GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

I first met Bruce in 2007. Bruce was engaging, warm, thoughtful and way farther along the journey in sustainability and environmental, health and safety issues than most people I spoke with back then. In the course of a business career, you meet colleagues who are smart, or kind, or just really good at what they do.

Sustainability 443

Sustainability Fashion Health Organic 443

Grist

APRIL 19, 2024

Back in 2007, the AAP was the first national physicians’ group to make a public statement about climate change. A 2021 study found that 80 percent of parents agreed that the impact of global warming on their child’s health should be discussed during their routine visits.

Climate change 130

Climate change Health Medicine Policy 130

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

The contract, announced in November, is part of ongoing technical assistance provided by the World Bank to the Romanian Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests, and will aid efforts to help the country meet the requirements of the EU Floods Directive 2007/60/EC.

Africa 191

Africa Climate change Health Europe 191

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2020

Best Cleaners has been consistently recognized on local and regional “best of” lists, ranked in the top 30 cleaners nationwide since 2007, and was named to the Inc. Additionally, Best Cleaners is a member of the Green Business Bureau and is a certified green business. 500 | 5000 America’s Fastest-Growing Companies by Inc.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Organic 148

GreenBiz

APRIL 6, 2021

I started doing this in 2007 and, with a few exceptions, continued it annually through last year. It will be interesting to track how those habits shift as we enter the post-pandemic era, but for now consumers aren’t willing to trade their own health for that of the planet. This year, I’m changing it up, for several reasons.

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Earth Day Climate change Politics Policy 249

Grist

AUGUST 11, 2022

From 2007 to 2017, land-based ecosystems like the vast boreal forests of Canada and the Amazon rainforest removed roughly a third of anthropogenic carbon emissions from the atmosphere. A new study from a research team at the University of Michigan found that even a relatively small temperature increase of 1.6

Climate change 145

Climate change Global warming Soil Biodiversity 145

Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Climate change is already negatively impacting the health of Canadians, impacts that will become more severe in relation to the extent of warming that occurs. The link between airborne pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels and respiratory health is well-known. billion in health-related costs per year. [xv] xii] [xiii].

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Climate change Health Pollution Carbon-negative 46

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

The youth charge that the state’s strong preference for fossil fuel development has violated their right, guaranteed under Montana’s constitution, to a clean and healthful environment. court – the first was in 2007. Their case, Held vs. Montana, is the first U.S. climate lawsuit led by young people to go to trial , and the first U.S.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Climate change Law Policy 98

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 25, 2024

and “Merchants of Doubt,” is a leading authority on the origins of disinformation about science and public health. Many other scientists on the IPCC panel have also said they won the 2007 award, Mann testified. “Even if you don’t like a particular scientist, it doesn’t mean his science isn’t true.”

Climate change 145

Climate change Global warming Fossil fuels Methane 145

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In 2006 and 2007, for example, millions of laptops and mobile phones were recalled due to safety fears relating to their Li-ion batteries, and in 2013, a Boeing 787 was grounded following electrical issues with the Li-ion battery in the aircraft’s auxiliary power unit.

Energy Monitor 130

Energy Monitor Batteries Lithium Organic 130

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Simon Weppe, science lead at The Ocean Race said: “Climate change and plastic pollution have, in mere decades, caused a drastic decline in the health of the ocean. 4] The oceanic sink for anthropogenic CO2 from 1994 to 2007, published in Science. [5] The Science of the Total Environment , Rebelein, A., Int-Veen, I., Chiggiato, J.,

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Microplastics Plastics Europe Climate change 130

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The researchers suggest that the new diagram should replace a widely used, more simplified graphic, introduced in 2007, which focused on the natural processes that shape the critical zone without addressing human impact on landscapes.

Soil 147

Soil Sustainability Climate change Government 147

Grist

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

They’ve been linked to a host of health problems, including kidney and testicular cancer, liver damage, and suppressed immunity. In 2007, the Environmental Protection Agency deemed it ready for reuse, albeit with limits due to contamination that persists at the site. Loring has undergone years of cleanup since the base closed.

Soil 145

Soil Pollution Agriculture Building Energy Monitoring 145

Business Green

MARCH 2, 2021

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his Budget tomorrow after the most challenging period since the global financial crisis in 2007-08. REA chief executive Dr Nina Skorupska sets out the UK renewable energy and clean tech industries' Budget demands.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2024

Micah Parkin, executive director of the environmental advocacy nonprofit 350 Colorado, described being disturbed to discover how often lobbyists who were paid to fight clean air legislation were also being retained to advocate for taxpayer-funded entities responsible for protecting public health. How can they do both effectively?” she said.

Fossil fuels 121

Fossil fuels Ozone Pollution Law 121

Grist

MARCH 16, 2024

Public health experts fear that Indigenous health will be seriously compromised if the animals can no longer be hunted. One study found a fiftyfold increase in turbidity in one lake that led to a rise in mercury and a decrease in the health of Arctic char, a fish that the Inuit of the Arctic rely on.

Sea level rise 118

Sea level rise Health Climate change North America 118

Planet Pulse

JULY 31, 2019

Summit craters on the Stromboli volcano emitted wisps of bluish volcanic gases two days after a significant eruption (the largest since 2007), spewing ash over the island. But while it’s impossible to prevent eruptions, we may be able to better predict volcanic eruptions, prepare for them and reduce impending destruction.

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Carbon Aviation Automotive Climate change 102

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

One of the most widespread V2G technology platforms today was initially developed at the University of Delaware back in 2007. But EVs may not have much excess battery capacity and can face significant customer and automaker resistance to adding stress to a battery whose long-time health is critical to maintaining vehicle range and value.

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Electricity Batteries Transportation North America 130

Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

While their long-term impacts on human health are still largely unknown , another study published earlier this month linked microplastics in arteries with increased risk of heart attacks and stroke. Hence the name, which combines “spider” and “fiber.”)

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Plastics Waste Waste Microplastics 119

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 9, 2021

million premature deaths were caused by air pollution, a high percentage of those due to health consequences from air pollution in urban areas. The organization’s mission has ties to SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities, SDG 1:No Poverty, and SDG 3:Good Health and Well-being. In 2016, a measured 4.2

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Sustainability Resilience Pollution Transportation 103

Business Green

MARCH 17, 2020

Meanwhile, with the health crisis in the UK and elsewhere unfolding rapidly, it remains unclear for how much longer social distancing efforts could last, and whether more severe measures such as forced school and workplace closures could yet still be implemented to try and halt further spread of the virus.

Energy Monitor 79

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Government 79

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 28, 2021

In 2007, when North Carolina passed a law requiring electric companies to help customers reduce their energy use, gas and electric utilities reached an agreement on the contours of those demand-side programs. Her work on the state’s hog industry and its pursuit of renewable natural gas has also appeared in Environmental Health News.

Electricity 83

Electricity Natural gas Energy Energy 83

Greentown Labs

JUNE 2, 2020

That was in 2007, and we worked on that project for all eight years of Governor Patrick’s terms. But it was the right thing to do, and we have had to, of course, put public health and safety as our first, second, and third priorities. It did not get over the finish line, for a lot of complicated reasons.

Resilience 84

Resilience Law Government Organic 84

DeSmogBlog

MAY 15, 2023

In a 2007 op-ed for The Washington Post , Curry stated that “the current debate is whether warming matters, and whether we can afford to do anything about it.” She has also been a fellow of the American Meteorological Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Geophysical Union.

Climate change 98

Climate change Fossil fuels Law Politics 98

Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

Its 2007 report stated that the warming of the climate was "unequivocal". There would also be notable improvements for air quality and human health by taking the pathway to net zero over the next 30 years, followed by negative emissions efforts thereafter, which could then see temperatures stabilise below 1.5C by the 2100.

Sea level rise 101

Sea level rise Climate change Ocean acidification Carbon-negative 101

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

On that basis, the argument goes, reducing emissions is easier in low-productivity systems, where the cow’s digestion is the almost exclusive source of warming gases, if farmers are able to adopt the feed blends and cattle health regimens that have improved efficiency for industrial dairy.

Methane 144

Methane Agriculture Africa Climate change 144

Grist

MAY 14, 2024

China registered a new variety of wheat called Yannong 5158, which was developed using space mutagenesis, in 2007. And although contamination incidents are common, with nearly 400 recorded by Greenpeace between 1997 and 2014, researchers have found no definitive links between GMO foods and negative health effects.

Agriculture 82

Agriculture Climate change Resilience Organic 82

Front And Centered

APRIL 26, 2024

If you were on YouTube in its early days, you might remember “ In My Language ”—Mel’s video that went viral on the platform in 2007. Environmental inequities, such as persistent pollution in frontline communities, don’t just lead to poor health outcomes. They can disable people.

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Pollution Transportation Climate change Carbon 64

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

The organization is committed to creating a future where buildings are designed and operated with resource efficiency and occupant health in mind. Background: The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is a global organization dedicated to improving the health of people in buildings and communities around the world.

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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 148

Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Fully functioning ecosystems, comprising the full complement of species, are of ultimate importance in providing resilience to our food supplies, nutrition, the quality of our landscapes, protection from flooding, crop pest control, air and water quality, pharmaceutical products and medicines, health and well-being.

Biodiversity 56

Biodiversity Law Medicine Logistics 56

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

CARB first took action to regulate SF6 in 2007, designating the reduction of SF6 emissions from electricity transmission and distribution equipment a high priority “early action measure” under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32). Regulation of SF6 Gases in California.

Energy Monitor 40

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Global warming 40

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 11, 2019

CARB first took action to regulate SF6 in 2007, designating the reduction of SF6 emissions from electricity transmission and distribution equipment a high priority “early action measure” under the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32). Regulation of SF6 Gases in California.

Energy Monitor 40

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Global warming 40

Business Green

JULY 22, 2022

He participated in the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore. For more than a decade, Mills has raised questions about cannabis sustainability, starting with its prodigious energy use but extending to a broader range of environmental, social and governance impacts.

Sustainability 82

Sustainability Transportation Carbon-negative Policy 82

Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

In 2007, we launched the world's first carbon footprint label and thereafter companies such as Tesco and PepsiCo carried labels on pack, including the specific CO2e figure, for prominent product lines. They are used to having accurate data at their fingertips in order to facilitate decision-making, such as health data on their phone or watch.

Carbon 48

Carbon Meat alternatives Demand Retail 48

Business Green

MARCH 11, 2022

Reel back to autumn 2007. Their health may suffer. I had seen Barry at an event before Christmas and told him I thought of him every day as I piled on the layers to work in my flat - and keep the central heating off. There was no need for the sweater - though it looks fun. Many people will think energy saving is not for them.

Energy 50

Energy Energy Demand Carbon-negative 50

Grist

JULY 19, 2020

For example, a drought from 2007 until 2010 is considered one of the main factors leading to the civil war in Syria. In a study released last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that without fundamental changes in agriculture, the world risks increasing food insecurity. It’s not just about food.

Agriculture 88

Agriculture Climate change Soil North America 88

Greentown Labs

JUNE 2, 2020

That was in 2007, and we worked on that project for all eight years of Governor Patrick’s terms. But it was the right thing to do, and we have had to, of course, put public health and safety as our first, second, and third priorities. It did not get over the finish line, for a lot of complicated reasons.

Resilience 52

Resilience Law Government Organic 52