Day: April 12, 2022

A recent thread by @TheDefiEdge on Twitter went over the basics of Tokenomics, as it relates to Defi in general. The thread is a great read and very informational as all material by @TheDefiEdge is. He details tokenomics concepts and pointers, as well as a few examples of projects that implement them.  To piggyback on his thread, provide further reach for his ideas, as well as provide some more specific insight from my own experience, I want to analyze his tokenomics thread as it relates to specific projects on Terra. I won’t be covering twice what he already did, so I’d recommend you read his thread first.

To most people, a solar farm or a geothermal plant is simply a power producer. Scientists and engineers see far more potential. They envision offshore wind turbines capturing and storing carbon beneath the sea, and geothermal plants producing essential metals for powering electric vehicles. Electric vehicle batteries, too, can be transformed to power homes, saving their owners money.  “In a 2021 study, we showed that covering all 4,000 miles of California’s canals with solar panels would save more than 65 billion gallons of water annually by reducing evaporation. That’s enough to irrigate 50,000 acres of farmland or meet the residential water needs of more than 2 million people,” writes engineering professor Roger Bales of the University of California, Merced. They would also expand renewable energy without taking up farmable land.

The University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Scottish University of the Year 2022. The University of Glasgow is a major research-led university operating in an international context with the following fundamental aims: * to provide education through the development of learning in a research…

Consider this: What if a sleeping mask in a warehouse could tell the IT system that the customer’s order required it to be dispatched with a pillow and a copy of the bestseller, How to Sleep?  And that it needed to reach its destination at a specific time and date, so the fastest and most sustainable method would be via Carrier X?   The signal from this item sets in motion a picking device in the warehouse. A robot then delivers the mask, pillow and book to the packing station where an employee collates them tightly in a box, so no air gets shipped, and fewer packaging materials are needed. Finally, Carrier X delivers the whole consignment to the customer in a single journey, via a quick and fuel-efficient route.  

Fees for disposing of DIY waste at council recycling centres in England could be banned under government plans, in an attempt to tackle fly-tipping.  Around a third of local authorities charge up to £10 an item for disposing of paving slabs, plasterboard, bricks and other materials.  More than one million fly-tipping incidents were recorded in 2021, costing local authorities almost £400m.  Ministers say they want to make it easier for people to dispose of waste.  The proposed changes are contained in a technical consultation by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs that could lead to current legislation being amended.  
In 2015, the government banned charges on local residents disposing of household rubbish at household waste centres.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is now accepting applications for the new E-Cycle Wisconsin Electronics Collection Grant for projects that will host an electronics collection site or event, or series of collection sites or events, in 2022 or the beginning of 2023.  “Protecting our precious natural resources and world-class outdoor spaces is key to protecting our way of life here in Wisconsin,” said Gov. Tony Evers. “And as electronics have become an everyday part of our lives, we have to ensure every community has ways to recycle them and reduce their waste. That’s why I’m proud to have signed Act 79 into law, which will provide resources to local communities, Tribal Nations, businesses, and nonprofits so they can collect electronics waste and keep their environments safe and clean for kids and families to enjoy for generations.”
Read the full article at: urbanmilwaukee.com

Merrell, the leading outdoor performance and lifestyle brand, today announced This Is Home, a multi-year sustainability initiative designed to inspire consumers to protect the nature that shapes their everyday lives. The campaign will focus on digital, social, and connected TV while showcasing Merrell footwear and apparel that is made with more sustainable materials. The goal is to inspire people to get outside while minimizing their environmental impact.  To kick off the inaugural year of This Is Home, Merrell is launching a multinational product takeback and resale program called Merrell ReTreadSM, which will save 300,000 pairs of footwear from landfills in our own backyards. This first of its kind program introduces the takeback economy to the footwear industry and is a step towards a more circular economy.

Once upon a time it all looked rosy – their bright buds a staple of parks and gardens.  But sales of home-grown rose bushes have plummeted in recent decades as they are deemed ‘old-fashioned and twee’.  Now, alarmed by the plant’s wilting popularity, experts have launched a campaign to revive the rose – with next month’s Chelsea Flower Show presenting an opportunity for a formal ‘call to arms’.  Sales of home-grown rose bushes have plummeted in recent decades as they are deemed ‘old-fashioned and twee’  Celebrity gardener David Domoney, who is backing the campaign, told The Sunday Telegraph: ‘Young people see the rose as old-fashioned and twee and what their grandparents grew. So it’s time we…appreciated its versatility – its beauty, use in perfumes, health treatments and even in food.’ 

Join us for support in navigating Bellingham’s upcoming single-use plastics ordinance. Learn best practices and strategies from food industry professionals who have already made the switch. Come with your questions, ideas, and success stories. This virtual event will be recorded for those who can’t make it live, please register and a link to the recording will be sent to you along with any resources mentioned in the event.
MEET THE PANELISTS
MELISSA ELKINS
Administrative and Sustainability Manager
Melissa Elkins has worked for the Community Food Co-op since 1996 and has been the sustainability manager for the last decade. She works closely with Co-op management to create systems that support the Co-op’s mission, vision, and values.
 
Since 1970, the Community Food Co-op has provided our local community access to the largest variety of local and organic foods in Whatcom County. The Co-op is dedicated to a continued reduction of single use plastic in their deli and bakery production and maintaining a 90% diversion from the landfill for their internal waste stream.

Until a few years ago, farming in southern Iraq was “as lucrative as oil”, Qasim Abdul Wahad remembers, and his one-hectare farm plot in the governate of Basra produced enough to feed his family of eight. Now dust kicks up under his feet as he walks through his land, after worsening extreme heat and drought linked to climate change killed 90% of his winter crops, including all of his okra and eggplant.  “Only a few years ago I would be able to sit here and relax. It was very green and beautiful. When I look at it now, I feel like a member of my family is gone,” the 50-year-old said. Abdul Wahad, who has spent his life farming in the village of Abu Al-Khaseeb – the names means “father of the fertile” – thinks he will soon have to abandon his land, to try to seek more fertile ground elsewhere.

The people of Punjab need to be complimented for winning a clear majority to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the recent Assembly elections. Prime Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has a golden opportunity to get Punjab back on track of achieving higher sustainable growth, lower corruption and liberation from the drug mafia. Only then can Punjab regain its happiness and prosperity.  Mann has pledged to root out corruption in government offices, but so far has not announced a plan for agriculture, a leading industry, initiating Punjab’s Green Revolution. But the state was late. We try to reveal the main problems in Punjab agriculture, the factors that brought it to its current state and what potential solutions could be to ensure sustainable prosperity.  The biggest problem facing Punjab agriculture is the rapidly depleting and deteriorating quality of groundwater resources.

REMONDIS has completed one of its biggest phases of acquisition activity in Australia, securing numerous Veolia and Suez sites, assets and customers across the country.  As part of the deal, REMONDIS will return to the South Australian market and boost its Australian footprint more broadly. The company is positioned to increase commercial, industrial and medical waste management and recycling offerings to new and existing clients across the Business to Government, Business to Business and Business to Consumer sectors.  As of Saturday 9 April, REMONDIS has acquired Jandakot Commercial and Industrial Collections business in Perth, Wingfield commercial and industrial collections and medical waste business in Adelaide, Seven Hills Transfer Station in Sydney and selected national commercial and industrial customer contracts.

Brookfield Properties has been named 2021 Retail Leader in the Light, an annual award presented by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit) to member companies that demonstrate industry-leading sustainability practices.  The Leader in the Light Award comes on top of Brookfield Properties’ recent recognition as the #1 ranked Regional Sector Leader for retail companies in the Americas by Amsterdam-based global sustainability authority GRESB.  “It is an honor to be recognized with the 2021 Retail Leader in the Light Award. With more than 155 million square feet of retail property around the world, we believe we have a responsibility to lead the way in ESG performance as well as the opportunity to play a critical role in shaping the future of sustainability for our industry.”