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Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges

Grist

According to the Electric Power Research Institute , blade sizes have “increased dramatically” in recent years, from an average diameter of 145 feet in 1997 to 367 feet in 2017. They are very difficult to move around, and they are not biodegradable,” Bank said. It’s like a big, hollow tube that takes up a tremendous amount of space.”.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

EV100 Program Manager for North America, The Climate Group; New York City. She took matters into her own hands in 2017, when she founded the reusable underwear line Pantys , the first of its kind in Latin America. Sustainability Manager for North America, Unilever; New York City. Deonna Anderson.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

AGreenLiving

Deonna Anderson Vartan Badalian, 28 EV100 Program Manager for North America, The Climate Group; New York City LinkedIn | Twitter Vartan Badalian’s mother has a favorite story to prove that being born on Earth Day imbued him with an innate concern for the environment. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole.