UK Wind Power Powers Up
United Kingdom wind power businessThe power of the UK’s offshore and onshore wind resource is set to be harnessed further today, with the go-ahead given for two large wind farms. Planning consent has been granted by the […]
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Shell Oil To Spend Over $115 Million to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution
United States oil businessShell Oil To Spend Over $115 Million to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Houston Area Refinery And Chemical Plant The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that […]
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Global Footprint Network’s 10th Anniversary
United States ecological accounting communityAs they celebrate our ten-year anniversary, GFN are focused on scaling up Their efforts. It is possible to operate national economies within the budget of nature, but it is also an enormous shift […]
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Global Footprint Network – Ten Years On
United States ecological accounting communityTen years ago Global Footprint Network opened its doors with the ambitious, but necessary, goal of making ecological limits central to decision-making. They want decision-makers to recognize that living within nature’s budget is […]
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Footwear’s (carbon) footprint
United States ecological accounting technologyMIT Study finds the bulk of shoes’ carbon footprint comes from manufacturing processes. A typical pair of running shoes generates 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to keeping a 100-watt light bulb […]
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Recycling construction and demolition waste has substantial environmental benefits
Portugal recycling communityThe environmental benefits of recycling construction and demolition waste (CDW) are considerable, even after accounting for the impacts of the recycling process itself, research confirms. By assessing CO2 and energy use at a […]
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GSK earn first double LEED Platinum in Philadelphia
United States built environment businessGlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has opened its new ultra-efficient corporate office building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, supported by Atkins as sustainability consultant. The four-story, 208,000 square-foot building was recently awarded the city’s first double Leadership in […]
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Increase biodiversity, decrease the spread of disease
United States biodiversity communityDecreasing biodiversity in an ecosystem can increase the spread of disease, research suggests. Researchers studying amphibian communities in natural wetland ecosystems as well as controlled experiments have shown that as diversity increased, infection […]
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Natural Lighting with no Electricity
United States research and advocacy technologyA project on Kickstarter to create GLOWING PLANTS using synthetic biology and Genome Compiler’s software – the first step in creating sustainable natural lighting. So out there it’s come right back here and […]
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San Francisco Exploratorium goes Net-Zero
United States education & learning communityThe Exploratorium, the global leader in informal learning, today announced its intent to become the largest net-zero energy use museum in the U.S., if not the world. This goal is being supported by […]