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Environment
fromBusiness Matters
6 days ago

Wood-Burning Stove Best Practices for 2025/2026: How to Heat Your Home Safely and Sustainably

Modern wood-burning stoves deliver energy-efficient, low-emission home heating through advanced combustion technology, improved materials, and smart controls, offering sustainability and long-term value.
Environment
fromEarth911
5 days ago

Guest Idea: Give Your Business An October Efficiency Check

Reassess fall maintenance equipment, schedules, and property practices to reduce fuel use and emissions, lower costs, extend equipment life, and simplify spring startup.
#climate-change
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 months ago
Canada news

Ford says Ontario will do its 'very best' to hit key climate target after documents show it's off track | CBC News

OMG science
fromFuturism
5 months ago

The Carbon Removal Industry Is Already Lagging Behind Where It Needs to Be

Carbon dioxide removal efforts are falling short, needing to scale dramatically to combat climate change effectively.
World news
fromtime.com
5 months ago

How Soon Should Companies Prepare for a 2C World?

The WMO report indicates an urgent need for action against rising global temperatures, despite avoiding the term "emergency."
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 months ago
Canada news

Ford says Ontario will do its 'very best' to hit key climate target after documents show it's off track | CBC News

World news
fromtime.com
5 months ago

How Soon Should Companies Prepare for a 2C World?

The WMO report indicates an urgent need for action against rising global temperatures, despite avoiding the term "emergency."
Environment
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how

AI greatly increases energy demand but can reduce overall emissions by optimizing buildings, charging, industrial processes, and traffic to partly offset data-center consumption.
Environment
fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

MTA celebrates launch of new, modern locomotives for Metro-North

Metro-North introduced Siemens Charger dual-mode locomotives reducing airborne pollutants by 85%, adding 1,000 horsepower, and enabling full third-rail electric operation across 102 miles.
Environment
fromInfoQ
1 month ago

Green IT: How to Reduce IT's Environmental Footprint

Reduce IT's environmental footprint by rethinking system design, measuring lifecycle emissions, simplifying architecture, and optimizing software and hardware to meet climate-aligned emission constraints.
Environment
fromWIRED
1 month ago

Big Businesses Are Doing Carbon Dioxide Removal All Wrong

Major corporations are investing in durable carbon dioxide removal while durable CDR capacity remains negligible and risks substituting for essential emissions reductions.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Brazil generates over one-third of its electricity from wind and solar for the first time

The clean energy sources accounted for 34% of the country's electricity generation last month, producing a monthly record of 19 terawatt-hours (TWh), enough to power about 119 million average Brazilian homes for a month, Ember told The Associated Press. That surpassed the previous high of 18.6 TWh set in September 2024. The milestone came as hydroelectric output, Brazil's dominant power source, fell to a four-year low.
Environment
fromAustin Monitor
2 months ago

Austin wants to create a central hub for trash before it goes to landfills - Austin Monitor

Right now, when city waste collection trucks fill up on their routes, the drivers need to go long distances - sometimes more than 30 miles - to empty out at landfills and composting sites. The transfer station would be closer to the central city, where city sanitation workers would move the loads into much bigger trucks before the long haul.
Environment
#electric-vehicles
fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Calling the Post Office's switch to EVs a 'textbook example of waste,' GOP wants to waste millions of dollars already spent on transition

fromAustin Monitor
4 months ago
Alternative transportation

City saves $2.5M by electrifying fleet with plans to nearly double EV count by 2030 - Austin Monitor

fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Calling the Post Office's switch to EVs a 'textbook example of waste,' GOP wants to waste millions of dollars already spent on transition

Alternative transportation
fromAustin Monitor
4 months ago

City saves $2.5M by electrifying fleet with plans to nearly double EV count by 2030 - Austin Monitor

Austin's electrified fleet plans to double its size by 2030, targeting $2.5 million in savings and significant emissions reductions.
#climate-action
Cars
fromHackernoon
5 months ago

$100K Per Engine? How Bureaucrats Made CNG Illegal in the US in Everything but Name | HackerNoon

Regulatory reform in the US could significantly boost CNG adoption and reduce emissions.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

The ICJ's ruling means Australia and other major polluters face a new era of climate reparations | Harj Narulla

Australia is now bound by international law to rapidly reduce emissions below 1.5 degrees of warming.
#carbon-capture
Cars
fromTESLARATI
3 months ago

EVs getting cleaner more quickly than expected in Europe: study

Battery-electric vehicles are producing 73% fewer life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions than internal combustion engine vehicles.
fromSan Jose Inside
4 months ago

New CA Climate Rule Could Raise Gas Prices

California's revamped Low Carbon Fuel Standard, now in effect, aims to cut climate-warming gases through stricter fuel requirements and a broader credit market.
California
Alternative transportation
fromBusline News
4 months ago

BAE Systems' Electric Drive System Demonstrates High Fuel Economy In Federal Testing - Busline News

BAE Systems' Gen3 electric drive system shows remarkable improvements in fuel economy and emissions, achieving a new standard for hybrid-electric buses in North America.
fromThe Washington Post
4 months ago

Reforestation can't undo global warming, but it could help, study says

Reforestation is not a silver bullet. It's a powerful strategy, but it has to be paired with serious emissions reductions.
OMG science
#sustainability
fromExchangewire
5 months ago
Marketing tech

Kargo Achieves Official CarbonNeutral Certification, Reflecting a Global Commitment to Sustainability

European startups
fromTNW | Sustainability
5 months ago

Startup uses ancient bacteria to turn Texas CO2 into green chemicals

Again is building a new bioreactor plant in Texas to convert CO2 into sustainable chemicals using ancient bacteria, aiming for substantial emissions reduction.
fromExchangewire
5 months ago
Marketing tech

Kargo Achieves Official CarbonNeutral Certification, Reflecting a Global Commitment to Sustainability

NYC startup
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

This Southland boat company wants to electrify the Port of Los Angeles

Arc Boat Co. is leading the shift to electric workboats at the Port of Los Angeles, aiming for zero emissions by 2030.
Artificial intelligence
fromMedium
6 months ago

IEA: Fears That AI Will Accelerate Climate Change "Appear Overstated"

AI's potential climate benefits may outweigh concerns about its energy consumption.
The IEA emphasizes a balanced view of AI's role in climate change.
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