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Saving the planet one plate at a time

HumanNature

We find ourselves in a race against time, developing new techniques and technologies to feed our expanding population. Yet, amid these advancements, we often overlook the simplest and most immediate solution: reducing food waste. billion tons is wasted annually [1] out of this, 17% occurs at the consumer level [2].

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Ask a Scientist: The US Has to Do More to Meet Its Carbon Emissions Reduction Goals

Union of Concerned Scientists

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. Last year, Congress passed the most ambitious climate bill ever enacted, the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Washington & Jefferson College Hosts March 8 Webinar On Renewable Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

Speakers will be Steven Schmitz, Managing Partner at Green Rock Energy Partners , which owns South Hills Landfill, and Tom Spears, Capitol Area Gas Operations Manager for WM, formerly Waste Management, which owns a number of landfills with renewable natural gas energy projects in the state.

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Beyond troubled waters? Unprecedented cross-border transportation and injection of carbon dioxide (CO2) for offshore storage shows promise

Law Columbia

This blog post details the latter: it discusses how a 2022 bilateral agreement between Belgium and Denmark authorizing the provisional application of the 2009 amendment to the London Protocol on CO 2 export was instrumental for this cross-border operation. This amendment was adopted at the 2009 Conference of the Parties to the LP.

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Federal Water Tap, March 13: EPA Proposes Stronger Wastewater Rules for Coal-Fired Power Plants

Circle of Blue

The Rundown EPA rules target three waste streams from coal-fired power plants. News Briefs Power Plant Wastewater The EPA proposed stricter water pollution limits for coal-fired power plants, targeting three waste streams that can foul waterways with toxic heavy metals. Online public hearings will be held on April 20 and 25.

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Remedies for Harmful Algal Blooms Are Available in Law and Practice

Circle of Blue

The tools and technology for achieving that goal in agriculture are well understood and applied with differing levels of authority, commitment, and effectiveness around the world, but not across the United States. a potential solution is chemical technology to scrub harmful algal blooms from lakes. In the U.S.,

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As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan

Circle of Blue

In 2020, farmers and livestock operations used 187 billion gallons of water, double the amount in 2009. They irrigate 570,000 acres, or roughly 100,000 acres more than in 2009, according to state figures. In 2020, farmers and livestock operations used 187 billion gallons of water, double the amount in 2009.

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