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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. and globally by 2040. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

Supporting these findings, a 2017 report by the Upjohn Institute concluded that employee-owned organizations were 75% less likely to go out of business. The minimum wage is not enough to meet the basic needs of employees – to cover housing, energy, food, and childcare costs. Monitor and evaluate the plan.

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How oysters and seagrass could help the California coast adapt to rising seas

Grist

According to Molly Melius, program manager at Stanford University’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program, seawalls can reduce beach width, decrease sand replenishment of beaches, and also accelerate erosion at the ends of seawalls. That portion could increase to one-third by 2100 if current rates continue.

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After Ida, Toxic Smoke From Shell’s Norco Plant in Louisiana Creates Apocalyptic Landscape

DeSmogBlog

“Some of the area’s refineries started shutting down operations leading up to Harvey, including ExxonMobil, Petrobras, Shell, and Chevron Phillips Chemical,” DeSmog reported in 2017. Black carbon released by flares can be a powerful — if short-lived — greenhouse gas in its own right. Credit: Julie Dermansky. In 2018, the U.S.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

AGreenLiving

In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. As electric vehicles drive toward the mainstream, General Motors has come full circle as well. It mass-produced the first electric car in the 1990s, then literally crushed most of them in 2003. and globally by 2040.

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

The 2016 AQMP analyzes existing and potential regulatory control options and seeks to achieve multiple goals in partnership with other entities promoting reductions in greenhouse gases (GHGs) and toxic risk, as well as efficiencies in energy use, transportation, and goods movement. Endnotes. [1] 5] See [link] (last visited Nov. 20, 2019). [6]

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Air District Targets Southern California Logistics Industry

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

The 2016 AQMP analyzes existing and potential regulatory control options and seeks to achieve multiple goals in partnership with other entities promoting reductions in greenhouse gases (GHGs) and toxic risk, as well as efficiencies in energy use, transportation, and goods movement. Endnotes. [1] 5] See [link] (last visited Nov. 20, 2019). [6]