Environmental resource management

China's Xiamen: A successful practice of sustainable development in bay city

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Carbon, UNESCO, Committee, BRICS, Friends, Partnership, Diplomatic rank, Communist party, Local, River Thames, Digital, Joint, International Maritime Organization, Belt, City, Environmental resource management, History, United Nations, Sustainable development, Legislation, Civilization, Water, Whaling

Xiamen is rich in marine resources, but its sea area is small, which has been subjected to intense development and frequent economic activities.

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  • Xiamen is rich in marine resources, but its sea area is small, which has been subjected to intense development and frequent economic activities.
  • The meeting is believed as the start of the comprehensive treatment of the lake that has lasted more than 30 years so far.
  • The city has conducted training courses in Costa Rica on topics such as mariculture technology and marine spatial planning.
  • It has also joined forces with BRICS countries to establish a BRICS ocean sustainable development research center.

Augmented Intelligence for Disaster Response: Beeline Kazakhstan Mobilises AI to Fight Forest Fires

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Partnership, Smoke, Intelligence, Human, VEON, Fire, Euronext Amsterdam, Bee line, Climate change, Animal, Livestock, Weather, Natural Resources, Akim, Farmer, Environmental resource management, Kostanay Region

Orman-AI reports the outbreak of fires by automatically detecting the first signs of smoke and enables rapid action to stop the proliferation of forest fires.

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  • Orman-AI reports the outbreak of fires by automatically detecting the first signs of smoke and enables rapid action to stop the proliferation of forest fires.
  • “Detection of fires through augmented intelligence is a pragmatic approach, and this could be extended to agricultural and other community applications,” comments Evgeniy Nastradin, the CEO of Beeline Kazakhstan.
  • Orman-AI has been launched through a partnership between Beeline Kazakhstan and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management of the Akimat of the Kostanay Region.
  • Last year, Beeline’s information technologies subsidiary QazCode launched BeeBert AI module, training AI in Kazakh language for customer experience applications.

Calibre Continues to Intercept Bonanza Grade Drill Results Along the Multi-Kilometre Panteon VTEM Gold Corridor at the Limon Mine Complex; Drilling Intersects Include 111.92 g/t Gold over 4.1 metres and 33.60 g/t Gold over 2.6 metres

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Growth, Biophysical environment, OTCQX, National Instrument 43-101, Senior, Vein, Quality management system, Element, News, Silver, SAS, QA/QC, Bureau Veritas, CXB, TSX, ISO14001, Gold, Veritas, Environmental resource management, ICP, ETW, Quality, National instrument, Nightclub

Previous results led to the discovery of the Panteon North deposit which yielded over 240,000 ounces of Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves (944,000 tonnes at 9.4g/t Au).

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  • Previous results led to the discovery of the Panteon North deposit which yielded over 240,000 ounces of Proven and Probable Mineral Reserves (944,000 tonnes at 9.4g/t Au).
  • The continued high-grade success within the Limon Complex continues to confirm the potential for resource expansion in the region.
  • Estimates are determined in cross-section by measuring the modelled vein thickness perpendicular to the vein margins and through the midpoint of the drill hole intercept.
  • Darren Hall, President and Chief Executive Officer of Calibre, stated: “I am very pleased to see continued drilling success along the multi-kilometre VTEM Gold Corridor at Limon.

Oklo Enters into Land Rights Agreement to Advance Deployment of Two Powerhouses in Southern Ohio

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
Software, Professional Services, Hardware, Utilities, Nuclear, Alternative Energy, Energy, Technology, State, Local, Security, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Public Policy, Government, Partnership, Multimedia, Inc., Economic development, Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, DOE, Quality of life, Environmental resource management, Refused, Renewable energy

Oklo Inc. (“Oklo”), an advanced fission technology and nuclear fuel recycling company, is pleased to announce the signing of an Option and Right of First Refusal to Purchase Real Estate (the “land rights agreement”) with the non-profit Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (“SODI”) for land including options for the siting of two powerhouses.

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  • Oklo Inc. (“Oklo”), an advanced fission technology and nuclear fuel recycling company, is pleased to announce the signing of an Option and Right of First Refusal to Purchase Real Estate (the “land rights agreement”) with the non-profit Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative (“SODI”) for land including options for the siting of two powerhouses.
  • Subject to the terms and conditions of the land rights agreement and in exchange for an upfront fee, which will be credited toward any purchase by Oklo under the land rights agreement, SODI has granted Oklo an option and right of first refusal to purchase land in Southern Ohio from SODI.
  • Upon completion of the remediation of land at PORTS, the DOE allocates the revitalized land to SODI for use in economic development.
  • This agreement marks a significant step forward in Oklo's commitment to deploying clean, reliable, and affordable energy solutions.

ECB steps up climate work with focus on green transition, climate and nature-related risks

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Sunday, February 4, 2024
Growth, European, Reproduction, Prejudice, European Central Bank, Environment, Climate change, Treaty, Annex, Carbon, Climate, Communication, Weather, Environmental resource management, Frankfurt, ECB, Insurance, Renewable energy

While existing models have added a financial sector and real estate sector, they have largely overlooked housing supply.

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  • While existing models have added a financial sector and real estate sector, they have largely overlooked housing supply.
  • I develop an extended DSGE model that includes both the financial sector and endogenous housing supply and show that forecasting accuracy significantly improves when data on new houses is included.
  • The findings highlight the necessity of combining model extension and housing supply data for accurate forecasting during economic crises.

International Lithium Files PEA Technical Report for Raleigh Lake Lithium Project - Outlines Highly Favourable After-Tax NPV (discounted at 8%) of CAD$342.9 million and After-Tax IRR of 44.3% p.a.

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Lithium, SC6, EVS, MRE, Kenora, Technical report, Hydro One, NPV, Report, Lom, SGS, IRR, Economics, Property, Mining, Rubidium, Canadian National Railway, Ontario Highway 115, Environmental resource management, TC Energy, PEA, National Instrument 43-101, CAD, Engineering, News, National instrument, ILC

As originally foreshadowed, the very near proximity of Raleigh Lake to existing service infrastructure along the Trans-Canada Highway corridor affords significant logistical and economic advantages to the project.

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  • As originally foreshadowed, the very near proximity of Raleigh Lake to existing service infrastructure along the Trans-Canada Highway corridor affords significant logistical and economic advantages to the project.
  • The Company continues to investigate the potential value associated with the extraction of rubidium from the microcline zone within the spodumene deposit.
  • Economics (discounted at 8% p.a., CAD$)
    Pre-tax Cashflow = CAD$709.4 million, NPV = CAD$385.1 million, IRR = 46.5% p.a.
  • The SGS lab tests obtained 22.9 weight percentages of 6% Lithium Concentrate and estimated 81% lithium recovery
    A copy of The Report, "The Raleigh Lake Project, NI43-101 Technical Report - PEA," was filed on SEDAR on January 18, 2024.

Zeno Power Secures Radioisotope Fuel Supply from DOE to Build Full-Scale RPSs

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Friday, January 26, 2024
Entrepreneurship, Space, DOE, Partnership, Environmental resource management, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Recycling, NASA, OAK, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Orbit, RPS, Radionuclide, Moon, DOD

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeno Power announced today that it has secured Strontium-90 (Sr-90) material from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to fuel its initial full-scale radioisotope power systems (RPSs) for national security and space exploration missions.

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  • OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zeno Power announced today that it has secured Strontium-90 (Sr-90) material from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to fuel its initial full-scale radioisotope power systems (RPSs) for national security and space exploration missions.
  • RPSs are compact devices that convert heat from the decay of radioisotopes into a persistent and reliable supply of clean energy.
  • Space, the Arctic, and the seabed are increasingly strategic domains in the wake of renewed great power competition.
  • Through a new public-private partnership, Zeno Power and DOE's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) will recycle a legacy Sr-90 RPS – the BUP-500 – into fuel for Zeno's RPSs.

United Rentals Outlines Roadmap to Low-Emission and Zero-Emission Jobsites

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Environment, Commercial Building & Real Estate, Construction & Property, Other Energy, Alternative Energy, Sustainability, Energy, Other Construction & Property, Residential Building & Real Estate, Lithium, Environmental resource management, Renting, Propane, Natural gas, Safety, GHG, Hydrogen, Renewable energy

United Rentals released a white paper, " Roadmap to Low-Emission and Zero-Emission Jobsites ," which shares four practical steps to reduce emissions and the tools and equipment to make sustainability strategies a reality on the jobsite.

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  • United Rentals released a white paper, " Roadmap to Low-Emission and Zero-Emission Jobsites ," which shares four practical steps to reduce emissions and the tools and equipment to make sustainability strategies a reality on the jobsite.
  • “For companies with budgets large or small, reducing jobsite emissions is possible now,” said Grant Zoldowski, Director of Environmental Management, United Rentals.
  • Targeting the predominant sources of emissions on projects and jobsites allows companies to focus their efforts and dollars on changes that will yield the biggest results.
  • Leverage Battery Energy Storage: New energy storage solutions enable companies to reduce the use of emission-generating portable power equipment.

The 14th Launch of Forecasting & Prospects Research Reports on Energy Economy

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
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BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 7, 2024, the "The 14th Launch of Forecasting & Prospects Research Reports on Energy Economy" was held in Beijing.

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  • BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 7, 2024, the "The 14th Launch of Forecasting & Prospects Research Reports on Energy Economy" was held in Beijing.
  • Nine research reports, including the "Research and Prospect of China Energy Economic Index in 2024", were released to the public.
  • According to the report "Research and Prospect of China Energy Economic Index in 2024" by Bao-Jun Tang, in 2024, the energy economy will serve as a strong stimulant for the sustained recovery and improvement of the macroeconomy.
  • According to the report "China's Energy Economic Situation and Forecasting (2024)" by Hua Liao, our country has taken solid steps towards high-quality development in energy economics, enhancing energy security.

The Swamp School Expands Team with Addition of Veteran Instructor Greg Price

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
Transport, Endangered species, Student, Bachelor, Certification, Environmental resource management, Appalachian State University, Plant, Environmental science, State university system, Water quality, Teaching, Nursing

Angier, N.C., Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Swamp School is pleased to announce the addition of Greg Price to its team of instructors.

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  • Angier, N.C., Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Swamp School is pleased to announce the addition of Greg Price to its team of instructors.
  • At The Swamp School, Price will teach both online and in-person courses on Stream Duration Assessment Model Training, Wetland Delineation, National Ordinary High Water Mark Training and Endangered and Threatened Species Assessment.
  • “Greg brings to the team over three decades of hands-on environmental assessment experience that will greatly benefit our students,” said Marc Seelinger, founder, director and lead instructor of The Swamp School.
  • The Swamp School is honored to welcome Price to its team and is excited about the deep knowledge and decades of experience he brings to the classroom.