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Air pollution caused by fossil fuels kills millions

Inhabitat - Innovation

A new study has found that more than 8 million people died in 2018 from poor air quality caused by fossil fuel combustion.

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Is fossil fuel pollution affecting fertility rates?

Inhabitat - Innovation

A study published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology has linked decreasing fertility rates in humans to burning fossil fuels. The study established that childbirth has steadily declined over the past 50 years. Although the study focused on Denmark, many other nations seem to follow the trend.

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Will Stanford’s Doerr School of Sustainability be polluted by fossil-fuel money?

GreenBiz

Big Oil is a big backer of a new school devoted to sustainability. Are they leveraging the lessons learned by Big Tobacco?

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Study disproves idea that weather-dependent renewable energy systems are more prone to blackouts

TechXplore

Wind turbines and photovoltaics (PVs) are becoming increasingly widespread worldwide, which could contribute to reducing air pollution caused by fossil fuel emissions. To produce energy, however, these renewable energy solutions rely on specific weather conditions (e.g., the presence of wind and sufficient hours of sunlight).

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NitroFix wants to use electricity to make ammonia without the pollution

TechCrunch: Climate

Problem is, nearly all the ammonia produced today is heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Ammonia may conjure thoughts of off odors, but the world is entirely dependent on the smelly stuff as a fertilizer and for use in myriad other industries. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Initiative turns marine plastic pollution into reusable PPE

Envirotec Magazine

For non-medical grade PPE, which is typically made from polypropylene (a fossil-fuel derived plastic), countless used and discarded products are ending either in landfill or in waterways and oceans, with a significant long-term impact on the oceans and natural sea life. These goals are not mutually exclusive.

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Report reveals hypocrisy of world’s biggest plastic polluters

Envirotec Magazine

Talking Trash critically analysed voluntary commitments from the ten biggest plastic polluters (Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Danone, Mars Incorporated, Mondel?z The Coca-Cola Company is the biggest plastic polluter in the world, with a plastic footprint of 2.9 The failure of voluntary commitments. Case study: Coca-Cola.

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