George Scott

Occupation:
Editor- environmental activist

George is a Civil Engineer (MSCE) with over 25 years of experience in the design, planning, and delivery of high-value projects for both the government and private sector. He combines his engineering and science background with considerable experience in manufacturing processes and facilities in his approach to environmental problems.

George has operated water, waste water, and industrial treatment systems and has conducted and directed environmental investigations and hazardous waste remediation per the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund requirements. This experience in the management of hazardous materials was performed under the regulatory framework as administered by the Department of Energy (DOE), EPA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Department of Transportation (DOT).


 

Nationality: English
April 07, 2019
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Coal helped drive energy-related CO2 emissions to a record high last year, research says

The International Energy Agency pinpoints coal use as being the main driver behind the growth. Even...

March 09, 2022
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South Korea: Wildfire triggers mass evacuation

A wildfire in an eastern coastal area of South Korea has forced the evacuation of more than 6,000 pe...

March 09, 2022
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Climate Action Could Avert Nearly Half The World’s Premature Deaths

The pollutants driving the climate crisis are also making people sick, and as the crisis worsens peo...

March 09, 2022
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We cannot solve the climate crisis without women and girls

Women and girls can contribute and work on combatting the defining issue of our time; all we need is...

March 08, 2022
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Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say

The Amazon rainforest is moving towards a "tipping point" where trees may die off en masse, say rese...

March 08, 2022
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Exercise can build up your brain. Air pollution may negate those benefits

Work out in polluted air and you may miss out on some of the brain benefits of exercise, according t...

March 06, 2022
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The squit and the whale: can artificial faeces revive the ocean ecosystem?

A scientific experiment hopes to restore vital nutrients to the ocean by using fake excrement that w...

March 06, 2022
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U.N. taking first step toward "historic" treaty on plastics pollution

The United Nations was launching formal negotiations Wednesday on a global treaty to address the pla...

March 02, 2022
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Rich countries have 'moral obligation' to finance biodiversity conservation around the world

Environmental groups are calling for wealthy nations to boost spending on biodiversity conservation...

March 02, 2022

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