that would allow the Dakota Access pipeline ( DAPL ) to double the amount of oil that flows through the state from 550,000 barrels a day to 1.1 million barrels a day. District Judge James E.

Organic 98

Organic Demand Energy Energy 98

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Jacobson's study, published last month in the peer-reviewed journal Energy and Environmental Science, concludes that carbon capture technologies are inefficient at pulling out carbon, from a climate perspective, and often increase local air pollution from the power required to run them, which exacerbates public health issues.

Fossil fuels 127

Fossil fuels Carbon Pollution Health 127

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Here is a selection of photos from a decade of my coverage of environmental issues in Louisiana. Tags: BP oil disaster Isle de Jean Charles Louisiana cancer alley It’s also on the front line of climate change impacts due to sea level rise and is vulnerable to storm systems intensified by global warming.

Sea level rise 98

Sea level rise Global warming Climate change Health 98

GreenBiz

AUGUST 18, 2020

A quick Google search brings up articles from Allure , National Geographic , Forbes , Teen Vogue and 31,800,000 other results about the issue. . 17 with the Environmental Defense Fund to continue the reduction of toxic chemicals in its products. . The beauty industry has a plastic waste problem. And it knows it.

Packaging 437

Packaging Plastics Retail Recycling 437

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 7, 2019

The Koch Network Database will chronicle the historical and present deeds and quotes associated with the people and organizations that have helped to advance the Kochs' free market approach to environmental regulations, and the subsequent consequences of such approaches for climate change, public health, and democracy.

Fossil fuels 74

Fossil fuels Organic Climate change Health 74

GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2021

Until very recently, investor demands regarding environmental impact largely have focused on the climate crisis and greenhouse gas emissions. Most investors and companies still don’t put a price tag on natural capital, or the cost of losing it, and biodiversity becoming a top "theme" only means people have begun talking about it.

Biodiversity 545

Biodiversity Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Investment 545

Energy and Cleantech Council

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

billion price tag originally put on the MATS rule lived on, even after it was clear that that number was way off. When EPA promulgates new rules that appear to carry big price tags, smart people get to work and figure out more cost-effective ways to comply. Unfortunately, the $9.6 People forget that markets work.

Politics 52

Politics Carbon Energy Energy 52

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

“Greenwashing involves companies either misleading consumers about the green credentials of a product or service, or misleading consumers about the environmental performance of a company as a whole.” – Dr. Aoife Brophy , Research Lecturer at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 148

The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

Instead, it is often blended with diesel and tagged based on the amount of diesel it’s mixed with. Nevertheless, its environmental benefits depend on how the fuel is produced. It Can Cause Engine Clogging Issues. The post The Maintenance Needs Of Biodiesel appeared first on The Environmental Blog. It is almost 1.5

Biodegradable 195

Biodegradable Agriculture Demand Fossil fuels 195

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

Listening stations from Malin Head – Ireland’s most northerly point – to the island of Islay in Scotland will record transmissions from a variety of mobile marine species tagged by the project’s scientists. Fred Whoriskey, Executive Director of the Ocean Tracking Network explained: “This project is important in so many ways.

Agriculture 130

Agriculture Europe Innovation Government 130

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. In short, they shout loudly about a few responsible actions they are taking, whilst conveniently glossing over negative issues.

Recycling 228

Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 228

GreenTechMedia

MAY 1, 2020

What do lawyers at major environmental nonprofits do? Large environmental nonprofits can play a key role in shaping policy and regulation around cleantech. Lawyers at environmental nonprofits typically use their knowledge of the energy regulatory landscape to advance the goals of the nonprofit where they work.

Law 130

Law Education Energy Energy 130

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In the world of business, sustainability innovation can be defined as the process of evolving old business models and creating new ventures that realize economic value and generate positive environmental and social impacts simultaneously. Even Smog Armor’s packaging is designed to be as sustainable as possible.

Innovation 148

Innovation Sustainability Carbon-negative Stormwater 148

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Tagged 'the season of sustainability,' the new initiative will kick off at Anfield on 12 September when title holders Liverpool take on northern neighbours Leeds. It's fantastic to see Sky setting themselves such ambitious targets," said Tricia Duffy, strategy advisor at BAFTA albert.

Sustainability 76

Sustainability Carbon Climate change Government 76

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

“Greenwashing involves companies either misleading consumers about the green credentials of a product or service, or misleading consumers about the environmental performance of a company as a whole.” – Dr. Aoife Brophy , Research Lecturer at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a report addressing climate risks to the U.S. But the report didn’t pussyfoot around the issues: “Climate change poses a major risk to the stability of the U.S. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Last week, a subcommittee of the U.S. financial system. percent of GDP by 2100.

Climate change 517

Climate change Organic Sustainability Politics 517

The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Although the economy is restoring to an extent but an exponential escalation in the biomedical waste generation has posed severe persisting health hazards and environmental threats. 2] Since March 2020, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued periodic guidelines under the.

Waste 195

Waste Waste IoT Smart Cities 195

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Economic factors have driven the use of this low quality fuel, with there being a noticeable price tag attached to the use of the new emerging breed of low sulphur diesel and other marine fuels. Chris Daw suggests that In the future, environmental data could also be displayed in real time including things like emissions levels.

Energy Monitor 130

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Methane North America 130

Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2022

Housing association L&Q has successfully issued a £300m sustainability-linked bond, pledging to investors it will achieve a string of environmental improvements across its residential housing stock over the coming years.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Investment Energy Energy 40

AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

These are issues that inspired PaperTale, an app that provides information about the origin and production of certain products. The inspiration for PaperTale came to Swedish creator Bilal Bhatti after more than 15 years of witnessing the atrocities associated with fast fashion, such as worker exploitation and environmental pollution.

Ethics 36

Ethics Sustainability Fashion Blockchain 36

Grist

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, released a comprehensive cleanup plan for the waterway. But environmental health experts have specifically called into question the EPA’s proposal to raise acceptable levels of benzo(a)pyrene, or BaP, and similar compounds in the Superfund’s sediment. AP Photo / Elaine Thompson.

Health 127

Health Pollution Seafood Demand 127

Business Green

MARCH 13, 2023

Published last week, the report - titled 'Solutions to Meet the Need for Feed' - warned that animal feed remains a blindspot in many of the discussions around how to reduce the environmental footprint of the farming industry. As such, farmers are starting to address sustainability issues "almost as a tag-along", according to Dierenfeld.

Agriculture 36

Agriculture Sustainability Waste Waste 36

Business Green

MARCH 13, 2023

Published last week, the report - titled 'Solutions to Meet the Need for Feed' - warned that animal feed remains a blindspot in many of the discussions around how to reduce the environmental footprint of the farming industry. As such, farmers are starting to address sustainability issues "almost as a tag-along", according to Dierenfield.

Agriculture 36

Agriculture Sustainability Waste Waste 36

Smart Energy International

AUGUST 19, 2022

This can extend over the sag and swell voltages on the circuit to see if there’s a circuit issue. These issues need to be addressed without waiting for customers to call and complain. And this is a bit of the fallacy that tags along when we talk about the ubiquitous smart grid. The grid is only smart in places.

Energy Monitor 98

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 98

Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

After taking out the direct reference to 'climate change' in one of the advertising graphics Facebook was blocking, and substituting it for a message referring to 'net zero emissions', the issue was resolved and the posts were approved, Fidler told BusinessGreen.

Climate change 86

Climate change Politics Policy Energy 86

Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

CDP is the global environmental non-profit organization whose annual report is widely recognized as the gold standard for corporate environmental transparency. It is inspiring to hear what our customers and vendors are doing to minimize their environmental impact. Offer to provide a water or HVAC system assessment.

HVAC 52

HVAC Recycling Recycling Education 52

Business Green

MAY 23, 2021

In 2019 and 2020, sustainability-linked loans and bonds - tying a company's interest rate to its performance on key sustainability indicators - were issued by many companies for the first time. Difficulties around resource intensive budget tagging and project identification could also be avoided.

Sustainability 87

Sustainability Government Resilience Policy 87

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

It said the approach would allow all stakeholders to understand how projects issuing CCP-labelled carbon credits impact emissions, society, and the environment. ICVCM advised such disclosures should include the spreadsheets each project uses to calculate its impact and establish a baseline.

Carbon 36

Carbon Carbon-negative Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 36

Business Green

AUGUST 21, 2020

A quick Google search brings up articles from Allure , National Geographic , Forbes , Teen Vogue and 31,800,000 other results about the issue. The company announced a partnership this week with the Environmental Defense Fund to continue the reduction of toxic chemicals in its products. The beauty industry has a plastic waste problem.

Packaging 84

Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 84

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

With its sub-$500 price tag, Alphasense’s OPC-N3 and OPC-R2 devices qualified to participate in their own right. It has so far measured the performance of over 170 sensors which, to qualify, must meet the criteria of measuring certain pollutants in real- or near-real-time, while costing less than $2,000.

Energy Monitor 242

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Pollution 242

Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The real value of Phood's device isn't the time-saving AI, it's the data harvested from the device, which helps uncover habits that contribute to a business's food waste issue, Dang said. "Is Is it an operational management issue? Is it a weekend or weekday issue? Or expiration issues? Or a spoilage issue?"

Waste 46

Waste Waste Startups Agriculture 46

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

At least one public transit agency — Montreal’s public rental bike system, Bixi — pulled Pathways’ advertisements as they didn’t align with Bixi’s environmental values. billion (CAD) price tag by 2030 to fund the project. The advertising campaign has used buses and streetcars as mobile billboards in major Canadian cities.

Carbon 111

Carbon Carbon-negative Hydrogen Natural gas 111

Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

Here’s the interesting part – our focus is on green companies, those committed to environmental stewardship and conservation. Let’s unravel this financial package together and discover why investing your dollars into these environmentally-friendly entities may potentially make your financial portfolio greener too.

Investment 82

Investment Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Hydrogen 82

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The idea is to raise awareness of this environmental issue while finding a use for the tents beyond waste. To make the pieces more collectible, the garment tags include information about the festival name, material features and the design story behind the brand. So what’s next for P+365?

Fashion 28

Fashion Recycling Recycling Waste 28

Business Green

JULY 29, 2022

Those factors are regulation, consumer demand and environmental awareness among investors (on the brand and solution sides of the textile waste equation) and shareholders (on the brand side). Textile recycling is just one of the solutions the fashion industry should use to address its waste issues.

Recycling 36

Recycling Recycling Europe Fashion 36