Solar Power World

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Solar installations powering K-12 schools are on the rise. Creative financing through PPAs and grants help make these nonprofit installations a possibility, and the benefits are vast: Schools save money on electricity, and students get firsthand experience with solar energy.

Solar Energy Monitor 73

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Education Solar Power 73

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Despite the additional complications posed by the coronavirus pandemic a record 312 institutions participated in Sierra's annual Cool Schools rankings in 2020. Many schools including the schools on this list have demonstrated that they are both resourcefulness innovative in their efforts to achieve their sustainability objectives.

Cooling 52

Cooling Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Waste 52

Clean Energy Trust

JUNE 14, 2021

2019: NanoGraf was awarded a $7.5 The origins of NanoGraf started in 2012, when Northwestern University business student, Samir Mayekar, and chemistry students, Joshua Lau & Cary Hayner, were paired together for a school assignment. improving battery energy and power density by up to 30 percent. Recent News ? not only in the U.S.

Innovation 52

Innovation Lithium Batteries Startups 52

Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 30, 2020

More than a quarter century ago a 12-year-old by the name of Severn Cullis-Suzuki spoke at the plenary session of the Rio Earth Summit. She has been a water warrior since the age of 8, ever since she learned of First Nation communities that couldn’t drink their water due to contamination from industrial activity and oil pipelines.

Climate change 98

Climate change Organic Plastics Fossil fuels 98

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

As I began identifying leaders to include on this third annual list, I was inspired by the introduction to " All We Can Save ," an essay and poem collection co-edited by marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (who you can find on this year’s list) and Katharine Wilkinson (who we recognized on the first Badass Women list in 2019). .

Sustainability 546

Sustainability Plastics Organic Retail 546

Green Market Oracle

MARCH 6, 2020

March 8 is International Women's Day, and this is a day to honor all the women who have contributed to environmental stewardship around the world. More than a quarter century ago a 12-year-old by the name of Severn Cullis-Suzuki spoke at the plenary session of the Rio Earth Summit. In the era of trump sexism is thriving.

Climate change 69

Climate change Sustainability Carbon-negative Politics 69