Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To combat this issue, international agreements, such as the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, finalized in 2001, have been established to control and phase out the production and use of these hazardous chemicals. These chemicals have had unforeseen adverse effects, largely because of their non-biodegradability.

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Organic Pollution Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 147

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The certification joins other sustainability initiatives pursued by the all-electric racing team, which claims to use 100 per cent renewable energy and recycle 60 per cent of its total waste. It has also banned single-use plastic and red meat from its events.

Carbon-neutral 88

Carbon-neutral Carbon Climate change Sustainability 88

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

McDonald’s straws were still contributing to our waste problem using a linear economy rather than a circular one. A small reduction in plastic consumption and waste (although a step in the right-direction) should not be applauded as a sustainable move without addressing the wider challenges just mentioned. Sin #2: The Sin of No Proof.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 148

Business Green

MAY 26, 2021

Some of the things we are doing include implementing IoT solutions in our buildings to monitor CO2, humidity, energy usage, temperature and occupancy; installing solar panels and additional electric vehicle charging points; reducing our waste to landfill; and working with our suppliers to encourage them to adopt SBTs.

Business Energy Monitoring 83

Business Energy Monitoring Climate change Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 83

Front And Centered

JANUARY 10, 2021

Coming to Seattle as an immigrant from South America in 2001, she got involved as a parent of two teenagers in Seattle Public Schools and became a community organizer advocating for closing the academic gap for children of color. Joycelyn Chui is a Seattle transplant from Hong Kong, pursuing her MPH at the University of Washington.

Real Estate 96

Real Estate Agriculture Asia Organic 96

Econaur

JANUARY 1, 2022

In 2001, the Indian Government introduced the Energy Conservation Act (Bureau of Energy Efficiency, 2011). The Energy Conservation Act, 2001 empowers the Government of India to prescribe ECBC in India. They are particularly relevant for countries like India where the building stock is rising rapidly.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 98

ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By then, twelve (12) production wells with outputs averaging more than 10 MWe per well, and three (3) reinjection wells for waste water disposal, were already available for the 112 MW project. Limited oil exploration led to tapping geothermal energy. 1979 – Start of construction of the main power plant.

Energy Monitor 105

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Geothermal power 105

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 19, 2022

This scope 1, 2, and 3 emission system first appeared in the 2001 Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Plus, improving efficiency reduces waste, which ultimately bolsters an organization’s bottom line. The aim was to clarify what business emissions need to be measured and managed, and how.

Organic 148

Organic Carbon Fossil fuels Climate change 148

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

McDonald’s straws were still contributing to our waste problem using a linear economy rather than a circular one. A small reduction in plastic consumption and waste (although a step in the right-direction) should not be applauded as a sustainable move without addressing the wider challenges just mentioned. Sin #2: The Sin of No Proof.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

Sustainability 505

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 505

Business Green

APRIL 20, 2021

But since launching the Sustainable Future (SF) funds in 2001, our view has always been that unsafe and degrading working practices make no business, common or investment sense. Headline results confirmed our current thinking on this sector: while improvements are evident, there is much to be done.

Fashion 50

Fashion Retail Sustainability Investment 50

Low Impact

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

This kind of system deals with our wastes better too, and reduces the need for transport. He founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, spent 3 years on the board of the Ecological Land Co-op and was a founder of NonCorporate.org. Flows rather than stocks, in other words. and the Open Credit Network.

Agriculture 139

Agriculture Fossil fuels Soil Health 139

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

The campus community diverted nearly 70 percent of all waste this past school year (up from 56 percent the previous year), thanks to student-driven recycling audits. SUNY-ESF has already diverted about 50 percent of the Mighty Oaks’ annual waste stream away from landfills through efforts like composting.

Cooling 52

Cooling Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Sustainability 52

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 14, 2022

GHG inventories also apply to products whereby the climatic impact of a product is calculated over its lifecycle – from the product’s design to end-of-life waste processing. . This demands making an inventory and evaluating the flow of materials and emissions, and the impacts associated with a product from design to waste processing. .

Carbon 78

Carbon Carbon-neutral Global warming Organic 78

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This includes measures that work to reduce an entity’s carbon footprint , effectively manage waste , prevent pollution and conserve resources. The company’s stock price plummeted from $90 a share in mid-2000 to less than $12 a share by the beginning of November 2001.

Organic 78

Organic Government Ethics Sustainability 78

Econaur

JANUARY 1, 2022

In 2001, the Indian Government introduced the Energy Conservation Act (Bureau of Energy Efficiency, 2011). The Energy Conservation Act, 2001 empowers the Government of India to prescribe ECBC in India. They are particularly relevant for countries like India where the building stock is rising rapidly.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

New York City’s annual September 11 Tribute in Light seeks to console a still-damaged city and commemorate those lost in the 2001 Twin Tower attacks. Those who elude predators waste precious energy flying in circles over the light show, making them vulnerable to exhaustion and starvation.

Waste 28

Waste Waste Energy Energy 28

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Robots rejuvenating reefs As we learned in the classic yet highly disturbing film 2001, not all robots are trustworthy. South Korean food recycling soars Since 2005, when the South Korean government prohibited people from sending food to landfills, the amount of recycled food waste has soared to 95 percent.

Plastics 28

Plastics Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 28

Grist

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

When the mill closed in 2001, Turner convinced the timber company, Sierra Pacific Industries, to keep the biomass plant going. “It Let’s not waste taxpayer money.”. Jim Turner in the American Renewable Power plant in Loyalton, California. Photo by Nathanael Johnson. It wasn’t some magnanimous thing,” he said. “It

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Carbon-neutral Logging Carbon Climate change 106

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2021

Founded in 2001, Martinrea International is one of the leading Tier One automotive suppliers of vehicle parts, assemblies and modules. energy efficiency, reduction of water consumption and waste generation). MARTINREA INTERNATIONAL. They are a top supplier of lightweight structures and fluid management/propulsion systems. SPECTRAFORCE.

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Sustainability Waste Waste Earth Day 136

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 14, 2020

SAF can be made from a variety of materials and byproducts, from agricultural waste and specially grown crops to used oils, inedible fats and everyday household trash. The fuel will be produced by World Energy and made from agricultural waste fats and oils, such as used cooking oil and inedible fats from beef processing. “As

Aviation 36

Aviation Sustainability Carbon-neutral Demand 36

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

In these systems, dairy herds cover wide areas, eating as they go and leaving their waste on the ground where it fertilises the soil. As far back as 2001, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) paid US dairy giant Land O’Lakes to train small farmers in Kenya to work more closely with large dairy producers.

Methane 141

Methane Agriculture Africa Climate change 141

Green Business Bureau

MAY 11, 2022

The 2001 GHG Protocol’s guidelines were the first to categorize business GHGs as scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, and scope 3 emissions. On top of this, implement lean manufacturing and waste reduction strategies. What is the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol? This means less materials, time, and of course, energy.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 148

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The Greener Stores construction, design and operation plan for Starbucks centers around circular principles, waste diversion and the healthfulness of interior spaces. The Wednesday announcement marks the company's latest effort toward meeting its "Planet Positive" goals to cut waste, water and carbon in half by 2030.

Retail 44

Retail Upcycling Recycling Recycling 44

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

8 Legislative landmarks In terms of international legislation, an important landmark is the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), adopted in 2001, and the first international attempt to regulate PFAS, beginning with PFOS in 2009 (later joined by PFOA in 2019 and PFHxS in 2022). 3] Press release.

Waste 147

Waste Waste Pollution Medicine 147

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

From a Bootstrapped startup in 1993, the organization grew with modest revenues of $70 million by year five, and more than $285 million in revenue by 2001, and was the second for basketball footwear in the market. Do you and/or your company responsibly dispose of hazardous waste, e.g. batteries, paints, and/or electronics?

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Organic 78

Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

Dhawan is speaking to BusinessGreen to mark the 20th anniversary of the ICMM, which was set up by more than two dozen major miners in 2001 to help establish best environmental practices for the mining sector. "And where there are resources, numbers two and three will help companies extract them well.".

Europe 73

Europe Lithium Sustainability Demand 73

Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

This is where CarbonScape comes in with a biographite alternative, produced from forestry and timber industry by-products – i.e. wood chips from forestry waste. I led on the creation of a successful energy franchise within the investment bank, raising >$1 billion in new equity for various ASX listed energy companies from 2001 to 2011.

Batteries 105

Batteries Lithium Demand Investment 105

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 13, 2022

billion), with violations ranging from wrongful termination of employees to a $30 million settlement over a kickback scheme related to Iraq’s oil-for-food program in 2001 and 2002. For instance, Chevron has paid more than $975 million in penalties since 2000 ( Violation Tracker data pegs it at $1.07 billion in penalties, the report said. “It’s

Law 98

Law Pollution Government Politics 98

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 7, 2021

In a video recording of the event , Cole asserted that where fossil fuel energy is extracted, refined, transported, used to generate power, and disposed of in toxic waste dumps, it “is highly correlated to low income communities and communities of color.”. Almost all aspects of our energy economy thus have environmental justice implications.

Law 100

Law Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming 100

AFN Sustainable Protein

AUGUST 1, 2019

scientists have been working on culturing cells to make meat since 2001 when NASA scientists cultured goldfish cells to make a fish filet. Recycling growth – Being able to reuse growth media would cut down on waste and the costs of inputs. For example, Seafood Analytics provides measurements for quality assurance and safety.

Seafood 52

Seafood Agriculture Technology Startups 52

Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

Eighteen of the 19 warmest years all have occurred since 2001, with the exception of 1998. The collection of CO 2 and other greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere traps heat which has subsequently caused surface temperatures to steadily rise, particularly since the 1980s. The year 2016 ranks as the warmest on record.

Climate change 40

Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming Pollution 40

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 23, 2024

There is no oversight, says Robert Green, who works in southwestern Pennsylvania as a hydrostatic tester, a niche job in the industry that involves assuring pipelines can appropriately handle the complex and often hazardous fuels and waste streams they contain. Again, says Hess, there is no regulation.

Demand 124

Demand Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring 124

Low Impact

MAY 31, 2020

How it’s done is complex, but that price, since 2001, has been manipulated. For a few years after 2001, the oil market was pretty tight, and so high prices were reasonably justified. And massive reductions in waste. Why did the Saudis do that? It’s all about strategy. So this is my version of what happened in the oil market.

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Investment Energy Energy Africa 100

DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2021

According to a 2021 report by the Australia-based Minderoo Foundation, Sinopec is already the world’s third-largest producer of plastic waste. When asked by DeSmog about continued oil and gas licensing and the development of the Cambo field, a BEIS spokesperson said: “The original licensing approval for the Cambo oil field dates back to 2001.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Government Policy 98