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An Open Letter: The Texas Energy Transition—The Greentown Labs Community Offers Pathways to a Resilient and Sustainable Energy Future

Greentown Labs

The Texas energy crisis in February 2021 reminded us of the precariousness of energy systems and their high costs of failure. This event nearly devastated the state’s power grid due to a frequency drop that put Texas four minutes and 37 seconds away from a months-long blackout.

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Building Your Mentorship Toolkit • 11/17/21

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Join our moderator, Theo Fehsenfeld, for a conversation about mentoring in cleantech, climate and sustainability. Glenna Wiseman is a long-time marketing and communications leader in the clean energy sector. She has been a strong advocate for women in the solar industry. and Mindful NYU. Ramsay Siegal. Susan Lucas-Conwell.

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Embracing Green - 3 Environmentally-Conscious Teams and Leagues in Sports

Living Green Technology

Here’s a brief on the efforts made by the top three of such nature-lovers: National Hockey League (NHL) Large energy usage is inherent in ice hockey leagues. The league published a sustainability report last year, first document of this kind by a major sports league in the US. It generates all of its electricity onsite.

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Carbon to Value Initiative Leaders Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program Announce Formation of the Carbontech Leadership Council

Greentown Labs

The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( NYSERDA ) and the Consulate General of Canada in New York. The initiative seeks submissions from startups whose technologies are creating value from the capture or conversion of carbon waste, with net-zero or negative emissions.

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Is Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade destroying the environment?

AGreenLiving

Having said that, even at an extraordinary price tag, the amount of helium used equates to a small percentage of usage for a single day in the country. Macy’s sustainability practices It’s no surprise the organization continues to evolve the parade in alignment with the needs of the planet.

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

Business Green

The reserve is home to a vast array of rare and critically endangered animal species, including pangolins, sun bears, and - perhaps most famously - the Sumatran Tiger, of which there are less than 400 left in the wild.