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Sustainability Appraisal: Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Techniques for Environmental Performance Evaluation
2013-03-14 08:53:59| Springer Environmental Sciences titles
series:EcoProductionOne of the most important issues in developing sustainable management strategies and incorporating ecodesigns in production, manufacturing and operations management is the assessment of the sustainability of business operations and organizations overall environmental performance. The book presents the results of recent studies on sustainability assessment. It provides a solid reference for ...
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Coal dusts environmental impacts
2013-03-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KUOW: Paul Barber isnt one to let a little rain get in the way of doing his job. As the plant superintendent for one of the largest open-pit mines in the world, part of Barbers job is to see that more than 100 million tons of coal gets loaded onto trains every year and sent from the Black Thunder Mine in northeastern Wyoming to power plants around the country. Barber sits in front of a wall of computer monitors with blinking multi-colored lights. Asked what happens if it rains on an uncovered coal...
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Interview: An Advocate for Environmental Justice at EPA
2013-03-13 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: After five years of working with low-income and minority communities in Texas, Matthew Tejada brings on-the-ground experience to his new job as director of the Office of Environmental Justice at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Tejada, 33, took over his EPA post this week after leading Air Alliance Houston, where he helped organize communities along the Texas Gulf Coast to fight air pollution from chemical plants, oil refineries, and the shipping industry. Matthew Tejada In an interview...
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EDF drops lawsuit against environmental activists after backlash
2013-03-13 13:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The energy company EDF has dropped a 5m civil lawsuit against a group of 21 activists who occupied one of its gas-fired power plants for a week in October 2012, in a move described by supporters of the demonstrators as a "humiliating climbdown". EDF faced a strong public backlash against its civil suit, which was described by opponents as an attempt to undermine peaceful protest in the UK, after details of the action were published in the Guardian. The parents of one of the activists launched...
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None | 3-12-13 | 8922 NE Alderwood Rd, and 9600 NE Cascades Parkway | Environmental Review | LU 12-214260 EN
2013-03-12 21:45:43| PortlandOnline
PDF Document, 2,585kbCategory: Unincorporated & Unclaimed Area Decisions
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