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How kelp forests persisted through the large 2014-2016 Pacific marine heatwave

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

New research reveals that denser, and more sheltered, kelp forests can withstand serious stressors amid warming ocean temperatures.

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Global e-waste emissions jump 53 percent between 2014 and 2020

Environmental News Bits

E-waste GHG emissions rose 53 percent between 2014 and 2020. Researchers anticipate e-waste will annually generate 852 million metric tons of CO2 compounds … Continue reading Global e-waste emissions jump 53 percent between 2014 and 2020.

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For Burlington, Vermont, going 100 percent renewable was just the start

GreenBiz

In 2014, Vermont’s largest city became the first in the U.S. to be 100 percent powered by renewable energy. What’s happened since then?

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SDSN Korea Hosts Green Korea 2014 Forum

Sustainable Development Network

On December 4-5, 2014, the SDSN Korea network hosted the UN SDSN Korea-Green Korea 2014 Forum in Incheon, Korea. The forum convened senior leaders in academia, government, and private sector to discuss the theme of “Setting Korea’s Targets under the UN Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”

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Uniting for Water Rights: Kohler Co. Joins Forces With Leaders and Advocates To Address Global Water Challenges

3BL Media

Don’t get me wrong, we have made progress in addressing this unacceptable condition – thanks in a large part to legislation like the Water for the World Act of 2014, the efforts of late Senator Paul Simon, who was the inspiration for the Act, his wife Patti Simon, Rep.

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Interstellar signal linked to aliens was actually just a truck

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Sound waves thought to be from a 2014 meteor fireball north of Papua New Guinea were almost certainly vibrations from a truck rumbling along a nearby road, new research shows. The findings raise doubts that materials pulled last year from the ocean are alien materials from that meteor, as was widely reported.

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ESG Reporting 101

GreenBiz

FigBytes has been helping future-focused organizations tackle their ESG reporting and make positive changes throughout their sustainability journeys since 2014. Take the next step on your sustainability journey with our easy-to-follow beginners’ guide. Download our guide today for more information and get started with your ESG reporting.