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Rethinking Future Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure

GreenTechMedia

Carbon emissions from gas power plants rose 59 percent from 2005 to 2017, but that’s only part of the problem. More than $30 billion worth of new gas pipelines are proposed or under construction all over the country, and, once built, they will last for decades. Roughly 177 gas power plants are currently being proposed in the U.S.,

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Starbucks makes circular push with expansion of Greener Stores

Business Green

Starbucks is widening its embrace of circular practices and healthful interiors by expanding its Greener Stores internationally and open sourcing the framework's underlying tools for other retailers to replicate. From LEED to Greener Stores. And they might get a little bit more if you're lucky.".

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Global Briefing: French vegan restaurant becomes first to win coveted Michelin Star

Business Green

The report found that on top of significant emisisons savings the lifecycle impact potentials were lower for eutrophication, particulate matter formation, and acidification in 2018 than in 2005, while ecotoxicity- and land occupation-related impact potentials slightly increased.

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Sunlight-Reflecting ‘Cool Walls’ Can Save Building Owners Big Money, Study Says

GreenTechMedia

cool walls could lead to annual HVAC energy costs savings of up to 11 percent for standalone retail stores, 8.3 buildings were constructed before 1980. Based on an analysis of more than 100,000 building simulations, the Berkeley Lab researchers found that in climate zones encompassing the West Coast and southern half of the U.S.,

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Ameren Sets Goal of Net-Zero by 2050, Plots Major Wind and Solar Expansion in Midwest

GreenTechMedia

Like other net-zero carbon goals , Ameren’s will rely on “further advancements in innovative, carbon-free technologies and constructive federal and state energy and economic policies” to reach its final goal, CEO Warner Baxter said in a Monday statement. Ameren has joined the ranks of U.S. Ameren joins a growing list of U.S.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

His interest in environmental resilience was born in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, after accompanying his father to the region to help with reconstruction. . She led design and construction for the award-winning, net-positive-energy Parkwood Technology Centre community hub in a previously "coloureds only" neighborhood. .

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25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021

GreenBiz

New Zealand, a nation of about 5 million people, in late January reported progress toward its goal to cut emissions by 30 percent over the next decade compared with 2005 levels — but recognized current measures won’t be enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals. Malin Nordin, Head of Circular Development, Inter IKEA Group. LinkedIn | Twitter.