"Republic, which is based in Phoenix, operates 198 landfills, 71 recycling centers and collection routes in 41 states."
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Europe’s Energy Wounds Are Self-Inflicted
"Everybody needs energy to keep the lights on, homes warm, and industry humming. Unrealistic policy, arbitrary dictates, and dependency on fickle neighbors are no substitute for working power plants."
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Beach trips can be costly to the environment. Here’s how to reduce your impact.
"For many people, summer is synonymous with the beach. But with hundreds of millions of Americans flocking to coastal areas each year, especially during months when the weather fluctuates between balmy and sweltering, experts say these trips can contribute to the staggering effects of human activities on beaches and oceans."
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Forget olive oil. This new cooking oil is made using fermentation and requires 99% less water to produce
"At $29.99, it’s significantly more expensive than its vegetable counterpart, but replacing just 5% of vegetable oils used in the U.S. with so-called cultured oil, the company claims, would free up 3.1 million acres of land every year."
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A newly discovered plastic-eating bacteria could save the water sources
"The researchers from Cambridge claim that these bacteria have the power to eliminate plastic pollution from water bodies naturally. All we need to do is introduce them to plastic-filled aquatic environments."
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Export Ban Would Mean Higher Gas Prices for Americans
"If the U.S. bans refined-product exports, countries in the Americas likely would replace many of those lost barrels with Russian products or Indian products derived from Russian crude. Either way, the U.S. would lose geopolitical influence in its own global backyard and likely cede it, at least in part, to Russia."
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Let’s Not Paper Over Our Recycling Success
"Paper recycling is widely accessible and used every day by citizens across our country, and it’s a crucial way to support the circular economy. It is vital we build on these valuable sustainability gains – created over the decades. Let’s work toward a regulatory climate that strengthens paper recycling’s future success."
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Sesame Solar is selling mobile disaster relief units powered entirely by clean energy
"Sesame sells the systems for anywhere from $100,000 to $300,000, or more for larger installations like a full medical clinic. It has sold 50 nanogrid units so far. Its customers already include the U.S. Air Force, as well as cable providers like Cox and Comcast."
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PepsiCo set to grow sustainability-related investments
"Among the ways PepsiCo plans to use funds from the new green bond is regenerative agriculture. The company said investments from the new green bond may be used toward farmer training, practices to reduce fertilizer and watershed enhancement and improvement projects."
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US to plant 1 billion trees as climate change kills forests
"Many forests regenerate naturally after fires, but if the blazes get too intense they can leave behind barren landscapes that linger for decades before trees come back."