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Using urban forestry to fight for environmental justice

GreenBiz

To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. He applied after hearing about a friend’s positive experience working with the organization. "It "People are getting sick or dying from heat," Berckes said, "and their utility bills are going up.

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How racism manifests itself in clean energy

GreenBiz

The right to breathe isn't just related to surviving interactions with police," said Alexis Cureton, former electric vehicle fellow at GRID Alternatives , an organization that works to bring clean energy jobs and access to low-income communities. "It Black communities have been struggling to breathe for decades. .

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Tiny home on wheels in Poland fits a family of four

Inhabitat - Innovation

"We use natural and organic materials for the construction, insulation and finishings," said REDUKT, a Poland-based designer of tiny homes. "We We care about our planet and health." We make efforts to make our houses as sustainable as possible.

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The 33 sustainability certifications you need to know

GreenBiz

Both organizations offer programs for young professionals or those new to sustainability. . Green building certifications are of most value to people whose work will focus on building design, construction or retrofitting such as designers and architects. WELL works at any scale, from a single interior space to an entire organization.

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. However, like Ahoskie, Joyner’s community wasn’t quick to organize against the plant. . “I Danielle Purifoy.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

Issues of health, the working poor and racial justice are making people uncomfortable, and with the supply chain disruption with the closing of meatpacking cesspools, Jonathan Safran Foer writes, "Our hand has been reaching for the doorknob for the last few years. Environmental Sustainability Manager, New York Road Runners; New York.

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Report highlights importance of whole-process appraisal of AD

Envirotec Magazine

The biomethane industry, policy makers and regulators need to work closely together to fully realise these benefits, prioritising organic waste and residue feedstocks, incentivizing sustainable agricultural production and valorising biomethane co-products (digestate and biogenic CO2).” Not all of these benefits can be easily quantified.

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