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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters. Faulty Meters Raise Questions About Profits.

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Identifies Essential Critical Energy Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response

Energy and Cleantech Council

The Memo identifies workers who conduct “a range of operations and services that are essential to continued critical infrastructure viability” and who support a wide-spectrum of industries such as medical and healthcare, telecommunications, information technology systems, defense, and energy. Environmental remediation/monitoring technicians.

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Don’t hoard small items, experts urge consumers ahead of International E-waste Day

Envirotec Magazine

On 6 October organizers released the results of surveys conducted to reveal why so many households and businesses fail to bring Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in for repair or recycling. Of that 74 average total e-products, 13 are being hoarded (9 of them unused but working, 4 broken). headphones, remote controls).

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How to Select a Sustainability Certification for Your Business

Green Business Bureau

In this article, we have organized the world’s top sustainability certifications by purpose, procedure, and cost so that you know how to select a sustainability certification with confidence. Below we have organized the world’s most popular sustainability certifications into these categories: Corporate sustainability reporting certifications.

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How Shell Is Selling the Petrochemical Buildout as ‘Sustainable’

DeSmogBlog

If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Shell agreed to fund their relocation in 2002 — but Hawkins’ family was one of the few who decided to stay.

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1.5 and 2°C: A Journey Through the Temperature Target That Haunts the World

DeSmogBlog

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. In 2002, U.S. This was coupled with another statement , that of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, which also recognized the importance of limiting warming to below 2ºC. It remains in memory as one of the most disastrous summits ever organized.

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