Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2024

The 2024 survey began on 1 May, and since then 5,292 journeys have been logged, covering an impressive distance of 146,291 miles, showcasing the collective effort of citizen scientists across the UK to collect valuable scientific data.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

High-resolution sonar and laser scans of the riverbed of the Thames in west London have been collected along the River Thames in Hammersmith as part of work to build London’s new super sewer, which will tackle 95% of sewage overflows that currently pollute the river. Surveying data.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Well, despite satellite images revealing rapid reductions in air pollution during lockdowns around the world, more people switching to telecommuting for good does not necessarily equate to lower carbon emissions from transport. So, is this seismic shift in our work culture good news for the environment? How travel patterns compare.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 15, 2022

Ecologists view sustainability challenges within the systems, which cause surface-level and atmospheric pollution. Environmentalists feel concerned about the Sustainable Forestry Initiative’s (SFI’s) impact on the logging industry. The industry contributes […]. The post Is SFI Effective or Just Another Greenwashing Entity?

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2024

Data were combined with domestic activity logs to assess the impact of different chores – such as cooking and cleaning, undertaken by the householders and pollutant levels were compared the World Health Organization health-based guidelines. However, we generate plenty of pollution in our own homes too.

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Grist

JULY 7, 2023

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. The resulting climate pollution is likely to measure 3.5

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

While the composition of fine dust varies across the sites, the researchers say they have consistently identified the main source of aerosol pollution: residential heating with solid combustibles such as wood or coal. This would make it possible to directly measure the effectiveness of measures taken to reduce aerosol pollution,” says Chen.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

But as is the case with renewable energy credits, there are worries that carbon credits could give businesses the same license-to-pollute mentality. In Richmond, Virginia, for example, a 65-acre African-American forested cemetery was struggling economically, and the owner considered logging the trees to keep it as a pillar in the community.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 26, 2025

Across 14 days, the vehicles logged over 6,500 kilometers, traversing a total vertical climb of 83,000 meters. Freight trucks are among the most polluting vehicles on the road, often operating for hundreds of thousands of kilometers annually.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Just over half of all directors at 30 of the world’s largest insurance companies have affiliations to polluting companies and organisations, reveals an investigation by DeSmog, including several individuals holding senior roles at some of the world’s largest energy companies. Which raises the obvious question, why? Shrago said.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 6, 2020

In the last quarter Sunrun alone logged nearly 300,000 cumulative customers and just over 2 gigawatts of solar installed. The all-stock deal will grow the portfolio of Sunrun, already the nation’s leading home solar installer, to more than 3 gigawatts and over 500,000 customers.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 18, 2021

“So, the EDT is an ideal tool to support the theme for this year’s Clean Air Day: protecting children’s health from air pollution,” said a press release. This is because the EDT contains an advanced electrochemical sensor that logs readings and transmits data to a tablet or mobile phone running the EDT App.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In mid-September, the California Air Resources Board logged the highest PM2.5 pollution, a measure of dangerous airborne particulate matter that measures 2.5 micrometers or less, since the agency began tracking that pollutant two decades ago.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 4, 2024

Plans by biomass giant Drax to manufacture wood pellets sourced from Californian forests will endanger natural habitats and increase toxic air pollution for rural communities, campaigners warn. Logging and road building in any kind of primary forests is associated with increasing fire risk,” she said. Indicator Maps.

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Charged

AUGUST 6, 2021

The bucket truck and its auxiliary systems run entirely off the vehicle’s battery pack, eliminating on-site emissions and noise pollution. Since 2016, Lion has delivered over 390 all-electric heavy-duty vehicles in North America, which have logged over 7 million miles.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2023

With a fixed configuration measuring and logging CH4, CO2, O2, H2S and CO, the GFM 426 is ideal for landfill applications. By combining the knowledge and expertise of our companies we will enable customers worldwide to optimise their operations by accessing market-leading products and solutions for monitoring pollutants and greenhouse gases.”

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Grist

APRIL 27, 2022

A new United Nations report released Wednesday shows farming, mining, and logging has marred more than half of the planet. In turn, this has unleashed tons and tons of greenhouse gasses each year. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Ibrahim Thiaw, executive secretary of the U.N.

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Green Living Guy

OCTOBER 31, 2022

While it’s true that harvesting timber can have negative impacts on the environment through deforestation, logging roads, and pollution, there are plenty of ways to harvest timber in a sustainable […]. But what do the advantages of sustainable forestry really mean for you?

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 28, 2022

A Global Forest Dynamics Observatory would seek to better understand how forests have been changing as a result of climate, land-use change and environmental pollution. “People influence almost all of the Earth’s land surface, especially the world’s forests through deforestation, selective logging and forest degradation.

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2021

Users will be able to log their commitments and behaviour changes, it added. However it remains one of the top 50 most polluting banks in the world, with the latest Banking on Climate Chaos report calculating the bank has channelled more than $13bn in fossil fuel financing over the past five years, with no downward trend.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 10, 2024

million in donations from big polluters and those with direct links to fossil fuel production. Labour too have taken money from big polluters, most notably Drax , whose North Yorkshire power plant is the UK’s single largest source of emissions. Since 2019, the Conservatives have received £8.4

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Range of targets on deforestation, habitats, oceans, plastic pollution adopted a decade ago have all been missed or are heading in wrong direction, UN report warns. Goals around plastic pollution and excess nutrients are also far off track.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2022

But Drax’s green credentials have been eroded by a string of revelations, which link the firm to clear-cutting Canadian forests and document repeated breaches of pollution levels around U.S. An autumn of scandal has chipped away at their carefully curated green image, exposing the company as little more than a big polluter.”.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Better to release the heat and pollution during the winter, they figure, rather than in the summer as part of a wildfire. It’s a way to reduce pollution and generate energy at the same time. After all, producing electricity by burning wood produces more carbon and pollution per kilowatt than burning coal, the Sierra Club points out.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 12, 2022

The practice actually emits more carbon pollution per unit energy than fossil fuels, and, they say, forests regrow too slowly to offset these emissions, with newly planted young trees unable to absorb as much carbon as the older trees they replace. Burning wood provides around 30 percent of renewables and biofuels. Climate Risks.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 15, 2021

Since items like batteries, paint and chemicals, lightbulbs and electronics are designated as hazardous waste, unintentional disposal of these items could result in hazardous pollution of land, waterways and the air. Here’s a screenshot of an initiative related to hazardous waste disposal taken from the Green Business Bureau EcoPlanner.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

According to industry insiders, the American-owned company has taken the decision to repitch for the work, despite Aramco’s record of pollution and greenwashing. Powered by Pollution Aramco’s $2.3 It’s not known if other firms have been invited to bid for the work. McCann and Aramco declined to comment.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Ohio is home to thousands of abandoned coal mines, which have become both public safety and environmental hazards as they leach acidic pollution into nearby waterways. “We A graph provided by Ohio Department of Natural Resources geologist Frank Fugitt shows the number of heating and cooling well logs filed between 1942 and 2020 in Ohio.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Logging has been allowed in some of Europe’s most important forests. million to settle air pollution claims against the wood pellet factories in the US. These areas are supposed to be legally protected. The Government has had to step in, but their moratorium only covers a small part of protected forests.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Satellite imagery also supports the detection and prevention of illegal activities, such as unauthorized logging , mining , or poaching in protected areas. For instance, the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) improved forest monitoring using Planet’s satellite data by detecting threats like illegal logging and mining.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

This included appropriate gas detectors connected to a controller with logging capability and a live display of gas levels. In recent years, the effects of vehicular air pollution on human health have become better understood, and received greater political and media attention. A car park installation.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Responding to the appointment, Almuth Ernsting, from campaign group Biofuelwatch, said “Sadly, the new climate minister’s expressions of support for Drax fits well in government intent on aiding carbon polluters invested in fracking and offshore oil and gas.”. Carbon Capture.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

But at the local level, trees and woodlands are the lifeblood of communities, essential to supporting wellbeing, reducing pollution and improving people's quality of life.". The government and Drax maintain the plant relies on waste biomass that complies with strict sustainability criteria, with all trees felled replanted.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 17, 2021

The findings come as the banking industry receives increased scrutiny for financing polluting projects and builds upon previous analysis by DeSmog showing climate-conflicted board members at many of the UK’s top banks and across bank boards worldwide. Between 2016 and 2020, Australia’s “big 4” collectively provided $32.41

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 12, 2021

Companies that use these certifications are committed to advancing the practice of sustainable logging and promoting forest productivity and regrowth after they harvest the wood. One should look for companies that practice responsible forest management and that are FSC certified (Forest Stewardship Council). About The Author.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 7, 2019

An EPIC offers uncompromised performance and functionality without the pollution, noise, heat, and vibration of gasoline or diesel power. Motiv is the only Ford eQVM-approved provider of all-electric chassis for commercial trucks and buses and benefits from engineering insights and support from Ford to ensure safety and reliability.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

I think that building a monument to climate change in the form of some temple that memorializes humanity’s past sins of polluting would be really poignant,” said Meissner. Or they can pay to protect a forest from logging. Meanwhile, Meissner’s friend Peter Reinhardt had also become interested in carbon removal.

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