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Electronic waste is a huge problem. A problem that has been growing exponentially since the early 20 th century when the first home radios hit the stores. Since then, we’ve been dumping everything from TVs to toasters, with little thought for the environment. Today, thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones, there’s a device in every pocket, and the amount of rubbish created is beginning to reach crisis levels.
What is a Desert? Deserts conjure up specific ideas about topography: typically, that they are dry and sandy dunes or rock, or a mixture of both. But deserts are far more than this and there are multiple types. How we define the desert biome are not about the types of rock, or the amount of sand, or even the temperature because there are both cold and hot deserts.
We humans love to celebrate, but all to often those celebrations can come with a steep environmental cost. Celebrations and parties of all kinds too often come along with unnecessary waste as it can be perceived that it is cheaper and easier to use disposable everything, however with a little pre-planning this does not have to be the case. When you stop to consider the long term impact of the created waste you quickly realize it does not outweigh the time, effort, and cost of going as zero or l
Looking for a summer read with a bit more substance than the latest mystery novel? These seven books are loaded with it. They probably won’t make you shiver, but they will give you insight into the greatest threat facing our planet as well as clear steps that can be taken to address it. Going for carbon neutrality would not only avert the suffering and deaths of million of people in the not-so-distant future, it would also save lives in the present. .
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
By Addison Luck. . The rights of nature movement, which involves giving legal personhood status to various environmental and geographic features and incorporating the rights of nature in local law, is a legal movement that is gaining popularity throughout the world. The idea was first introduced to the modern world by the American professor Christopher Stone in his 1972 essay, Should Trees Have Standing?
The post Growing Assortment of Green Building Materials Fuels New Projects appeared first on PlanetSave. Faced with environmental deterioration and depletion of resources, as well as community pressure, cities and nations around the world are filling their skylines with green buildings — structures made with. [Read full article] The post Growing Assortment of Green Building Materials Fuels New Projects appeared first on PlanetSave.
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The post Growing Assortment of Green Building Materials Fuels New Projects appeared first on PlanetSave. Faced with environmental deterioration and depletion of resources, as well as community pressure, cities and nations around the world are filling their skylines with green buildings — structures made with. [Read full article] The post Growing Assortment of Green Building Materials Fuels New Projects appeared first on PlanetSave.
Baron & Budd’s shareholder John Fiske received a Presidential Award of Merit from the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) for his legislative advocacy protecting public entities’ constitutional property rights in the aftermath of California’s 2017 wildfires. Fiske was recognized by CAOC at its annual convention on November 15, 2018, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
In August 2018, dry natural gas production from the Haynesville shale averaged 6.774 billion cubic feet per day, which is the highest daily Haynesville production average since September 2012 when production averaged 6.962 billion cubic feet per day. August 2018 was not an anomaly. Instead, this year, the Haynesville has seen steady increases in production since January when production averaged 5.293 billion cubic feet per day.
By Jessica Wentz. In July, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and NOAA Marine Fisheries (NMFS) issued a sweeping proposal to amend key provisions of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), including provisions pertaining to listing decisions, critical habitat designations, and interagency consultations. Much has already been written about how this proposal would weaken ESA protections , particularly for threatened species , and make it easier for projects to gain approvals despite potentially ad
By Romany Webb. On Thursday, August 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) jointly issued the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicle Rule (SAFE Vehicle Rule). The SAFE Vehicle Rule proposes changes to EPA’s greenhouse gas emissions standards and DOT’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light duty vehicles in model years (MY) 2021 through 2025.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
The catering sector provides the opportunity for an entrepreneur to create a business that resonates to his or her personality. It’s a highly competitive market, but also one in which it is easy to create your own niche, and a service that stands out from the crowd. Catering for events provides even more opportunities, with far lower startup costs than a traditional restaurant.
Along with chemistry and biology , physics completes the trinity of the original “hard” sciences - those that use testable predictions and hypotheses, experiments, and mathematics and modelling as opposed to the “soft” sciences which use more qualitative data and which relies far less on testing. What is Physics? All of our modern sciences take their names from ancient Greek.
At the University level, there are a lot of areas you can decide to develop a career on but none has proven to be as important or vital for a healthy earth than environmental engineering. Environmental engineering is a subset of engineering that is concerned with protecting the earth and its citizens from the harmful… The post Environmental Engineering: Why You Should Pursue It As A Career appeared first on AAEE.net - Environmental Engineering.
Earlier this month, the scientists of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a report on limiting global warming to 1.5C. This is of paramount importance as we are already at 1C of warming and are witnessing much more damage that what we thought we would see ten years ago. Floods, droughts, melting glaciers (pictured above), megafires, hurricanes, typhoons… It is getting hard to ignore the dire global consequences of 30 years of inaction.
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
Disappointed in the results of environmental litigation that has focused mostly on property rights and human interests, some in the legal field have begun employing a “rights of nature” approach. This shift is rooted in the idea, familiar in many indigenous and ancient cultures, that nonhuman nature has value, and rights in itself, apart from its material benefits to humanity.
The post Growing Assortment of Green Building Materials Fuels New Projects appeared first on PlanetSave. Faced with environmental deterioration and depletion of resources, as well as community pressure, cities and nations around the world are filling their skylines with green buildings — structures made with. [Read full article]. The post Growing Assortment of Green Building Materials Fuels New Projects appeared first on PlanetSave.
Earlier this week, the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) announced that Baron & Budd client, California Water Service (Cal Water), has won a NAWC Management Innovation Award for its approach to treating water contaminated by soil fumigants containing 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP). On Oct. 9 th , the 2018 NAWC Water Summit in San Antonio formally recognized Cal Water.
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
While oil and gas company-defendants—and several courts alike—have deemed the applicability of the subsequent purchaser doctrine to mineral leases a settled issue of law, plaintiff-landowners have continued to argue otherwise. In a unanimous opinion issued July 18, 2018 in Grace Ranch, LLC v. BP America Production Company, et al. , the Third Circuit not only provides yet another example of the uniform application of the doctrine in cases involving mineral rights under Louisiana law, but express
"Good fences do not always make good neighbours." I wonder how many court decisions begin with that line or something like it - it seems like it must be a lot. Madam Justice Gomery of the Ontario Superior Court opens her reasons with that line in a recent case involving a claim for a prescriptive easement in Ottawa. Neighbours were in court disputing the space between their houses, each built sometime prior to 1928.
By Michael Burger. Climate change nuisance litigation is entering a new and dynamic phase. Tomorrow, Thursday, May 24, Judge William H. Alsup in the federal district court in San Francisco will hear oral argument on motions to dismiss filed in City of Oakland v. BP P.L.C. , a consolidated case in which Oakland and San Francisco claim that five fossil fuel companies’ production and promotion of fossil fuels constitutes a public nuisance under federal and California common law.
We are all aware of how the choices we make impact the world around us and our properties can have a huge impact on the environment. Whether it’s your own home, a buy to let property or your business premises, there are several small changes you can make to ensure your property is more environmentally friendly. These simple steps will make a huge difference, and they should save you some money too!
Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.
What is Parasitology? One of the biggest threats to human health today in the developed and the developing world are parasites. Parasitical relationships differ from other areas of ecology in that they not only depend on another species to survive but in the process of doing so, they cause harm to the host. Where there is mutual benefit, this is called symbiosis which is divided into mutualism (where both species benefit - the relationship between pollinating insects and flowers) and commensalis
These days if you read renewable energy news, everything is shining for solar photovoltaic: it is fast becoming the cheapest energy source, technology is getting better every year and it is wildly successful from the US to Asia, from Europe to Africa. Analysts are predicting in could become the first source of electricity globally by mid-century. However, solar energy’s greatest challenge could dampen some of this enthusiasm.
The Farm Bill is ubiquitous in its coverage of farm and food policies and programs in the United States. As omnibus legislation typically renewed every five years, the Farm Bill reauthorization process often becomes highly politicized given its broad scope. Consequently, unresolved negotiations over its content can sometimes lead to the bill’s expiration without a successor, as they did in both 2012 and 2018, leaving many programs and the individuals who rely on them without funding or authority
The fad of privately recording your gratitude in a journal was all the rage, but it turns out if you actually pass on your thanks to others, the benefits are multiplied
Environmental engineers work to discover new ways to keep the world less polluted. They focus on applying scientific and engineering standards in an effort to protect the environment and people from the adverse effects of human and natural activities that cause pollution. They also work on issues such as energy preservation and on creating solutions… The post The Best Universities To Train At As An Environmental Engineer appeared first on AAEE.net - Environmental Engineering.
Six devastating wildfires raged in Southern California, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their neighborhoods to avoid the flames and prompting state and federal officials to declare a state of emergency for the region. Southern California Wildfires – December 2017. Thomas Fire (Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties). Creek Fire (Sylmar/Los Angeles).
I attended a great meeting yesterday at the Port of New Orleans hosted by the FBA Admiralty Law Committee. Here are some bullets and takeaways, which are certainly of interest to anyone in the maritime industry along the lower Mississippi River. I am especially grateful that the following people were able to speak with us: Patricia Krebs, Chair of the Admiralty Law Committee of the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Robert “Rusty” Barkerding, Jr., Chairman of the Port of New Orl
September 23, 2018. A serious storm accompanied by flooding has many environmental impacts and most are all too familiar to North Carolina from past storms. Once the immediate rescue phase has ended, the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has a larger role in hurricane response than the public may realize. Some of the environmental challenges: Disabled water treatment and wastewater treatment systems.
By Ama Francis. Five sports entities explained why they have become industry leaders by engaging with voluntary carbon offset markets at Friday’s Sports and Climate Change Summit. Photo courtesy of South Pole. The New York Yankees, New York Mets, NASCAR, U.S. Tennis Association (USTA), and Major League Soccer (MLS) are each purchasing carbon offsets from cookstove projects in low-income African countries in order to meet their own sustainability goals.
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