R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In Part I of my interview with James Rockall, the CEO of the World LPG Association , we discussed the major global problems associated with indoor air pollution caused predominantly by cooking. Rapier: What are countries doing to encourage LPG, and how is LPG usage growing? In 2004, over 90% of homes used kerosene for cooking.

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Fossil fuels Carbon Africa Logistics 60

Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Soil erosion, wildfires, floods, monocultures, and pollution can all pose a serious threat to life and the viability of the economies and communities that are dependent on the land. And then there are the big picture climate threats that poorly managed land can rapidly amplify. Consequently, the level of species extinction is truly alarming.

Biodiversity 82

Biodiversity Climate change Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 82

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Richmond, a diverse, industrial city where housing prices and incomes have lagged behind its Bay Area neighbors, has poor air quality and some of the highest rates of respiratory and cardiovascular disease in California. And in several recent years, it emitted as much or more of certain air pollutants. As the U.S.

Pollution 28

Pollution Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Policy 28

Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Today, however, these are tightly-controlled tracts of land where the company harvests fast-growing, non-native tree varieties such as eucalyptus and acacia at an industrial scale to feed its huge pulp and paper factory. But such rapid industrial and economic growth has come at a price.

Business Energy Monitoring 36

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 36

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

The oil and gas industry produces an extraordinary amount of waste. The company has relied heavily on a decades-old industry exemption passed in 1980 — known as the Bentsen and Bevill Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act — that classifies oil and gas waste as non-hazardous, thereby affording it little regulatory scrutiny.

Waste 98

Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For Edna Ibarra, it was the realization that with every breath her 11-year-old son was breathing in a little more of an industrial carcinogen that drove her to get involved in the fight against air pollution in Laredo, Texas. If these three pollutants were eliminated,” the Intercept reported, “only one census tract in the U.S.

Pollution 98

Pollution Demand Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 98

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

Sustainability 505

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 505

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Public Health Watch also analyzed more recent TCEQ pollution data and found that Channelview’s benzene problem has only worsened over the years. Although it has been linked to leukemia since the late 1920s, it is unevenly regulated because of relentless opposition from industry groups. times higher than any other state allows.

Energy Monitor 122

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 122

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 27, 2025

But behind the seamless convenience of AI tools lies an insatiable appetite for energy. Data centers powering artificial intelligence consume as much electricity as entire cities, straining grids and reshaping energy landscapes. Lewis is referring to Louisianas largest incumbent utility, Entergy Corp.,

Building Energy Monitoring 94

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 94