Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The UK government should increase tax on things we want less of - such as pollution - and reduce tax on things we want more of - such as jobs - explains Eunomia's Chris Sherrington. But to my mind, this is not an argument for not increasing taxes on polluting activity. pence per litre for both petrol and diesel.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 15, 2023

The findings offer new insight into corporate actors’ responsibility for the climate impact of worsening wildfires and strengthen the rapidly growing scientific field known as attribution science , which quantifies the influence of climate change on extreme weather events and connects pollution sources to observed climate impacts.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 30, 2023

Individuals and entities linked to climate denial, fossil fuels and high pollution industries donated more than £3.5 High-Pollution Industries Aviation entrepreneur Christopher Harborne donated the largest total sum to the Conservatives in 2022, gifting £1.5 million to the Conservative Party last year, DeSmog can reveal.

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Grist

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A sprig of moss is growing on a tree in the Duwamish Valley, the most polluted area in Seattle. While that moss might seem ordinary, it has a secret superpower: It’s keeping a record of the pollution in the air — from the trucks, trains, planes, cargo ships, and hundreds of industrial facilities that surround it.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

It isn’t easy to undo a century of industrial pollution — or even agree on how to do it. Community groups say they were blindsided by the EPA’s proposals, which they argue will expose disadvantaged communities to unacceptable levels of toxic pollution. “We Efforts to clean up the Lower Duwamish Waterway have been decades in the making.

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Grist

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Salt pollution presents an “existential threat to our freshwater supplies,” according to the study. It can corrode drinking water pipes , exacerbating lead pollution in water supplies, as it did in Flint, Michigan. Road salt made up 44 percent of the country’s salt consumption from 2013 to 2017, the study says.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

There is a significant amount of waste and pollution related to toxic fashion pre-production. Additionally, fabrics such as cotton and linen are highly water and labor intensive and require harmful pesticides which pose health risks to farmers and laborers. . Pre-Production. Deadstock. &M was reported as holding $ 4.3

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2022

Fracking results in a range of toxic chemicals and pollutants being discharged into the air and waterways, including heavy metals, radioactive material, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds. The study adds to the enormous body of research that shows negative health impacts for people living close to oil and gas operations.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

The work highlights the accelerating pace of the clean energy transition, even aside from the social costs of coal plant pollution. coal plants that are still cost-competitive now, without accounting for the social costs of their pollution? Since late 2013 , utilities had sought bailouts for uneconomic coal plants, Waggoner noted.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 7, 2021

The work highlights the accelerating pace of the clean energy transition, even aside from the social costs of coal plant pollution. coal plants that are still cost-competitive now, without accounting for the social costs of their pollution? Since late 2013 , utilities had sought bailouts for uneconomic coal plants, Waggoner noted.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Recent London Business School research concluded that cyber-risk more than quadrupled since 2002 – and tripled since 2013 whilst Scottish Business Resilience Centre states that in the fourth quarter of 2020, attacks utilising PowerShell grew by 208% while malware leveraging Microsoft Office increased by 199%.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 19, 2024

In 2013, the bank loaned Country Bird Holdings $25 million to expand existing operations in South Africa, Botswana, and Zambia. With this Global North-financed fast-food expansion comes a host of environmental, social, and health concerns in regions often unprepared to field them. The EBRD sold its stake in the company in 2019.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

It is also through this reconnection with nature that mental and physical health is improved. Living walls and roofs act as a noise buffer, cut down on air pollutants and create tranquil spaces for increased productivity and wellness. Premium haircare company, MASAMI, sets the bar when it comes to clean haircare products.

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Grist

JULY 20, 2020

PFAS pollution is now so widespread that the chemicals are estimated to be present in 99 percent of Americans’ bloodstreams. Chronic exposure to low levels of PFAS has been linked to cancer , developmental health issues , higher body weight , and more. Researchers have even found them in the bodies of polar bears.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 7, 2021

One welcome side effect has been reduced light pollution. star count organized by a charity called CPRE found that light pollution continues to drop, with a 10% reduction since last year. If a person could only see 10 or fewer stars , that was considered severe light pollution. skies are the darkest they’ve been since 2013.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MARCH 10, 2021

Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California’s cap-and-trade program (2011-2015) ) In this Part 2, I provide some extended details on the assessments presented in Part I. The authors do not present this level of net population detail by population characteristic or for other pollution types.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

MARCH 10, 2021

Carbon trading, co-pollutants, and environmental equity: Evidence from California’s cap-and-trade program (2011-2015) ) In this Part 2, I provide some extended details on the assessments presented in Part I. The authors do not present this level of net population detail by population characteristic or for other pollution types.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Responding to DeSmog’s findings, Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at Brussels-based policy and advocacy group, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL), said: “[W]hen working on chemicals- and pesticides-related policies, the imbalance of stakeholders in favour of industry interests is striking.”.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 4, 2021

Introducing a carbon tax would allow polluters to continue to produce carbon, they would just have to pay a price to do so. California has a carbon cap and trade program that began in 2013. It didn’t reduce pollution but it did allow coal companies to write off billions on their taxes. Past Failures. for each ton of coal burned.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2021

There is a significant amount of waste and pollution related to toxic fashion pre-production. Additionally, fabrics such as cotton and linen are highly water and labor intensive and require harmful pesticides which pose health risks to farmers and laborers. . Pre-Production. Deadstock. &M was reported as holding $ 4.3

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 13, 2022

And even as oil prices have surged again, Exxon’s stock prices remain below the over-$100 heights its shares reached in 2013 and 2014. From oil spills to land contamination and air pollution, it’s low-income Black and brown communities that suffer the most.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 15, 2021

Milford created CEG’s Resilient Power Project in 2013 after Superstorm Sandy, to ensure that frontline communities and climate-vulnerable populations had access to new technologies like solar and battery storage, which can provide power during blackouts.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2023

Aside from the pollution caused by burning shale gas, fracking is environmentally controversial due to its triggering of earth tremors , and the vast amount of water that it uses. Adam Memon, a former senior staff member at the CPS and a vocal fracking advocate, is now an adviser to Sunak’s Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The system uses smart technology that can automatically detect harmful pollutants inside the house and clear them. Formerly known as TZOA, HAVEN is a Canadian company founded in Vancouver in 2013. Today, more than ever, it is essential your home is safe, healthy and free of pollutants.” CEO Kevin R.

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Econaur

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Access to clean water and sanitation is integral in keeping public health intact. Intending to improve this situation, Uttam Banerjee, Sachin Joshi, and Dr VM Chariar started Ekam Eco Solutions in 2013. Unscientific waste disposal and inadequate sanitation facilities affect both the health of humans and the environment they live in.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As one of the biggest contributors to pollution globally, plastic production could result in devastating consequences if left unchecked, for the environment as well as for plastic producers' profit margins and wider financial markets. This may indicate a potential for capital markets to view these assets as stranded over time.

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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. Modern businesses operate in a world that has tight social regulations, and one that creates a diverse and equal workforce while also reinforcing human rights and workplace health and safety.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In a February 2013 email, then-Assistant Attorney General Michael Weirich noted that the OPUC had continued to receive requests from Dye for information about agency action related to his whistleblower complaints. “I never did find out the results of my complaints to the OPUC about NW Natural,” he wrote. Any information you can give me?”.

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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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Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as promising as chemical recycling and next-generation plastics may sound, experts also say some of the most realistic solutions to plastic pollution involve eliminating it from packaging as much as possible. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Young Kwak / Inlander. “We Everybody around me is like, ‘You can’t do that.’

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In 2013, she and another environmental activist, Cherri Foytlin, wrote an unpaid article for the Huffington Post about a so-called independent study from scientific consulting firm ChemRisk. Karen Savage was working in Massachusetts as a middle-school math teacher when she got hit with a SLAPP suit.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2023

It raises the alarm over a "deeply concerning decline in biodiversity" in England, with available evidence pointing to a 17 per cent reduction in the abundance of priority species from 2013 to 2017 "among other adverse trends".

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

For starters, they’re responsible for producing oxygen and removing CO2 and other pollutants from the air. remove an estimated 75,000 tons of air pollution per year. To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. Urban forests in the U.S.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In 2013, American Forests called Austin, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; Denver, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and New York; Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Seattle and Washington, D.C., But as is the case with renewable energy credits, there are worries that carbon credits could give businesses the same license-to-pollute mentality.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The former EPA administrator and current president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been a leading advocate for smart, successful strategies to protect public health and the environment for more than 30 years. ” The first challenge is the COVID-19 pandemic. ” Message of hope? Shutterstock Albert H.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

.” Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall “cap” lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. As the U.S.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

In 2020, investments into early stage climate tech companies topped $60 billion and grew at a faster rate than all VC investments from 2013 to 2019. Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste.

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