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The Blockchain Opportunity at the Heart of the Flexible Grid

GreenTechMedia

When blockchain arrived on the energy scene three years ago, much of the discussion went straight to disruption and disintermediation. With or without blockchain, the grid is changing. And, in the case of blockchain, trials of platforms that demonstrate the viability of distributed transactions across energy grids.

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Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters

GreenBiz

Using blockchain and cloud-based technology, a number of startups are already laying the groundwork. . For example, blockchain platform Provenance helps trace and certify supply chains to enable ethical procurement decisions. Brands also have started to form corporate venture capital arms to create opportunities for green finance.

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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

GreenBiz

With Michael Braungart, 2013. That is somewhere we are working right now, with all kinds of tools — AI, blockchain, what we call material passports and buildings as material banks — we coined terms for all this. And I just thought a building as an organism operated by children would be so much fun. They had their mouths on everything.

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Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters

AGreenLiving

Using blockchain and cloud-based technology, a number of startups are already laying the groundwork. For example, blockchain platform Provenance helps trace and certify supply chains to enable ethical procurement decisions. Brands also have started to form corporate venture capital arms to create opportunities for green finance.

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As Oil Giants Turn to Bitcoin Mining, Some Spin Burning Fossil Fuels for Cryptocurrency as a Climate Solution

DeSmogBlog

The two are founding members of the OOC Oil & Gas Blockchain Consortium, whose members also include Chevron, Equinor, Hess, Pioneer, and others. Back in 2013, the state of North Dakota found itself embroiled in a fossil fuel scandal so glaring it was literally visible from outer space. And Exxon is hardly alone.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Zimride merged into Lyft in 2013, its vehicles announced by a fuzzy pink "grill-stache." It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos. After joining Levi’s in 2013, Singh visited its factories in Turkey and India. and Canadian cities.

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The Bitcoin Blockchain Helps Hold A Botnet From Being Taken Down

Mearth

The Bitcoin Blockchain Helps Hold A Botnet From Being Taken Down. A strategist’s guide to blockchain examines the potential advantages of this essential innovation—and also suggests a way forward for financial institutions. Blockchain also has potential functions far beyond bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Gox in 2011.