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Food Waste and the Best Valorization Path

Scientists are aiming to determine the most optimal valorization paths for restaurant food scraps. Among the potential lives for restaurant scraps, the group is trying to find which one offers the most value and which one is highly effective.

2 Apr 2020

Efficient Reuse of Water can Solve Future Hydraulic Fracturing Operations

In the coming years, sufficient amounts of water will emerge from the ground as a byproduct of the production of oil extracted from unusual reservoirs.

21 Feb 2020

XPRIZE Announces New $10 Million Competition to Preserve Rainforests Across the Globe

Today, XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, officially launched the $10M Rainforest XPRIZE.

21 Nov 2019

Study Finds Shared E-Scooters are Not as Green as Other Modes of Transport

People believe that electric scooters (e-scooters) are eco-friendly means to travel around town. However, a recent study from North Carolina State University states that it is not that simple: shared e-scooters may be greener than the majority of cars, but they can be less green than numerous other options.

5 Aug 2019

Impact of Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy on Economic Growth of Myanmar

Situated in the western region of the Indochinese Peninsula, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar has several peculiar economic features. Green energy accounts for a substantial share of the nation’s energy balance.

24 Jul 2019

Expert Calls for Strategic Initiative to Develop Green Burial Corridors

A leading public health expert has been demanding a strategic program to create green burial corridors together with main transport routes as British graveyards and cemeteries are quickly running out of space.

5 Jul 2019

Green Growth Policy Lacks Empirical Support, Finds New Study

A new study looks at green growth policies as expressed in chief reports by the World Bank, the OECD, and the UN Environment Program, and tests the theory against existing empirical evidence and models of the link between GDP and both CO2 emissions and material footprint.

28 May 2019