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What’s The Real Cost Of Fast Food? Climate Pollution

June 5, 2024 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, FOOD, HEALTH, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:15:53 +0000

It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten at a fast food roadside stop. As a nearly lifelong vegetarian, I’ve had to be conscious of seeking out complete proteins and nutritional balance in order to stay healthy. But my own experience with fast food is pretty rare here in the … [continued]

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Science Never Sleeps, Green Hydrogen & Biochar Edition

June 3, 2024 admin Agriculture, biochar, clean power, distributed wind, energy efficiency, green hydrogen, hydrogen, Solar energy, waste reduction, wind energy

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 15:07:00 +0000

Researchers are deploying biochar to boost energy efficiency and cut the cost of green hydrogen from water electrolysis.

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Biodiversity Is A Global Asset That Should Be Factored Into Investment Strategies

May 24, 2024 admin Agriculture, Biodiversity, climate change, investment, policy & politics, united nations (un)

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 14:42:00 +0000

Readers of this publication are definitely interested in the intersection of technology and decarbonization. Yet you may not think a whole lot about biodiversity. When you mull it over, though, despite all our technological advances, we all are completely dependent on healthy and vibrant ecosystems for our water, food, medicines, … [continued]

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Why Harvard Sees Potential In Investing In Plant-Based Innovations

May 15, 2024 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, Harvard, investment, plant based, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 15:25:13 +0000

When we think of plant-based innovations, we tend to think of veggie burgers and soy-based chicken. A course at Harvard, titled the “Great Food Transformation,” looked at the journey towards a sustainable, resilient food system. They discovered that such a quest is both a challenge and an opportunity. Reflecting back, … [continued]

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Fields and the Sun: Agricultural PV, an Opportunity for the Energy and the Farming Industry

May 12, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, clean power, Europe, intersolar, intersolar europe, press releases, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 09:00:03 +0000

The EU’s objectives are ambitious: The total solar energy deployment is to reach around 750 gigawatts by 2030. In this context, dual land use concepts, especially agricultural PV, are gaining importance. At Intersolar Europe, the world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry, visitors will have the opportunity to see a … [continued]

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Green Builder Sustainability Symposium Presentation — Slides & Transcript

May 9, 2024 admin Agriculture, Aviation, biofuels, boats, buildings, carbon emissions, clean power, clean transport, climate change, Coal, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Europe, ev batteries, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, heat pumps, high speed rail, hydroelectric, India, investment, Manufacturing, natural gas, Oil, Shipping, Solar energy, trains / rail, wind energy

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 18:48:44 +0000

In mid-2023, Green Builder Media’s CEO Sara Gutterman reached out to me to see if I were interested in presenting at their annual Sustainability Symposium. It’s been running annually for close to a decade, and with COVID it transitioned to virtual and won’t be going back. That event occurred a … [continued]

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Tyson Foods Is Dumping Millions Of Pounds Of Pollutants Into American Waterways

May 7, 2024 admin Agriculture, green economy, policy & politics, tyson foods, union of concerned scientists

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 04 May 2024 13:42:25 +0000

The Union of Concerned Scientists reports that Tyson Foods has dumped millions of pounds of toxins into America waterways.

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Can A Nudge Help Consumers To Choose Foods That Reduce Environmental Harm?

May 7, 2024 admin Agriculture, climate change, green economy

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 04 May 2024 13:39:06 +0000

Everyday we make choices. We know in our hearts what is the best of all possible choices, but we sometimes hesitate due to lack of willpower, long-held habits, or personal preferences. Sometimes a nudge, that oh-so a gentle push, can attract our attention and move us to make better choices. … [continued]

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Wildfire Resilience Funding, Native Seed Supply from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda

April 21, 2024 admin Agriculture, bipartisan infrastructure law, climate change, department of the interior (doi), fires, investing in america, Joe Biden, press releases, us wildfires, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 03:31:15 +0000

Athens, Georgia — Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Joan Mooney was in Georgia today to highlight how President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is supporting wildland fire management. During a visit to the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia, Principal Deputy Assistant … [continued]

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