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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What are the most serious health risks of climate change?

The report identifies the populations which are most vulnerable to the risks posed by climate change...

February 19, 2022
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Brazil’s deadly mudslides reflect neglect, climate change

The landslides that devastated Petropolis this week demolished houses and ripped families apart, sca...

February 19, 2022
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Green buildings can boost productivity, well-being and health of workers

green buildings can have the same benefits as spending time in nature, which can benefit people livi...

February 17, 2022
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More Young People Don’t Want Children Because of Climate Change. Has the UN Failed to Protect Them?

Activists have filed a complaint with the UN’s Human Rights Council, saying member nations have supp...

February 17, 2022
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Is finance failing on deforestation?

Sarah Draper, corporate performance programme manager at Global Canopy, explores how corporates, fin...

February 16, 2022
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Climate crisis reaches ‘code red’ status

New government study predicts 30cm sea-level rise on US coasts by 2050

February 16, 2022
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Amazon deforestation: Record high destruction of trees in January

The number of trees cut down in the Brazilian rainforest in January 2022 is the highest amount ever...

February 12, 2022
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Extreme heat and plastic pollution push oceans to brink

As world leaders meet in France to discuss ocean protection, two major studies show how burning foss...

February 12, 2022
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Koalas: Australia lists marsupial as endangered species

Australia has listed the koala as an endangered species across most of its east coast, after a drama...

February 12, 2022

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