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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Microplastics continue to cause havoc to our environment

New research and footage captured by Murdoch University scientists show how damaging microplastics a...

August 20, 2022
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Study: Climate change is making 58% of infectious diseases worse

More than half of the infectious diseases known to impact humans are being aggravated by climate cha...

August 09, 2022
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Wind spreads microplastics much faster than oceans

Winds are spreading microplastics much faster than oceans, warns new research.

August 09, 2022
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How restoring overstocked forests can yield multiple diverse benefits

Mechanical thinning of California's forests can reduce the severity of wildfires by eliminating buil...

August 09, 2022
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Plastic pollution: Birds all over the world are living in our rubbish

Birds from every continent except Antarctica have been photographed nesting or tangled in our rubbis...

August 04, 2022
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Coral levels in some parts of the Great Barrier Reef are at the highest in 36 years

From August 2021 to May 2022, the central and northern regions of the Great Barrier Reef had hard co...

August 04, 2022
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Climate change: Potential to end humanity is 'dangerously underexplored' say experts

Global heating could become "catastrophic" for humanity if temperature rises are worse than many pre...

August 02, 2022
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Plastics plague our oceans, killing marine mammals

A humpback whale was spotted off San Diego’s coast on Valentine’s Day 2020, entangled in a green pla...

August 02, 2022
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Earth hits 'Overshoot Day' ; NGOs warn the rest of 2022 will be lived in resource deficit

Mankind marks a dubious milestone Thursday, the day by which humanity has consumed all earth can sus...

July 30, 2022

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