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What does a sustainable future in on-demand delivery look like?

Environmental News Bits

Glovo’s head of social impact and sustainability Sébastien Pellion, how logistics, manufacturing and transport will need to converge on new sustainability solutions to appease the demand of consumers. Read the full story at edie. Read more →

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Are EV Batteries Recyclable?

Union of Concerned Scientists

For stationary storage, companies such as RePurpose Energy and B2U Storage Solutions are repurposing these batteries to be used for renewable energy generation support. For stationary storage, companies such as RePurpose Energy and B2U Storage Solutions are repurposing these batteries to be used for renewable energy generation support.

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Survey Shows Pathway To Speeding Up EV Adoption in Rural Areas

Union of Concerned Scientists

The planet stands to gain too, as EVs emit about half the global warming emissions of a comparable gasoline-powered vehicle, and transportation is the largest emitter of global warming emissions in the U.S., Rural drivers face unique transportation challenges, which I discussed in a previous blogpost. with passenger cars in the lead.

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Sustainable Pittsburgh Selected As 1 Of 10 Nationally To Advance To Phase 2 Of Quality Green Jobs Training Regional Challenge

PA Environment Daily

Jobs for the Future and the Ares Charitable Foundation have chosen Sustainable Pittsburgh as one of ten organizations across the United States to advance to Phase 2 of the Quality Green Jobs Regional Challenge. Executive Director of Sustainable Pittsburgh.

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'Manureshed' Management In Susquehanna River Basin Can Make Big Difference To Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

PA Environment Daily

At the heart of the Chesapeake Bay’s long-standing pollution problem is a severe nutrient imbalance that stems from corn and other feed transported primarily from the Midwest into the lower part of the watershed and fed to livestock. million tons. million tons annually.

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel. Charts and Graphs Included

Union of Concerned Scientists

For this reason, it is important that policy makers, not only at EPA but also in California, are realistic about the sustainably available supply of oils, and implement fuel policies to avoid excessive diversion of vegetable oil into transportation fuel production. Biofuels can play a productive role when used at a sustainable level.

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Tackling Agricultural Methane: Monitoring and Policy Strategies

Legal Planet

(This post was authored by Eric Peshkin, a JD candidate at NYU School of Law and CLEE summer research assistant). Last week , global leaders announced a commitment to reducing global methane emissions. Emissions Inventorying and Baselining. Methane emission estimates can be built via either a bottom-up or top-down approach.