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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists

Grist

logging and woods products industry has positioned itself as a purveyor of “natural climate solutions.” As our civilization begins the slow process of jettisoning fossil energy, logging interests assure us that wood products are not a retrogression but a way forward. This rosy view of logging, however, is hotly contested.

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

GreenBiz

Though there is some domestic demand for wood pellets for electric utilities — particularly in the Northeast — the majority of wood pellets manufactured in the region are exported to the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK), to fulfill global commitments to mitigate climate change by reducing reliance on fossil fuels. .

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How centuries-old whaling logs are filling gaps in our climate knowledge

Grist

Adams, served as legal reports, necessary for insurance claims, which meant log keepers kept exhaustive records of the crew’s day-to-day exploits. Gibbons, the vessel’s log keeper. Adams, and the miserable crew was forced to continue to carry on to Cabo Verde, an archipelago on the westernmost point of Africa. National Archives.

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Hydrogen Trucks That Outperform Diesel? Daimler’s Game-Changing GenH2

Hydrogen Fuel News

Testing Under Extreme Conditions To ensure reliability under demanding conditions, Daimler recently took its GenH2 Trucks to the Simplon Pass in Switzerland. Across 14 days, the vehicles logged over 6,500 kilometers, traversing a total vertical climb of 83,000 meters.

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Wood isn’t the climate-friendly material you think it is

Grist

The logic seems simple enough: Sure, logging unleashes planet-warming carbon into the air, but that can be replaced with new trees that suck carbon back out of the air. Logging to meet that demand will cover an area roughly equivalent to clear-cutting the entire continental U.S.

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Vestas Logs Strong Q3 Despite Price Pressure and Trade Woes

GreenTechMedia

She also said that fears around suppliers squeezing them as a result of their increased order book were not valid saying heavy industry did not enjoy the same high demand that Vestas currently did. Marika Fredriksson, the company’s CFO said an impact of 1 percent of revenue had already been increased to 1.5

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Carbon marketplace hawks credits in businesses that store CO2 with their products

GreenBiz

Examples of those supplier candidates include Ekovilla, a company that provides carbon-neutral Finnish insulation, and the Finnish Log House Industry. "Now that we are entering the scale-up phase, we have a funnel of over 100 supplier candidates.". Prices are show in euros on the Puro.earth web site. Carbon Removal. Innovation.

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