Google is trying to reduce its food waste without irritating employees
It's not just the headcount at Google that's getting smaller.
Mar 18, 2024
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New study shows multiple advantages of capturing carbon where it is produced
EPFL engineers in Sion, Switzerland have demonstrated the potential for achieving net-zero and net-negative emissions in essential industrial sectors through the integration of carbon capture and mineralization directly in ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Electric car sales drive toward cleaner air, less mortality
Electric cars—and their continued sales growth—are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce human mortality in most, if not all, U.S. metropolitan areas, according to Cornell University ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Health benefits from wind power could quadruple if polluting power plants turn down output when wind is available
Nearly 10% of today's electricity in the United States comes from wind power. The renewable energy source benefits climate, air quality, and public health by displacing emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants that ...
Dec 2, 2022
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How ridesourcing services are transforming US cities
Over the last decade, the meteoric rise of ridesourcing services like Uber and Lyft have transformed the urban landscape, affecting travel patterns, car ownership, and congestion, and more broadly, the economy, the environment, ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Membrane bioreactor performs better than the conventional activated sludge process in techno-economy
To better achieve environmental goals, a growing number of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are being retrofitted from the conventional activated sludge (CAS) process to the membrane bioreactor (MBR) process due to MBR's ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Online tool offers insight into catalyst manufacturing cost and environmental impact
The road to the commercial adoption of new catalytic materials can be long, expensive, and fraught with risk. Often, the early identification of catalyst costs is overlooked because there are few resources in the public domain ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Stone age revolution gets Tanzania moving
Getting to hospital, or going to school, work or the market for most people in rural Tanzania depends on crossing a river safely.
Feb 24, 2022
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A road map for minibus electrification
Over the last 10 years, momentum has been building in cities across Africa to decarbonize the transportation sector. But while the focus to date has been on electrifying cars, motorcycles, and public bus systems, most of ...
Feb 24, 2022
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Biden wants to cut into China's electric battery dominance
President Joe Biden highlighted his efforts to counter China's dominance of the electric battery market on Tuesday as he touted domestic efforts to mine and process lithium and rare metals necessary to create the technology ...
Feb 23, 2022
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