Eco-Terminology We Need to Know

September 26, 2019

Courtesy and credit given to Michael Braungart, William McDonough, EPEA Internationale Umweltforschung GmbH, and McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry LLC. for introducing these terms. Biological Nutrient A raw material used by living organisms or cells to carry on life processes such as growth, cell division, synthesis of carbohydrates and other complex functions. Biological nutrients are usually carbon-based compounds. Cradle to Cradle® A model of industrial systems in which material flows cyclically…

Responsibility, humanity and impact are now more entrenched than ever in the corporate sector. A company’s approach to impact is a reflection of that company’s values — and the values of its customers, employees and investors.  Socially responsible investing gradually becoming the new normal. Over 90% of the largest companies now filing sustainability reports (85% of the S&P 500), the data is plentiful.  A recent study from Oxford University found…

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Hacking for Humanity is a 2-day code-a-thon where developers, designers, scientists, students, entrepreneurs, educators, and mentors work together to build apps that solve social problems. Hacking for Humanity is a 2-day code-a-thon where developers, designers, scientists, students, entrepreneurs, educators, and mentors work together to build apps that solve social problems. We believe that when communities work together, they don’t just do good, they become a force for global change. As…

Actual means for concern in 2019 of what’s happening based on recent scientific data. Yellow is before the industrial revolution, blue is where we can safely live, red is what is starting to affect populations. So what is going on with the Nitrogen cycle? Why is it so off the charts? Nitrogen is a limiting factor in the growth of plants. A limiting factor is the factor that determines how…

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Quantaloop Technologies is proud to announce being Platinum sponsors Hacking for Humanity May 4 – 5th, 2019. Hackathon – Scenarios are as follows related to the theme Woman & Climate Change:  1) Given that there are over 2.6Bn gamers in the world, how can we leverage the gaming community to help fight climate change?  2) Demonstrate how we can use technology to help modernize older industries such as forestry, mining,…

Equality and sustainability are two sides of the same story. The global economic system’s “business-as-usual” has had terrible consequences for our environment; as we use more and more of the earth’s resources with little care for what happens next. It has also led to huge inequality. It’s time to reimagine, and create, a different kind of world, with equality and sustainability at its heart. Where both resources and power are…

climate-change

There are short term problems. For example, ocean acidification and coral bleaching. Heat waves, reductions in agricultural production, increase in forest fires due to drier, hotter and more extreme weather conditions. Most of California’s largest wildfires have occurred within the past 30 years. Since the Industrial Revolution, atmospheric CO2 has increased from 280 to 409.36 parts per million (ppm). 409.36 ppm is higher than CO2 has been in millions of…

Convincing Congress to prioritize climate change is the first step toward mitigating climate catastrophes, ending offshore drilling, and supporting the people most affected by climate inaction. We just wanted to clarify something regarding AOC. “Patrick Moore was not a co-founder of Greenpeace. He does not represent Greenpeace. He is a paid lobbyist, not an independent source. His statements about Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Green New Deal–which is an inspiring…

Woman tech financial trends 2019

Woman in the modern world – Trends 2019 As today marks the beginning of Women’s History Month, it is important to recognize that women are more powerful now than ever. The fact that women are becoming even more influential to not only finance, but the world is something to be acknowledged. In the United States, 49% of women say they work because they are their family’s breadwinner, up from 37%…

verge-conference-2019

Sandra here. I really like this piece by Shana Rappaport, Vice President & Executive Director, of VERGE and in learning about this space, I wanted to create a copy of the content here because there is very important content in this post and from GreenBiz. I couldn’t find the official Verge website but found this cconference link to Verge Conference happening: OCT 22 – 24, 2019 OAKLAND, CA , OAKLAND CONVENTION CENTER at: https://www.greenbiz.com/events/verge-conference/oakland/2019 – The website talks about attending VERGE 19 to: Experience emerging technologies and market-ready products and services Participate in more than 120 sessions…