76 4 ways companies can build low-carbon supply chains
GreenBiz
MARCH 9, 2020
From McDonald's 2001 commitment to sustainable fish to Walmart’s 2017 Project Gigaton launch, the length and path of these journeys ranges widely. GreenBiz 20 Supply Chain
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Scientists calculate trade-related ‘deforestation footprint’ of rich countries
Eco-Business
APRIL 1, 2021
A new study has found that the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Japan 'imported' more than 90% their national deforestation footprints from abroad between 2001 and 2015, most of which were from tropical forests
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Tribute in Light endangers migrating birds
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
New York City’s annual September 11 Tribute in Light seeks to console a still-damaged city and commemorate those lost in the 2001 Twin Tower attacks. Unfortunately, the stunning beams of light also mesmerize birds, sometimes luring them to their deaths
BMW’s Peter Lamp joins Wildcat Discovery Technologies as a new board member
Charged
APRIL 9, 2021
Dr. Lamp joined BMW in 2001 as a development engineer for fuel cell systems. Battery material developer Wildcat Discovery Technologies recently announced that Dr. Peter Lamp has joined its Board of Directors.
Accelerating a Reliable, Clean Energy Future
LA CleanTech Incubator
JANUARY 5, 2021
The result of raging wildfires and prolonged heat waves combined with other grid planning factors led to power outages and rotating blackouts that had not occurred since the 2001 energy crisis.
Battling poor air quality and COVID-19 risk using smart technology
Ambisense
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
they thought of the 2001 movie by Steven Spielberg – a film which grossed $258M giving investors a healthy 2.5x Back in 2013, Ambisense was in stealth mode, and when most people thought of the term A.I. return (Ambisense investors take note.) My involvement in Ambisense at that early stage was to try and help . Continue reading "Battling poor air quality and COVID-19 risk using smart technology".
New Chinese Mini EV flying off the lots
Charged
MARCH 25, 2021
As ZoZo Go recounts, GM leaders in Detroit were dismissive of the SGMW joint venture when it was initially proposed back in 2001. Bring the prices of EVs down, and people will buy.
Various Positions at Canadian Solar
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
Founded in 2001, Canadian Solar is one of the world’s fastest-growing companies in the solar industry and has been listed on the NASDAQ since November 2006. Various Positions | Canadian Solar | Austin, TX. About Canadian Solar: Canadian Solar Inc. NASDAQ: CSIQ) is a vertically-integrated manufacturer of solar cells, modules and custom-designed solar power applications.
4 ways companies can build low-carbon supply chains
AGreenLiving
MARCH 9, 2020
From McDonald’s 2001 commitment to sustainable fish to Walmart’s 2017 Project Gigaton launch, the length and path of these journeys ranges widely. Originally posted here: 4 ways companies can build low-carbon supply chains. Business Green 2001-commitment and-path greenbiz 20 length project project-gigaton ranges-widely- supply-chain the-length these-journeys walmart
Report Calls for a Ground-Up Overhaul of Federal Transmission Grid Policy
GreenTechMedia
JANUARY 28, 2021
“Not only yes, but hell yes,” James Hoecker, FERC chairman from 1997 to 2001, said of the need for major new transmission investment in a Wednesday webinar introducing the report. The policies that govern U.S.
Solar Net Metering Under Threat as Shadowy Group Demands Intervention in State Policies
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 20, 2020
FERC has addressed net energy metering before in decisions in 2001 and in 2009, Peskoe said. Solar net metering, the backbone of the U.S.
Best of GBB in 2020: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement
Green Business Bureau
JANUARY 21, 2021
Founded in 2001, Martinrea International is one of the leading Tier One automotive suppliers of vehicle parts, assemblies and modules. Our members continue to amaze us with their commitment to sustainability and their innovative green and social responsibility initiatives.
Consumers Are Playing a Big Role in Keeping the Lights On in California This Week
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 19, 2020
After a massive heat wave in California that led grid operator CAISO to order its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis on Friday and Saturday, the state has thus far managed to avoid further forced outages.
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2021 will be a record year for beaver releases
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
The Wildlife Trusts have been at the forefront of beaver reintroduction and projects in Britain ever since Kent Wildlife Trust released the first pair into a fenced area of fenland in 2001, followed by the Scottish Beaver Trial in 2009. © Ray Lewis Kent Wildlife Trust.
Now on Netflix: David Attenborough’s disappearing wilderness
Grist
OCTOBER 7, 2020
If you watched BBC blockbusters like Planet Earth (2006) or Blue Planet (2001), you would have been excused for thinking that nature was doing better than ever. For decades, David Attenborough’s soft, rumbling voice took us on tours of the pristine wilderness.
Imelda dumped 40 inches of rain on Texas — and it wasn’t even a hurricane?
Grist
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Back in 2001, Tropical Storm Allison doused Houston with as much as 25 inches of rain, causing some $5 billion in damages. Tropical Depression Imelda turned southeast Texas into a disaster zone last week, dumping more than 40 inches of rain east of Houston and bringing back memories of the monster storm Hurricane Harvey in 2016. Hundreds of homes have been flooded and more than 1,000 people rescued from the floodwaters. Who would have thought a “tropical depression” could be this terrible?
Understand more about Disinfection at lesser hazard
Econaur
JULY 14, 2020
2001; Young and Setlow 2003; Cortezzo et al. Chlorine dioxide can be used for air disinfection and was the principal agent used in the decontamination of buildings in the United States after the 2001 anthrax attacks.
Inaugural Frontline Community Fellows Imagine a New Economy, Build Community Learning Cohort
Front And Centered
JANUARY 10, 2021
Coming to Seattle as an immigrant from South America in 2001, she got involved as a parent of two teenagers in Seattle Public Schools and became a community organizer advocating for closing the academic gap for children of color.
What post-Covid communities could look like, if enough of us want it
Low Impact
JULY 12, 2020
He founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, spent 3 years on the board of the Ecological Land Co-op and was a founder of NonCorporate.org. Here’s a little story for anyone who’s noticed that things aren’t going too well in our communities.
Media brief: What are carbon offsets and how can they be used?
Clean Energy Canada
APRIL 16, 2021
Carbon offsets have been enabled under international law in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol and were first used internationally in 2001. Clean Energy Canada is a climate and clean energy program within the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.
Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Nearly 20 years ago, in 2001, Shell set out to become a player here, too, establishing a network of offset trading desks around the world. “My Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation? Joel Makower. Mon, 12/14/2020 - 02:11.
Online Event (Webinar) - Harnessing Digital Solutions to Improve Product Sustainability and Supply Chain Transparency
Green Market Oracle
APRIL 19, 2020
Prior to Gensuite’s spin out from General Electric Company in 2010, he served as a consultant to GE’s EHS&S organization starting in 2001. Harnessing Digital Solutions to Improve Product Sustainability and Supply Chain Transparency will take place on Tuesday April 21, 2020.
Videos & articles to accompany upcoming book on new economy built around mutual credit
Low Impact
JANUARY 24, 2021
He founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, spent 3 years on the board of the Ecological Land Co-op and was a founder of NonCorporate.org. I have a contract to produce a book about growing a new economy ‘in the cracks in capitalism’, with mutual credit at the core.
The Enormous Energy Legacy Of President George W. Bush
R-Squared Energy
APRIL 10, 2021
” Quoting from my book Power Plays : “The group’s work culminated in the release of the National Energy Policy (NEP) in May of 2001. I often remind people that a U.S. president’s policies generally have limited impact on the energy markets in the short term. This topic often comes up when gasoline prices are rising or falling. However, over the longer term a president’s policies can make a big impact. One of the examples I often use is President Nixon.
We need to completely close down industrial animal agriculture
Low Impact
AUGUST 16, 2020
He founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, spent 3 years on the board of the Ecological Land Co-op and was a founder of NonCorporate.org. Industrial agriculture is cruel to animals, cruel to people who work in it, it damages the environment and concentrates wealth in very few hands.
Seven commodities continue to fuel the destruction of the world's forests - how can they be stopped?
Business Green
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Conducted by the World Resources Institute (WRI), the analysis shows that just seven commodities - cattle, oil palm, soy, cocoa, rubber, coffee, and plantation wood fibre - accounted for 26 per cent of global tree cover loss from 2001 to 2015.
I’ve got a book deal. I’d like to ask for your advice about how to deliver the message.
Low Impact
NOVEMBER 22, 2020
He founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, spent 3 years on the board of the Ecological Land Co-op and was a founder of NonCorporate.org. I’ve got a book deal with Chelsea Green , which is quite scary. They like my writing style, but the content needs a bit of translating for a wide audience.
Continuing to fight the fashion revolution
Business Green
APRIL 20, 2021
But since launching the Sustainable Future (SF) funds in 2001, our view has always been that unsafe and degrading working practices make no business, common or investment sense.
Racing ahead: Formula E team Envision Virgin Racing certified as carbon neutral
Business Green
AUGUST 5, 2020
Established in 2001, the Carbon Trust works with businesses, governments, and institutions globally to help them contribute to a more sustainable future through carbon reduction and resource efficiency strategies. Electric racing team secures certification from the Carbon Trust.
Tracing EthicalEvidence in Moral Obligation to Future Generations
The Environmental Blog
JULY 18, 2019
However, Gewirth (2001) has specified that even though we cannot directly receive anything from the future generations, they can expand their moral obligations to the coming future generations, thus indicating the existence of a broader transgenerational reciprocity. 1. Introduction.
AECOM launches PFAS solution at remediation event
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 17, 2019
AECOM has been helping clients to understand and remediate PFAS contamination since 2001 and has worked on over 200 PFAS projects, including environmental and human health-risk investigations at RAAF Base Williamtown and the Army Aviation Centre Oakey. PFAS substances, widely used in fire-fighting foams, present challenges with respect to their removal from water sources and the environment.
Report Cites Planning, Market Failures at Root of California’s Rolling Blackouts
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 7, 2020
California’s two days of rolling blackouts in August were the result of disconnects between its existing grid reliability constructs and the needs of an increasingly solar-powered grid, and its failure to prepare for a Western U.S.-wide
How accountants can use mutual credit to support small businesses during the post-covid slump
Low Impact
JUNE 14, 2020
He founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, spent 3 years on the board of the Ecological Land Co-op and was a founder of NonCorporate.org. Are you an accountant? Do you have an accountant? Do you know an accountant?
Mutual credit ? a lifeline for small businesses
Low Impact
MAY 24, 2020
He founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, spent 3 years on the board of the Ecological Land Co-op and was a founder of NonCorporate.org. This post follows on from yesterday’s, about community wealth building.
Unlocking California’s Gigawatt-Scale Distributed Energy Potential
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
” As the title indicates, California’s first rolling blackouts since its 2001 energy crisis have focused attention on the resources that appear to have saved it from even more blackouts last month.
Entergy Joins Utility Pack With Net-Zero Carbon Promise for 2050
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
million customers across the Gulf region and an 8-gigawatt nuclear generation fleet, first promised to cap greenhouse gas emissions in 2001 and has since enhanced its goal multiple times. Utility decarbonization commitments move pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss them. Case in point: One week ago, GTM published a list of the major investor-owned utilities that had not committed to eliminating carbon emissions.
20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021
GreenBiz
JANUARY 11, 2021
Mason, who was raised in Queens, is one of the few senior Black executives in banking, at Citi since 2001 in a slate of leadership roles including CEO of Citi Private Bank. 20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.
District of Massachusetts Reaffirms Broad Defense of Filed Rate Doctrine
Energy and Cleantech Council
JUNE 26, 2019
See Addressing the 2000–2001 Western Energy Crisis , Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Mar. An important legal doctrine for companies that buy and sell in regulated markets is the “filed rate” doctrine, which limits legal challenges to rates determined by regulators such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or the Federal Communications Commission. A recent decision by the District of Massachusetts illustrates the potential breadth of the doctrine.
How Much Oil Do We Import From The Middle East?
R-Squared Energy
JANUARY 14, 2020
million BPD in 2001. With tensions in the Middle East high, I have fielded a number of queries on how this might impact the world’s oil markets. Today I want to explore that issue. The Middle East presently produces about a third of the world’s oil. The most important producers there, ranked according to 2018 production, are: Saudi Arabia – 12.3 million barrels per day (BPD). Iran – 4.7 million BPD. Iraq – 4.6 million BPD. United Arab Emirates (UAE) – 3.9
Britons put planet before profit in their personal savings and expect more action from pension funds and banks, says survey
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Opinium surveyed 2001 UK adults between September 17th and 27th. Brits want their pensions and investments to minimise climate impacts and support a sustainable economy; far more than those who only seek to maximise financial returns – reveals new survey by environmental lawyers ClientEarth, released on 30 October.
Garden Bridge Orlando Florida - The First
Green Roof Technology
FEBRUARY 4, 2018
The bridge is designed to pond water in the granular drainage area to increase the water retention (a blue-green roof combination, Patent hold by Optigreen - 1978 and the first time introduced to North America by Jorg Breuning in 2001). Modern Green Roof technology combined with a Blue Roof to minimize artificial irrigation, to maximize water retention and enable visitors to cross a busy four-lane highway without leaving the lush greening of a park. Picture: Jorg Breuning 2018.
Do energy-saving measures actually increase overall energy use?
Low Impact
OCTOBER 18, 2020
He founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, spent 3 years on the board of the Ecological Land Co-op and was a founder of NonCorporate.org.
Incredible new research: how small businesses can be saved post-Covid
Low Impact
MARCH 7, 2021
He founded Lowimpact.org in 2001, spent 3 years on the board of the Ecological Land Co-op and was a founder of NonCorporate.org.
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