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Five Emerging Green Communities Trends to Watch

Description:
Sourceable article which focuses on the ways communities have implemented green ideology and how they should continue this process.

Web Location:
https://sourceable.net/five-emerging-green-communities-trends-to-watch/#

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2. Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow through the Earth system.
3. Biological processes depend on energy flow through the Earth system.
5. Energy decisions are influenced by economic, political, environmental, and social factors.
6. The amount of energy used by human society depends on many factors.

Associated Grade Levels:
9-1011-12Public

Related Sub-Topics

3.6 Humans are part of Earth’s ecosystems and influence energy flow through these systems.

5.1 Decisions concerning the use of energy resources are made at many levels.

6.5 Social and technological innovation affects the amount of energy used by human society.

5.7 Energy decisions are influenced by social factors.

3.1 The Sun is the major source of energy for organisms and the ecosystems of which they are a part

2.3 Earth’s weather and climate are mostly driven by energy from the Sun.

5.2 Energy infrastructure has inertia.

2.7 The effects of changes in Earth’s energy system are often not immediately apparent.

2.4 Water plays a major role in the storage and transfer of energy in the Earth system.

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Scientists from public universities, government laboratories and private industry from throughout the Northwest, and beyond, are joining together to focus on developing ways to turn one of the region's most plentiful commodities—wood and wood waste—into jet fuel.

Led by Washington State University, the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) will take a holistic approach to building a supply chain for aviation biofuel with the goal of increasing efficiency in everything from forestry operations to conversion processes. Using a variety of feedstocks, including forest and mill residues, construction waste, as well as new energy crops, the project aims to create a sustainable industry to produce aviation biofuels and important co-products. The project includes a broad allianc. . . View More


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