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Chemours Joins University of Kansas-Led Collaborative the Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) To Advance Sustainable Cooling Technologies

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): High-GWP refrigerants, [link] , Accessed Feb. 13 (12), 6083-6089 (2013). DOI:10.5194/acp-13-6083-2013. Velders, G. Daniel, J. Montzka, S. Velders, G. & Ramanathan, V.

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Gina McCarthy: Protecting the planet for all people

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The former EPA administrator and current president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been a leading advocate for smart, successful strategies to protect public health and the environment for more than 30 years. Gina McCarthy: Protecting the planet for all people. Sara Murphy. Wed, 11/04/2020 - 01:30. Shutterstock.

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LG Electronics Honored by U.S. EPA as 2022 Energy Star Partner of the Year

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As a long-time ENERGY STAR partner, LG views its collaboration with the EPA as a paramount for the company, our employees, consumers, dealers and other stakeholders,” said Thomas Yoon, president and CEO, LG Electronics North America. Water savings on dishwashers are calculated by comparing the dishwashers that meet the minimum 2013 U.S.

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Startup tackles decarbonizing industrial heat processes

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Skyven Technologies, founded in 2013, is a company with a unique proposition for companies in the industrial sector — a way to save money through decarbonizing. Startup tackles decarbonizing industrial heat processes. Myisha Majumder. Wed, 09/16/2020 - 01:30. dissertation in microelectronics to an entirely different field: climate change.

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The Journey From Recovery to Circularity for the Tire Industry

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for example, the ELT recovery rate was 71 percent in 2021, compared to a high of 96 percent in 2013, according to data from the U.S. EPA recognizes the biogenic or natural rubber content in tire-derived fuel as carbon neutral, which reduces the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions profile for this material. In the U.S., According to the U.S.

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Driving Sustainability Forward: Georgia-Pacific's Biomass Initiatives

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , is a renewable organic material that comes from plants such as trees. Overall, GP has decreased our reliance on solid fossil fuels by 72% since 2013 and replaced this energy demand with either natural gas or biomass. Biomass, considered carbon neutral by the U.S.

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Why Google, BASF and Sephora are coming together on safer chemistry

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Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory, although the EPA total for recent output is less than 9,000. Target's Sustainable Product Standard came on the scene in 2013. Most product designers are unlettered in chemistry, and the practice of green chemistry remains in its early years. Nike has its own Chemistry Playbook.