Thu.Oct 27, 2022

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Key takeaways from judging the ‘Sustainable Manufacturing’ awards

Environmental News Bits

Manufacturing is the largest emitting industrial sector in the UK, generating 16% of total greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. Read the full story at The Manufacturer. If the UK is to meet its target of becoming net zero by 2050, manufacturers have a considerable part to play.

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Real-time space observations can now keep watch over ‘super emitter’ power plants

Frontiers

For this proof-of-principle, they used five years of measurements from NASA’s satellite ‘Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2’ (OCO-2; launched in 2014) and the instrument OCO-3, attached since 2019 to the International Space Station (ISS).

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Keep PA Beautiful Litter Hawk Youth Award Program Now Open! Fun, Prizes & Litter Awareness For Grades K To 6

PA Environment Daily

The Wolf Administration released its Litter Action Plan in 2021 in response to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s 2019 Litter Research Study which found Pennsylvania has more than 500 million pieces of litter on its roadways. First runner-up will receive $25 gift card. All participants will be recognized with certificates.