Environmental Issues

WasteFuel Featured on TIME and Statista’s 2024 List of America’s Top GreenTech Companies

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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WasteFuel , a California-based next-generation waste-to-fuels company, has been recognized as one of America's Top GreenTech Companies 2024 by TIME Magazine and the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, Statista .

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  • WasteFuel , a California-based next-generation waste-to-fuels company, has been recognized as one of America's Top GreenTech Companies 2024 by TIME Magazine and the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, Statista .
  • The prestigious list highlights 250 of America’s top sustainability-focused companies.
  • "We are excited to be included in TIME's inaugural ranking of America's top greentech innovators," said Trevor Neilson, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of WasteFuel.
  • Statista, a leading data provider, conducted comprehensive research and analysis in collaboration with HolonIQ and LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions.

Revolutionary Elephant iPSC Milestone Reached in Colossal’s Woolly Mammoth Project

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024
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Colossal Biosciences (“Colossal”), the world’s first de-extinction company, announces today that their Woolly Mammoth team has achieved a global-first iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cells) breakthrough.

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  • Colossal Biosciences (“Colossal”), the world’s first de-extinction company, announces today that their Woolly Mammoth team has achieved a global-first iPSC (induced pluripotent stem cells) breakthrough.
  • This milestone advancement was one of the primary early goals of the mammoth project, and supports the feasibility of future multiplex ex utero mammoth gestation.
  • Invaluable for Colossal’s Woolly Mammoths, these cells can be multiplex-edited and differentiated to study cold adaptation traits like woolly hair growth and fat storage in cellular and organoid models.
  • “In the past, a multitude of attempts to generate elephant iPSCs have not been fruitful.

The 3rd VINALAB and JAIMA Joint Symposium “Water Quality – The Latest Technologies for Quality Assurance and Control”

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Thursday, March 7, 2024
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The Japan Analytical Instrument Manufacturers Association (JAIMA, located at 2-5-16, Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054, President: Masayuki Adachi / President & COO of HORIBA, Ltd.), in cooperation with VINALAB (Vietnam Association of Testing Laboratories), will hold the 3rd joint symposium on Friday, March 22 in a hybrid format connecting its bases in Tokyo and Hanoi.

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  • The Japan Analytical Instrument Manufacturers Association (JAIMA, located at 2-5-16, Kanda Nishiki-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0054, President: Masayuki Adachi / President & COO of HORIBA, Ltd.), in cooperation with VINALAB (Vietnam Association of Testing Laboratories), will hold the 3rd joint symposium on Friday, March 22 in a hybrid format connecting its bases in Tokyo and Hanoi.
  • The symposium will be held at VKIST (Vietnam Korea Institute of Science and Technology), located in Hoa Lac High-Tech Park in the suburbs of Hanoi.
  • JAIMA and VINALAB member companies will also have exhibition booths.
  • VKIST (Vietnam Korea Institute of Science and Technology) and JAIMA conference rooms, online auditing also available
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Ecolab Schedules Webcast of Industry Conference for March 14, 2024

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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Christophe Beck, Ecolab Inc. chairman and chief executive officer, will address financial analysts at the J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference on Thursday, March 14. Ecolab will offer a webcast of Mr. Beck’s presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows:

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Christophe Beck, Ecolab Inc. chairman and chief executive officer, will address financial analysts at the J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference on Thursday, March 14. Ecolab will offer a webcast of Mr. Beck’s presentation. Details for the webcast are as follows:

The Endless Summer + Dana Point Film Festival Announces Dates for Its 2024 Festival

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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The Endless Summer + Dana Point Film Festival (DPFF) has announced its second annual oceans film festival to be held in Dana Point focused on marine life, surfing, and our relationship with the magnificent wonder of the sea.

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  • The Endless Summer + Dana Point Film Festival (DPFF) has announced its second annual oceans film festival to be held in Dana Point focused on marine life, surfing, and our relationship with the magnificent wonder of the sea.
  • Hosted by Endless Summer Events, the festival runs May 2-5, 2024, and promises an array of community events.
  • The festival’s home of Dana Point, CA is nestled in the heart of a Whale Heritage Site (WHS) and is known as the “Whale and Dolphin Capital of the World” and the birthplace of “The Endless Summer.” Dana Point provides a fitting backdrop for the ocean film festival.
  • For filmmakers interested in submitting their films for the Dana Point Film Festival, click here .

New Arbor Day Foundation Report Details Importance of Investment in Voluntary Carbon Market

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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A new report summarizing the Arbor Day Foundation’s 2023 learnings and observations of the voluntary carbon market concludes that investment in the voluntary carbon market is key in addressing the climate crisis.

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  • A new report summarizing the Arbor Day Foundation’s 2023 learnings and observations of the voluntary carbon market concludes that investment in the voluntary carbon market is key in addressing the climate crisis.
  • Our team of experts is deeply in tune with the market and its players,” said Dan Lambe, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation.
  • The Arbor Day Foundation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Arbor Day Carbon, leverages people and partnerships to accelerate the impact of forestry through the vetting, funding and selling of carbon credits.
  • Click here to view the report and to learn more about Arbor Day Carbon, visit carbon.arborday.org .

MethaneSAT Now in Orbit after SpaceX Launches Groundbreaking Mission to Protect the Climate

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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Just after 4:00pm Pacific Time today MethaneSAT effectively detached from SpaceX Transporter-10 that carried the emissions monitor into space.

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  • Just after 4:00pm Pacific Time today MethaneSAT effectively detached from SpaceX Transporter-10 that carried the emissions monitor into space.
  • The groundbreaking satellite is designed to help protect the Earth’s climate by accelerating reductions of a powerful greenhouse pollutant, focusing first on oil and gas operations, a major source of methane.
  • MethaneSAT will show us the full scope of the opportunity by tracking emissions to their source.”
    Krupp announced MethaneSAT in a 2018 TED Talk as part of the TED Audacious Project .
  • MethaneSAT was made possible entirely by the support of EDF donors and our partnership with the Government of New Zealand .

Montrose Environmental Group to Present at the Evercore 16th Annual Industrial Conference

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (the “Company,” “Montrose” or “MEG”) (NYSE: MEG) today announced that the Company will present at the Evercore 16th Annual Industrial Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

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  • Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (the “Company,” “Montrose” or “MEG”) (NYSE: MEG) today announced that the Company will present at the Evercore 16th Annual Industrial Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
  • Prior to Montrose’s attendance at this conference, the Company will post a copy of the presentation it intends to use in the Investors section of its website.
  • A live audio webcast will be available at the time of the event and may be accessed through the Investors section of the Company’s website at https://investors.montrose-env.com .
  • A replay of the audio webcast will be available after the event.

South Africa Waste and Scrap Industry Report - Extended Producer Responsibility is Gaining Traction - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, March 4, 2024
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The "Recycling of Waste and Scrap in South Africa 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "Recycling of Waste and Scrap in South Africa 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • South Africa generates large amounts of waste, of which only 10% is recycled or recovered for other uses and 90% landfilled or dumped illegally.
  • South Africa has a large informal waste sector, with waste pickers saving municipalities millions of rands in landfill costs.
  • This report on the recycling of waste and scrap in South Africa includes information on various types of scrap and recyclers, waste generated, state of landfills, recycling initiatives, extended producer responsibility and the growing issue of e-waste.

Montrose Environmental Group Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
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Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (the “Company,” “Montrose” or “MEG”) (NYSE: MEG) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

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  • Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (the “Company,” “Montrose” or “MEG”) (NYSE: MEG) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.
  • Montrose Chief Executive Officer and Director, Vijay Manthripragada, commented, “Our record full year results reflect continued strength across our business.
  • Total revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $165.7 million compared to $139.5 million in the prior year quarter, an increase of 18.8%.
  • Fourth quarter 2023 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA1 was $17.5 million, compared to $17.8 million in the prior year quarter.