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Fluid thinking: Equipping cities to avoid inundation

Envirotec Magazine

Durham, October 2023 Urban locations worldwide are struggling to manage stormwater drainage, in the face of extreme weather. And this seems to be a key factor in the increasing difficulties being faced worldwide, when it comes to managing the hydraulic capacity of sewer and stormwater networks.

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New York Sustainability: Tax Credits, Grants and Green Funding

Green Business Bureau

of New York City’s 1 billion buildings – this is despite the significant benefits the technology brings (urban cooling, flood defense, and biodiversity support). Head to the Green Business Bureau website for more information and to book a free personal demo call. The paper reported green roofs cover less than 0.1%

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The problem with conventional lawns (and what could replace them)

Grist

The vision The cool blades of grass between my toes were prickly, little sticky, teeming with ladybugs. Growing up, my dad would mow the lawn every weekend in some Sisyphean jockeying for the top spot among neighborhood men. When people proclaimed their love for that cut-grass smell, I recoiled.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

Leisure activities: Biking, Board Games, Traveling, Hiking, Brewing(coffee and beers), and Books (science and philosophy). Babatunde loves a good book and spending time with his wife and 3 year old. Alexandra (Aly) Criscuolo. She/Her) Environmental Sustainability Manager, New York Road Runners New York, NY, USA Kickstarter (‘18).

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Does planting trees actually help the climate? Here’s what we know.

Grist

A report out last Thursday found that the understudied cooling effects of trees — like their role in the water cycle and the compounds they emit — have kept the planet half a degree Celsius cooler, not even accounting for the carbon dioxide they capture. Studies show that their presence makes people happier and healthier.