Trends come and go. The ‘it’ items and things to do of 2023 will fade into distant memory. But for nuclear, small scale seems like it is here to stay.
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New Report Analyzes How States Are Leading in Conservation Efforts
The results of PERC’s study are a mixed bag, but it is encouraging to see that many states are making it easier to spur private conservation practices.
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Poverty is killing the Amazon rainforest. Treating soil and farmers better can help save what’s left
"The only way to meet both goals is to find more paths for people to make a living in the Amazon without further destroying the rainforest, say experts who have long worked in the region. That means using already deforested land more efficiently — to reduce pressure to clear more forest — as well as supporting businesses that sustainably harvest native products such as açaí and cacao."
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Overwhelming Number of Americans Favor Carbon Neutrality, Pew Research Finds
New polling data from the Pew Research Center has found that 61% of U.S. adults are in favor of the United States taking proactive steps to become net-zero by midcentury.
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How C16 Biosciences is Revolutionizing the $61 Billion Palm Oil Industry
The launch of C16’s next-generation oil is yet another instance of private sector innovation creating solutions to reduce emissions, protect wildlife, and promote healthier lifestyles.
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Carbon Capture And Brews: Rhode Island Brewery Puts Emissions Back Into Beers
"Grey Sail is the first craft brewery in Rhode Island, and the second in New England, to install carbon-capturing technology specially designed for microbreweries. Developed by Earthly Labs, based in Austin, Texas, the system captures the waste carbon dioxide produced during fermentation, enabling it to be used to carbonate and package the beer."
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Seaweed Could Change Packaging As We Know It
Seaweed is poised to become the next environmentally friendly way to package food.
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NBA Legend Rick Fox’s Next Act: Green Concrete Entrepreneur
"Fox wants to do something about those emissions with his startup, Partanna Global Inc. He’s the co-founder and chief executive officer of the company, which has offices in the Bahamas. They make concrete by swapping out cement for a proprietary mix containing blast-furnace slag from steel-making, or materials with similar properties, such as volcanic ash. Then they add brine, which is fluid waste from desalination plants, and aggregate, or crushed rocks. The process requires no fossil-fuel burning or analogous emissions from cooking limestone, the company says. Once set, the material absorbs some CO2, flipping the cement equation on its head."
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LG Sees Battery Breakthrough By 2028 That Has Eluded Tesla
"Batteries have three major components: two electrodes (an anode and a cathode) and an electrolyte that helps shuttle the charge between them. The materials used to make those components determine how much energy batteries store and at what cost."
