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Silent Giants: Electrification on the Warehouse Floor

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Gian-Gabriel Masoni Dobles, Contributing Writer, Zondits  5/2/2023 Wes Whited, Zondits contributor Throughout industry, forklifts are everywhere. Statistical research firms estimate that nearly 1.5 million forklifts are sold every year, worldwide. And forklifts represent a huge opportunity in the transition to clean energy. How so? Forklifts are powered by either fossil fuel (gasoline, diesel, propane) engines or electric … Read more

AESP National Conference Recap – A Thought Leadership Effort

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Karys Arisohn, Zondits staff, 4/28/2023 New Orleans is world-renowned for its distinctive music, Creole cuisine, unique dialects, and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The National AESP Conference was celebrated a week after Fat Tuesday, Feb. 27- March 2 at the Marriott on Canal Street in the historic heart of the city, a … Read more

Utility Bill Triage & Standby Rates

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Matt Arisohn, Zondits guest, 4/25/2023 Matt Arisohn is the President at Next Energy World, LLC where he works with commercial customers to obtain higher energy efficiency levels, install clean energy systems, and reduce costs. This article has been edited from a blog entry posted by Matt, https://new-sustainability.com/f/utility-bill-triage-standby-rates. During this past winter, electric and natural gas … Read more

IAQ – Let’s Do The Easy Stuff First

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Jeremy McDonald, Zondits guest, 4/17/2023 Since the onset of the pandemic, we in the HVAC industry have wrestled with far-reaching improvements to our HVAC systems. Increasing ventilation air exchange, implementing air cleaning devices, and related investments are all important strategies to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) and protect building occupants. However, recognizing that IAQ issues are … Read more

Coal Ash Landfills; Closing a Dangerous Loophole

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Matt Montalbano, Zondits guest, 4/7/2023 Coal ash landfills are known sources of groundwater pollution, and the pollutants involved include arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, and lithium. A loophole in EPA regulations has allowed hundreds of existing coal ash landfills to be operated without the safeguards required of new landfills. Thanks to concerned citizens, that may soon … Read more

Renewable Energy is Booming in China – But so is Coal

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Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 4/4/2023 China is leading the world in the completion of renewable energy projects. In 2022, China added almost as many renewable energy projects to the grid as the rest of the world combined, according to the Global Energy Monitor (GEM). GEM is a non-profit organization that tracks energy projects and fuel … Read more

“Humanity is on thin ice – and that ice is melting fast. The rate of temperature rise in the last half century is the highest in 2,000 years. Concentrations of carbon dioxide are at their highest in at least two million years.”

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Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, was quoted saying, “Humanity is on thin ice – and that ice is melting fast. The rate of temperature rise in the last half century is the highest in 2,000 years. Concentrations of carbon dioxide are at their highest in at least two million years. The climate time-bomb is … Read more