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Innovative Ways Environmental Engineers Are Fighting Air Pollution

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Global economy spends more than a whopping $5 trillion on annual basis in indoor and outdoor combat against air pollution. With every human made war, there is a human thought solution. Thus, air engineering has taken a stance forward towards researching and performing tasks that understand, monitor, regulate and solve air pollution. Glasgow, The ‘Sens(e)ible’… The post Innovative Ways Environmental Engineers Are Fighting Air Pollution appeared first on AAEE.net - Environmental Engineering.

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Colorado’s Cannabis Laws and Environmental Benefits

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By Sedona Chavez*. In early 1900, Colorado’s legislature made cannabis use and production illegal within the state. Cannabis includes both marijuana and hemp. Marijuana can have up to 40% THC levels, which can induce psychoactive effects when ingested, while hemp only has up to 0.3% THC levels, which cannot induce psychoactive effects. Penalties for cannabis use, production, or possession ranged from minor monetary fines to felony convictions, depending on various circumstances surrounding the c

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How Practical are the Goals of the District’s Omnibus 100% Clean Energy Law by 2032?

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By Twisha Balasubramanian*. Following suite with California and Hawaii’s increased Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), the Nation’s capital— the District of Colombia, proposed an increase in RPS from 50% to a 100% by year 2032. This legislation was introduced on July 10, 2018. Less than a year later, on January 18th Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Clean Energy D.C.

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All Dams Will Die

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By Olivia Deans. Destruction by Hydropower Dams. “We erect dams assuming that they are eternal, as if they’ll never topple over or be dismantled or fill with sediment or lose their financial rational. Yet all dams will die.” The United States once rapidly built hydropower dams that fractured the large and small river systems of the county. In the United States, dam development was driven by political desire to develop and settle the western region of the country.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Reassessing Climate Justice and Energy Security Between India and Pakistan: The Curious Case of the Kalabagh Dam (Part 2)

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By Nadia Ahmad*. In South Asia, deployment of sustainable energy is less a matter of technology and more about easing regional tensions between Pakistan and India. As a result of the nations’ contentious history, it is difficult to foresee any future agreements. The disparity between the economies of Pakistan and India is related, in part, to energy infrastructure and policy.

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