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Power For Humanity Generates Electricity Out of Thin Air

Greentown Labs

What if you could harness the air around you to power your cell phone? You could power your most-used electronic in a truly renewable way. One day, when a researcher turned off the power supply to some nanowires that were being tested as sensors, an electric current still showed on the meter.

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From nuclear decommissioning to drone design, engineers are taking inspiration from nature

Envirotec Magazine

But a tangled provenance is undisputed: Electrical engineering, for example, has its origins in observation of the natural world, and the electricity present in the nervous systems of animals.

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The Virtual Road to Co_Invest Cleantech

Clean Energy Trust

Over the past 10 years, Clean Energy Trust has hosted a variety of flagship events that showcase the Midwest’s vast cleantech ecosystem. These connections help us to support early-stage startups working on solutions for clean energy, decarbonization, and environmental sustainability.

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Entrepreneur offers greener option to pet cremation

Greenability Magazine

When the final day comes for a beloved pet, there is now a gentler option to cremation that is also easier on the environment, using less energy for a smaller, aftercare carbon footprint. The process uses 90 percent less energy than flame cremation, and the water usage is comparable to what would be needed to give a pet a bath, said Hammond.

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Finding a Sustainability Career in Business

Green Business Bureau

The field of sustainability in business offers many career paths, including roles in corporate, consulting, government and entrepreneurship. Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. Energy Manager. Consulting.

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Guarding against 'greenwash': Inside the fight against misleading corporate green claims

Business Green

Businesses that advertise in the UK have had to comply with rules around environmental claims for decades, and it is now more than 13 years since the advertising watchdog ordered Shell to pull an ad that used flowers floating from refinery chimneys to promote a carbon capture and utilisation project.

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Finding a Sustainability Career in Business

Green Business Bureau

The field of sustainability in business offers many career paths, including roles in corporate, consulting, government and entrepreneurship. Examples include energy engineers, environmental attorneys, urban planners, water resource engineers, wildlife conservationists and environmental researchers. Energy Manager. Consulting.