Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:28:33 +0000
Sustainable tires could be made with butadiene derived from algae, food waste, and other renewable resources instead of petroleum, if a new research project pans out.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:53:50 +0000
Researchers have designed a new silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell to maximize solar conversion efficiency and lifecycle sustainability together.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:24:38 +0000
A vegetarian diet seems unusual at best and anti-patriotic at worst to many folks. But I haven’t eaten red meat since 1980, and I’ve been able to accrue a whole lotta benefits from my decision to focus on eating plants — and so has the planet. Here’s the story of … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 04:50:19 +0000
Business and biodiversity may seem odd bedfellows at first glance. After all, doesn’t it take every possible effort to create a thriving commercial activity? Strategic roadmaps. Detailed record-keeping. A climate of collegiality. So much is needed to produce profitable goods or services. Who has time to factor in biodiversity? Pharmaceutical … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 23:55:33 +0000
The Canadian EV battery recycling startup RecycLiCo is among the innovators to deploy black mass for new batteries.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:05:19 +0000
Smallholder farmers sustain humanity every day of the year. The 600 million smallholder farmers around the world, who are working on less than two hectares of land, are estimated to be responsible for 28-31% of total crop production and contribute 30-34% of food supply on 24% of gross agricultural area. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:44:13 +0000
Many citizens in Paris were caught off-guard on November 5 when a new ban on motorists in the first four arrondissements of central Paris came into effect. As they looked around their city neighborhoods, residents could see nearly forty signs for the ‘Zone à Trafic Limité’ (ZTL) — or “limited … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:56:35 +0000
We tend to think of wastewater as the disgusting but necessary result of human life and living. Well, it seems as if a bacteria commonly found in wastewater may be able to break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a 2024 study finds. Plastic-eating bacteria could provide … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:28:55 +0000
Tyson Foods — that enormous industrial beef consortium — has found itself the object of a consumer-protection lawsuit that alleges the company was disingenuous in its communication to consumers about its efforts and progress to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. What’s at issue are claims in marketing materials like suggesting … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:30:11 +0000
What does it take for a city to really bear down on climate goals of carbon neutrality by 2050? There are lots of balls for a city to juggle in the climate action toolbox, but reducing and eventually eliminating gas stations within city borders is a key element. And that’s … [continued]
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