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ILR Labor Advance, Fall 2009 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
ILRNewsletter_fall09.pdf: 225 downloads, before Oct.
ILR Extension Labor Programs
core   +1 more source

Advancing Circularity in Battery Systems for Renewable Energy: Technologies, Barriers, and Future Directions

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This article examines strategies to enhance the sustainability of battery systems in renewable energy through circular economy principles. It discusses recycling techniques, modular battery design, second‐life utilization, and regulatory frameworks. Key barriers include inadequate infrastructure and regulatory gaps.
Williams Chibueze Munonye   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anticipating cascading effects of extreme precipitation with pathway schemes - Three case studies from Europe

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2019
Extreme precipitation events with high local precipitation intensities, heavy snowfall or extensive freezing rain can have devastating impacts on society and economy. Not only is the quantitative forecast of such events sometimes difficult and associated
Simone Schauwecker   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Power in Coalition: Strategies for Strong Unions and Social Change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
{Excerpt} For decades, unions around the world, like the teachers\u27 union in Australia, have been struggling. Across advanced English-speaking economies, we have seen the rising power of capital and its increasing influence over government.
Tattersall, Amanda
core   +1 more source

Friends of the Earth International: negotiating a transnational identity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The aim of this article is to assess the relationships between majority (South) and minority (North) world environmental groups by focusing on one of the largest transnational environmental organisations: Friends of the Earth International (FoEI):1 1 ...
Doherty, BJA
core   +2 more sources

Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential benefits of cool roofs in reducing heat-related mortality during heatwaves in a European city

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2019
Hot weather can exacerbate health conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and lead to heat stroke and death. In built up areas, temperatures are commonly observed to be higher than those in surrounding rural areas, due to the Urban ...
H.L. Macintyre, C. Heaviside
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal variation of the transport of black carbon aerosol from the Asian continent to the Arctic during the ARCTAS aircraft campaign [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Extensive measurements of black carbon (BC) aerosol were conducted in and near the North American Arctic during the Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) aircraft campaign in April and June-July 2008.
Blake, DR   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Eco‐Efficient Processing and Refining Routes for Secondary Raw Materials from Silicon Ingot and Wafer Manufacturing

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
The ICARUS project developed pilot‐scale processes to recover and refine secondary raw materials from silicon photovoltaic (PV) ingot and wafer manufacturing waste. Silicon kerf, graphite, and silica residues are purified into high‐value inputs for the PV value chain and beyond.
Martin Bellmann   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new coupled ice sheet/climate model: description and sensitivity to model physics under Eemian, Last Glacial Maximum, late Holocene and modern climate conditions [PDF]

open access: yesGeoscientific Model Development, 2011
The need to better understand long-term climate/ice sheet feedback loops is motivating efforts to couple ice sheet models into Earth System models which are capable of long-timescale simulations. In this paper we describe a coupled model that consists of
J. G. Fyke   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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