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Lithium mines hampers green technology – The Oaktree could be one
The Oaktree could help Rio Tinto with water contamination AC systems (carbonation and absorption control systems) could potentially play a role in addressing some of the environmental challenges posed by mining activities at Rio Tinto, particularly water contamination. Mining activities often result in acidic and metal-laden runoff, a major environmental concern. Here’s how CAC systems…
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Alisher Kurmanov and the oaktree discuss the aral lake disaster
A very productive meeting with Ambassador Alisher Kurmanov, a very experienced diplomat. An environmental catastrophe: Reflections from the dried-up Aral Sea. There are no words that can describe the disaster that has taken place without any real activities to stop the process from taking place. Naturally, one can’t stop thinking, “How could this happen?” In…
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Meeting with  the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine
A very productive meeting with the Envormental Ministry We had a follow-up meeting with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, led by Minister Svitlana Grynchuk, Deputy Oleksandr Semenets, Bogdan Semenenko, etc. We came to discuss three matters: Clean water Sewage problem Restoring of the soil The Oaktree took all the information…
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Ukraine forced to distributed power generation
Ukraine continues the discussion on distributed Power Generation The Minister of Energy of Ukraine, Herman Halushchenko, previously discussed with the Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, the restoration of the energy system after the massive Russian attack on August 26. This was reported by the Ministry of Energy. The discussions continued with The Oaktree and besides mass-produced Oaktree’s the…
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sewage pollution is at a crisis point in the UK
Water firms admit pumping raw sewage into UK rivers and seashores 1,000 times a day We wish that this was the only scandal in the United Kingdom, a potentially even bigger problem is the fact that in 2020, water companies produced 807,882 tonnes of sludge. 94% of sludge was reused for soil and agriculture, 3% was…
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Water systems warn Americans could soon see major rate hikes to filter out toxic ‘forever chemicals’
BY RACHEL FRAZIN – 05/26/24 In exchange for cleaner water, Americans around the nation may soon have to pay hefty prices. Water systems are starting to warn residents of massive rate hikes as they prepare to install technology to filter out toxic chemicals in a family known as PFAS. Utilities from South Florida to upstate New York…
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Why does the oaktree destroy PFAS?
This is why and how the Oaktree can destroy PFAS. Making not only our products PFAS Free but, also our operation carbon-negative
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EPA is in the process of promulgating multiple regulations to address PFAS levels in water and waste streams
EPA is in the process of promulgating multiple regulations to address PFAS levels in water and waste streams
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The russian war forced Ukraine to rethink their electrical infrastructure design
Given the continued Russian missile attacks, Ukraine will have to change the structure of its energy system. We all know that The Oaktree isn’t a political organization but, a mail arrived in our inbox this morning and after reading it, we felt that the content of the mail regardless of all the tragedy that a…
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Devil in Disguise or just a Devil, that is the question
PART I: THE PFAS PROBLEM In 2020, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection tested their farm and found elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly called PFAS, PFOS, or forever chemicals and found them in shockingly high numbers. Maine had been spreading what is called sludge on its farmland and fields since the 1980s.…
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