Sustainable Crypto Mining Through Carbon Credits
– Teresa Madaleno: Cryptocurrency assets like bitcoin require a significant amount of electricity, which leads to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. However, all signs point to cryptocurrency demand growing. According to Grandview Research, the global cryptocurrency market was valued at USD 4.67 billion in 2022 and is likely to expand at a compound annual growth […]
Sparta Technology That Protects in More Ways Than One
– Teresa Madaleno: Most people are aware of the strain on our hospitals. Physicians and healthcare administrators have said the problems plaguing the system have been around for a long time, but the COVID-19 pandemic made it worse. Experts in healthcare have also indicated that they are willing to look at all safe steps to […]
What Makes a Carbon Credit High-Quality?
– Teresa Madaleno: Not all carbon credits are equal. Some are of poor quality so you might not be getting what you think. Poor quality means your carbon credits aren’t really tied to an emissions reduction project that is effective. Carbon offsetting normally comes into play when a business is unable to completely cut their […]
There is Hope When it Comes to the Environment
– Teresa Madaleno: A lot of the environment-related news we read and hear about is negative; however, it looks like we will see more positive progress in terms of the environment over the next couple of years. Here are just a few examples that give us reason to be hopeful about the future: Clean Energy We […]
How Telehealth Has Helped the Environment
– Lane Simond: A recent study shows that telehealth systems during the first two years of the pandemic resulted in significant savings for both patients and the environment. Many health systems were forced to adopt telehealth care for medical appointments during the height of the COVID-19 outbreak. The concept is nothing new, but the study demonstrates […]
Climate Change and Cardio Health
– Teresa Madaleno: Two recent studies suggest that hot and cold environments cause a response in the body that can result in cardiovascular problems; providing more proof that environmental health and human health are closely linked. Physiologists at the University of Innsbruck in Austria took a close look at the impacts of hot and cold environments […]
Why we should care about pollination loss
– Orsen Coverly: COP15, the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal shed more light on the importance of protecting our ecosystem. Pollination loss is part of the ongoing concern when we talk about the ecosystem. A recent news release issued by Harvard’s School of Public Health points out that pollination loss is something we should all […]