Energy efficiency

COURTESY  : Gef  Energy efficiency Consumption of fossil fuels for power, heating, and transport has contributed 80% of increased greenhouse gas emissions since 1970. Moreover, between now and 2040, global energy demand is projected to grow by 30%, and even faster in developing countries. Meanwhile, almost one billion people globally…
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Eco-Tourism

COURTESY  : odishaforest.in ECO–TOURISM  Eco-Tourism is defined as “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.” (TIES, 1990).Ecotourism or “Community Managed Nature Tourism in Odisha” aims to support Forest & Wildlife conservation by providing alternative livelihood to Forest dependent communities in State.…
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Design and branding

Courtesy  :  Lucidpress Design and branding What is a brand? The word “brand” is used pretty loosely these days. For example, people might use the word “brand” to talk about logos, though a logo is just one part of a brand. It’s a symbol that represents a deeper emotional tie.…
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Courtesy  : EPA Composting Compost is organic material that can be added to soil to help plants grow. Food scraps and yard waste together currently make up more than 30 percent of what we throw away, and could be composted instead. Making compost keeps these materials out of landfills where…
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COAL

Courtesy : eia.gov Coal is an important source of energy in the United States, and the Nation’s reliance on this fossil fuel for electricity generation is growing. The combustion of coal, however, adds a significant amount of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere per unit of heat energy, more than does…
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Climat e change

Courtesy :  ING CLimate change What’s so special about this report? It shows ING’s really holistic approach to climate action. As a bank, our biggest impact is with our financing, so we’ve been steering that for several years. But we also have to look at the impact of the climate…
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Global warming

Courtesy  :  society Global warming Global warming is the long-term warming of the planet’s overall temperature. Though this warming trend has been going on for a long time, its pace has significantly increased in the last hundred years due to the burning of fossil fuels. As the human population has…
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food forest

Courtesy  :  Modern farmer Food forest Why Food Forests? Food forests are like the ultimate organic garden. Does a forest need tilling, weeding, fertilizer, or irrigation? Nope. And that’s the goal. Because they’re mostly perennial crops, there’s no need to till. Not tilling preserves the natural soil structure, preventing the…
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Floating solar energy

Courtesy  : Popular science Floating solar energy Solar panels can be placed on your roof, on a plot of land, or basically anywhere else where they  are anchored to something solid. That said, there are only so many solid spaces available to install them. To beat climate change, our electricity mix is…
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Firefighting

Courtesy : highrisefirefighting.co.uk Fire fighting Water Supply Almost all fire fighting tactic in high rise buildings will depend on Water. Some very small or specialised incidents may be extinguished using fire extinguishers (Dry Powder or CO2). There are two key contributory factors that will affect tactics at high rise buildings,…
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