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Nature takes root on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

We see customers demanding action on carbon emissions, investment firms structuring new green products and governments developing regulations to support the transition to a sustainable future. The valuing-nature goal builds on work that began in 2011 in partnership with The Nature Conservancy. Nature takes root on the balance sheet.

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4 ways businesses can connect with their communities to create a clean economy

GreenBiz

PUSH Buffalo is a nonprofit grassroots community organization working to build and execute a comprehensive revitalization plan for West Buffalo’s West Side. UPROSE is Brooklyn's foremost Latinx community organization. Panelists explained how their community organizations and business partners have successfully collaborated in the past.

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The electronic waste collection conundrum

GreenBiz

Stokes founded her first electronics recycling organization in 2011 as a social purpose corporation and later sold Homeboy Industries. One big wildcard is how the COVID-19 economic crisis — and potentially permanent new habits in remote working and education — might affect demand for personal computers and tablets.

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To make offices safe during COVID-19, buildings need a breath of fresh air

GreenBiz

Companies including the San Francisco-based vertical farm Plenty are already organizing workers in cohorts who come in on the same days so if an outbreak occurs, it will be contained to one set of workers. Demand control CO2 sensors measure the number of people in a room based on breath and can adjust the systems accordingly.

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Austrian Youth Take their Government to Court Over ‘Ineffective’ Climate Policy

DeSmogBlog

Backed by the Austrian chapter of the youth climate strike organization Fridays for Future, a group of 12 children and adolescents launched a landmark constitutional climate case against the Austrian government on Tuesday.

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Extreme Heat, Peak Load and Demand Response: Record Summer 2018 Challenges Grid Operators Nationwide

AutoGrid

Extreme Heat, Peak Load and Demand Response: Record Summer 2018 Challenges Grid Operators Nationwide. The alerts succeeded in lowering demand by 990 megawatts (MW) over the two days, helping the system get over high forecasted peaks. CAISO can also turn to demand response (DR) by issuing warnings or declaring emergencies.

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Greentown Labs Names Kevin Knobloch as Chief Executive Officer

Greentown Labs

Knobloch brings more than 30 years of experience leading and building effective mission-driven organizations in the business, government, and non-profit sectors with a focus on advancing clean energy and climate change solutions. Hanna will remain on the incubator’s Board of Directors.