DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Communities around the world impacted by the plastics giant Formosa are launching a global hunger strike on October 31. In 2019, nearly 8,000 victims of the spill filed a lawsuit in Taiwan against Formosa Plastics Group. Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. One was arrested just a month ago.” People can make a difference.”

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

Surface cracks and biofilms on plastic particles might help spread pollution Concerns about microplastic pollution arise not only because of the particles themselves, but also from whatever cargo they might be carrying. Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (image credit: takepicsforfun / Shutterstock.com).

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 12, 2024

EKPO and FAW Group Forge New Pathways in Hydrogen Innovation In a strategic collaboration, EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies—a venture co-founded by ElringKlinger and Plastic Omnium—and the illustrious China FAW Group, have solidified their partnership through a recent development and supply contract.

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Charged

AUGUST 7, 2024

What is EVSE: Meaning Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) refers to the infrastructure and components essential for charging electric vehicles (EVs). Often known as charging stations, charging docks, or simply chargers, EVSE provides power supplies to recharge electric vehicle batteries. Sponsored by Advantech USA.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Dandelion Energy , the leading home geothermal company in the United States, has announced the launch of Dandelion Geo, a geothermal heat pump that has the highest efficiency of any heat pump on the market. An integrated flow strainer, corrosion-proof plastic drain pan, and condensate overflow sensor reduce maintenance requirements.

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The longer it takes, the more energy it uses. Filtration membranes aren’t sturdy enough for chemical separations, so immense amounts of thermal energy are used. Plastic and paper and fertilizers aren’t going away, and the embodied energy and embodied emissions for that are really significant,” she adds.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 17, 2020

Coal power is on borrowed time. records for consecutive days without any coal power at all have been tumbling. A new report by the think tank Ember, found the global fleet of coal power plants is now running at a utilization rate of 47 percent. Phase-out dates for coal power are fast approaching across Europe.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

More than half of the winners cited energy saving as key to their plans for success and a third were named winners for their innovation in becoming more efficient. A new Energy Transition Scotland Award was also added to the categories this year. improvement on energy storage, leading to significant carbon savings.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 4, 2021

Capable of recording key wind characteristics such as speed and direction up to and above 200 meters vertical height, her special skills meant #106 was always destined to be a traveler and it wasn’t long before she spread her wings. Read more: How LIDAR is Transforming Remote Solar Sales and System Design. Choosing life with LIDAR.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Dominic Rowles, Lead ESG Analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown said the decision to retain the 5p cut implemented by the Conservatives in 2022 was “good news for the nation’s motorists in the short term, but could hinder take up of climate-friendly electric cars.” million new homes in Britain over the course of parliament.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2019

The good news for your bottom line is: green initiatives increase profits by both attracting new customers and saving your business money on energy, gas, and water expenditure. The few extra dollars spent on LEDs pay for themselves and more via a reduced energy bill and fewer trips to the hardware store. REDUCE WATER USAGE.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2021

Poor materials can prove to be dangerous to the health of those within the home. Poor materials are inefficient, wasting both water and energy. Promote water saving appliances at home. Market products that save energy. Install smart, energy efficient lighting. Promote Water Saving Appliances At Home.

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Greentown Labs

MARCH 26, 2024

Twenty-four startups joined our community in Q1 2024, working on innovations ranging from biobased building materials, to sustainable rubber, to solar-powered flight. Puro Renewables upcycles carbon-negative biowaste to reduce the amount of fossil-fuel-based resin and carbon footprint associated with typical plastic products.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2023

Entrants in the final furlong include an on-demand clothing manufacturing technology that eliminates 20 billion unsold garments each year, 100% compostable protective packaging that replaces single use plastic, and an Oxford University spin-out that changes the way valuable metallic resources are mined, refined, recycled, and processed.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Drip line refers to rigid, structural piping while drip tape is thin-walled plastic tubing most commonly used in drip irrigation applications due to its adaptability to various topography and soil conditions. Water efficiency from drip irrigation also translates into energy savings.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 11, 2021

Nearly 30 startups joined our community in the final quarter of 2020, working on innovations as diverse as zinc-ion batteries, long-range weather forecasts, wave energy conversion, and replacements for petrochemical plastics. ELECTRICITY. This energy storage solution is low-cost, flexible, and long-duration.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Conduit Tech builds software and machine learning technologies that integrate home-specific insights and data into the HVAC sales process. Electricity. Alma Energy leverages geothermal exploration to deliver scaled renewable energy production at economic levels. Manufacturing. Resiliency + Adaptation.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Choosing Sustainable Energy Another actionable step towards a greener future involves considering how the energy you use is produced. You can explore providers that use renewable sources, such as wind or solar power, on the Choose Energy platform. Green Commuting Transportation is a major contributor to carbon emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2021

It was an update about a new, giant plastics plant built on the line between two small Texas cities just northeast of Corpus Christi: Portland and Gregory. The site is home to the world’s largest ethane steam cracker plant, which will feed the production of nurdles – tiny pellets that form the building blocks for plastic products.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 6, 2021

But all of this stuff is made from resources of some kind, uses up energy and eventually winds up as waste. Energy Star offers a variety of certified electronics such as computers , monitors , TVs and telephones. 100% of HP’s original ink cartridges contain 5% – 45% post-consumer or post-industrial recycled plastic.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

An EU project is attempting to lead the European electronics industry towards more sustainable materials, design, manufacturing methods, and improved circularity and energy efficiency, writes Finnish research group VTT.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2022

Bakeries are energy-intensive and create excessive amounts of waste during the packaging and baking processes. To meet food health and safety regulations, bakeries turn to single-use disposable items like plastic gloves and paper towels. And lastly, monitor the sales of your products. Tip #6: Reduce fossil fuel energy demand.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

Part 2: Goals and KPIs – This section documents your current baseline in terms of your eco profile which includes your energy usage, water usage, carbon emissions and overall eco score. Every industry and every business uses resources and energy differently. Can we use less or adopt clean alternative energy sources?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

WHY ECO FRIENDLY HOMES MATTER. Now more than ever consumers are using their purchasing power to push companies to be more sustainable. HOW TO RENOVATE A HOME TO BE MORE ECO FRIENDLY. Let’s look at the major areas that determine how sustainable and eco-friendly a home is: Building Design & Materials. Solar Power.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 15, 2019

From tide clocks to barometers, rain gauges to hygrometers, ClimeMET provides its customers with everything they need to be able to monitor the weather. Based in the UK, and run as a small family business, ClimeMET designs weather stations and a range of home and garden weather dials from their company workshop in rural Suffolk.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

WHY ECO FRIENDLY HOMES MATTER. Now more than ever consumers are using their purchasing power to push companies to be more sustainable. HOW TO BUILD and RENOVATE A HOME TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE. Let’s look at the major areas that determine how sustainable and eco-friendly a home is: Building Design & Materials.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Biomethane from sewage, renewable power, peatland restoration, and tree planting feature heavily in Water UK's sweeping new decarbonisation roadmap. The new plan envisages the development of up to 3GW of new onsite solar and wind generation capacity in order to meet around 80 per cent of the industry's power demand.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 24, 2024

At a panel discussion at the All Energy conference in Glasgow in May, representatives from stakeholders in this fledgling sector all seemed to agree that it’s not happening fast enough, and offered thoughts on how to overcome some of the bottlenecks. It is scheduled to come on stream this year, with the ability to handle up to 1.5

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

We’ve identified four main environmental challenges the legal industry faces, and we’ve listed these below: Habitual use of consumables such as paper and single-use plastics. Offices demand fossil fuel energy to power lighting, air conditioning, and heating systems. Conserve energy. Improve energy efficiency.

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Econaur

MARCH 27, 2020

When insulating your home, you can choose from many types of insulation. In addition, inspect insulation for a tight fit around building components that penetrate the insulation, such as electrical boxes. Insulation is literally built into the home’s walls, creating high thermal resistance. Installing Insulation.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

New research will monitor the contribution of new native woodland in England towards mitigating the worst effects of climate change, such as flooding. The research has the power to be a game changer when it comes to how such a new site can combat the extreme effects of climate change. Image credit: Mark Bickerdike.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2021

Inevitably, the coronavirus crisis that has gripped the world over the past year fed into a number of the innovations on show at this year's event, with a major focus on healthcare and face masks, but there were also clear signals of the growing importance of green consumer technologies in the home, on the go, on the plate, and even in the skies.

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Business Green

JANUARY 18, 2021

Inevitably, the coronavirus crisis that has gripped the world over the past year fed into a number of the innovations show at this year's event, with a major focus on healthcare and face masks, but there were also clear signals of the growing importance of green consumer technologies in the home, on the go, on the plate and even in the skies.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2021

Legislation providing a right to repair electronic and electrical goods is long overdue in the UK, but lockdown trends have already accelerated consumer interest, writes CDSL CEO Andrew Sharp. The UN said in 2019 that the average person in Britain discards more electrical items each year than anywhere else in the world, other than Norway.

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Greenability Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The project met sustainability benchmarks for energy efficiency, water conservation, material selection, waste reduction, and more to achieve the Leadership in Energy and Design (LEED) certification. “The Electric Vehicles KCI is now the first U.S. airport to feature wireless electric bus charging.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

This reporting was made possible in part due to a media briefing sponsored by Beyond Plastics, Inclusive Louisiana, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and The Descendants Project, which included local meals in Louisiana. Credit: Anne Rolfes Close-up of Norco town sign, showing an industrial facility next to homes. Jamaica Hawkins.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Compared to vegetable production, livestock farming and the manufacturing of animal products requires more water, land, and energy. While plastic containers are durable and cheap to produce, they are derived from the world’s finite petroleum supply and do not break down into nature-friendly components.

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