Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 26, 2021

Around 70 million barrels of hydrocarbons are lost yearly due to evaporation of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) during loading, storage and transportation of crude oil on ships. VOCs are a large group of organic compounds. As a consequence of this and other studies, several countries and organizations began to look into the problem.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 2, 2022

Evolving from SRI, in 2004, UN Secretary Kofi Annan asked major financial institutions to partner with the UN and the International Finance Corporation. And transparency is a tool to unlock capital and create solutions for the major global challenges organizations face today (e.g. climate change, equality, and data security).

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Thinking about these three focus areas, are they enough to infer whether an organization is sustainable or not? It seems the boundaries of what constitutes business sustainability are fuzzy, making it difficult to ascertain whether an organization’s work should be promoted as sustainable or downgraded to merely greenwash.

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Terra Infirma

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Back in 2004 when I was first elected Councillor, I was part of the first change in political control of the Council for 31 years, a real shock to the system for all involved. Our manifesto included a commitment to ‘zero waste’, so we got stuck into boosting the levels of recycling in the City.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 23, 2023

ISO 14001 certification to establish an effective environmental management system The International Standards Organization (ISO) has developed over 18,500 international standards, and of high significance is ISO’s environmental management system standards titled ISO 14001 (for ISO 14001 certification). ISO 14001:2004 or ISO 14001:2015?

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R-Squared Energy

JUNE 28, 2020

It is a primary source of data for numerous companies, government agencies, and non-government organizations. Nuclear consumption rose at the fastest level since 2004, with China and Japan providing the largest contributions to the increase. This annual report is one of the most important sources of global energy data.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 26, 2019

elazowski decided to leave his job at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and team up with programmers Krzysztof Stopa, Oscar Fonts and Micho Garcia, along with self-proclaimed regional precision agriculture evangelist Jerzy Koronczok. SatAgro was founded in 2014, when ?elazowski elazowski says.

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Econaur

JULY 14, 2020

Dissolving the pathogenic micro-organism using strong solvents like alcohol or soap. Oxidising (much-localised burning / disintegrating) the pathogenic micro-organism. The first method of dissolving the outer walls of the pathogenic micro-organisms is well applicable and can be put to use by application of hand sanitizers, soaps, etc.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

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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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Hemp Building Associatoin and the National Hemp Association, is a full service hemp building material installer whose services include project consulting (over the phone or virtual), supply chain and delivery logistics, installation for new builds and retrofits, and project management for an organized and efficient building process.

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Green Market Oracle

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Every day, the FAA's Air Traffic Organization provides service to more than 44,000 flights and 2.7 In 2006, Boeing and Airbus forecasted that passenger air travel and air cargo would triple the 2004 level before 2020. Air travel is a major source of climate change causing greenhouse gases. As reported by Vox , airlines carried 4.3

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Grist

JANUARY 12, 2023

In a 2004 New York Times advertisement, the company stated that “scientific uncertainties continue to limit our ability to make objective, quantitative determinations regarding the human role in recent climate change.” The company’s leadership and marketing team worked to create a cloud of confusion around climate science.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In 2004, over 90% of homes used kerosene for cooking. Now over 90% of homes are using LPG – almost the entire population of Indonesia since 2004. How does your organization facilitate LPG adoption? Rockall: Our organization brings together the LPG industry right across the world. Take Indonesia, for instance.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 20, 2021

The Organization. New Energy Nexus is an international non-profit organization that supports clean energy entrepreneurs with funds, accelerators and networks. Prior experience in entrepreneurial support organizations, technology transfer initiatives or innovation ecosystem management is preferred but not required.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

There’s a lot of beautiful things that happen out of [Richmond]," says Khamphanthong, a community organizer with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network whose family emigrated from Laos in the 1980s. Rivera, the community organizer, says the refinery agreement represents a victory — albeit hard-won and too late for many.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 15, 2021

In 2004, Margie Richard of Norco, Louisiana, co-founder of the environmental watchdog Louisiana Bucket Brigade, was the first Black American to be awarded the Goldman Prize for her efforts to force Shell to pay to relocate residents living nearest the company’s heavily polluting Norco chemical plant. Her parents organized in St.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 31, 2021

New Energy Nexus is described as a catalytic nonprofit organization bringing together a global community of climate change accelerators and entrepreneurs. New Energy Nexus started in California in 2004 as the California Clean Energy Fund, which was a non-profit venture capital fund. What is your role?

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 1, 2021

New Energy Nexus is described as a catalytic nonprofit organization bringing together a global community of climate change accelerators and entrepreneurs. New Energy Nexus started in California in 2004 as the California Clean Energy Fund, which was a non-profit venture capital fund. What is your role?

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 1, 2021

New Energy Nexus is described as a catalytic nonprofit organization bringing together a global community of climate change accelerators and entrepreneurs. New Energy Nexus started in California in 2004 as the California Clean Energy Fund, which was a non-profit venture capital fund. What is your role?

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Grist

JULY 20, 2023

Climate change presents another emerging threat, World Health Organization officials wrote in their latest global malaria report. An outbreak of chikungunya, another mosquito-borne disease, between 2004 and 2005 was linked to drought in coastal Kenya for these reasons. But the world faces new threats: U.S.

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Front And Centered

JUNE 30, 2023

Twenty years ago, we saw the same sort of moral panic over gay marriage, which ended up being used as a wedge issue during the 2004 presidential elections. They are a grassroots organization born out of the struggles, challenges, strength, and resilience of the QTPI community in the region, and they are a Front and Centered coalition member.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

million from 2002-2004. NW Natural acknowledged these “improvements in gas measurement and estimating” in its 2004 annual report. Based on gas cost data in company SEC filings from 2002-2004, if NW Natural reported 1 percent unaccounted-for gas to the OPUC during this period, it would be overestimating its gas costs by $4.3

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network , a nonprofit news organization. And replacing one grass with another is labor-intensive; a 2004 report by the University of Georgia said it would take farmers who made the switch about three years to break even.

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Christopher Kemper

JUNE 20, 2020

2004 Tsunami This changed my life. International organizations, such as the United Nations (UN), have attempted to address the complex issue of climate change. International organizations, such as the United Nations (UN), have attempted to address the complex issue of climate change. Fundamental to my passion?—?my my brand?—?is

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 29, 2021

For the past decade and a half, China became the dominant player in the PV manufacturing field, after the sector received critical help from government subsidies back in 2004. He is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and currently serves as its Chair of Global Diplomacy and Public Policy Network.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 21, 2020

From 2004–2017, there were nearly 5,500 landslides worldwide , resulting in the loss of nearly 60,000 human lives. Natural disasters pose a threat to life, infrastructure and natural resources in mountainous regions. In the U.S. alone, landslides cause $2–4 billion in damages annually.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 22, 2021

Sara draws on her experience working as an educator and Vice-Chair of the Women in CleanTech and Sustainability organization, where she is a beloved mentor. Julia also led the acquisitions for the organics to renewable natural gas (RNG). Julia Murphy. VP of Origination and Strategic Projects at Brightmark.

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Business Green

APRIL 1, 2022

However, the firm's full 2.5GW pipeline of planned capacity is more than 20 times what it has built out organically to date, and Vince said he was seeking a new owner "that shares Ecotricity's commitment to green energy" to take the company to the next stage.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2023

Kill Zone” The first time Mayfield and many other Chester residents heard of Penn America Energy’s plans was in June 2022, when the regional public media organization WHYY revealed that the company had been shopping around plans to build an LNG terminal on Chester’s Delaware River waterfront since as early as 2016.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A volatile organic compound (VOC), it was included as one of the 188 hazardous air pollutants recognized in the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, alongside notorious carcinogens like asbestos and benzene. Organizers at the Laredo community meeting called for similar monitoring in their neighborhoods. “We Credit: Julie Dermansky.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprints in various sectors.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Based on this experience, the IGA together with the organizer should double-check whether such presentations and requirements have been well-arranged. “In 2004, the park was officially awarded the title of “World Geological Park.” Fortunately, he had a copy of the presentation in his USB drive.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Since 2004, tornadoes have caused roughly $90 million in property damage in Pennsylvania alone. For organizations concerned with collective risk, like government agencies and insurance companies, these changes matter. “As Tornadoes are rare, especially in the Northeast, but they can happen anywhere if the circumstances are right.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

This story was produced in collaboration with the Food & Environment Reporting Network , a nonprofit news organization. And replacing one grass with another is labor-intensive; a 2004 report by the University of Georgia said it would take farmers who made the switch about three years to break even.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Finley, who is based in Dorset, UK, but has been the Cook Islands’ ambassador to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) since 2006, has been praised for his contributions to the agency by its Secretary-General.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

But who is in this group and what do the various organizations backing it really want? While it’s true that untreated raw milk is unsafe to drink, as a 2004 Kenyan government report found, Kenyan buyers overwhelmingly knew to boil their milk first, so the risk of disease spread was very low.

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

No one foresaw that this very bounty — soil rich with organic material — would, over time, become a curse of sorts. River and marsh bottoms typically have low oxygen levels, which slows the decomposition of organic material that collects there. That organic material contains copious amounts of carbon.

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