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Greentown Labs Opens its Houston Incubator on Earth Day

Greentown Labs

This Earth Day, Greentown Houston is proud to announce its seven newest partners that are actively participating in and supporting the energy transition. Bechtel Corporation is a trusted engineering, construction, and project management partner to industry and government.

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World’s most powerful tidal turbine launches in Dundee

Envirotec Magazine

What looks set to be the world’s most powerful operational tidal turbine was launched on Earth Day, Thursday 22 April, from the port of Dundee. The 2MW tidal turbine, the Orbital O2, has been under construction since 2019 and it was developed by Scottish firm Orbital Marine Power (Orbital).

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Sport Industry Sustainability: 5 Simple Steps to Kick-Start Your Sustainability Program

Green Business Bureau

Also, take a moment to consider the construction process which institutes the use of large construction vehicles, and demands mass amounts of raw materials. You could also get your team involved with Earth Day, where they can help plant trees or support other conservation or carbon offset practices.

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NASA Researchers Use Planet Data to Study the Effects of Climate Change on our Cryosphere

Planet Pulse

This approach highlights the utility of SkySat stereo for change detection, applicable not only in the natural world, but in any setting where feature elevations are changing, such as construction or mining activities. . SkySat video of Mount Saint Helens, Washington captured on October 1, 2019. © 2019, Planet Labs Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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British Airways owner sets goal to run 10 per cent of flights on sustainable biofuels by 2030

Business Green

Announcing the commitment yesterday to coincide with Earth Day, the airline giant said ramping up its use of SAF for its flights would enable it to cut its annual greenhouse gas emissions by two million tonnes by 2030, roughly equivalent to removing one million cars from Europe's roads each year.

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Top 20 greenest schools in America 2021

AGreenLiving

“In the past 15 years, Cool Schools has evolved dramatically—we used to hear about light-green initiatives like double-sided printing and Earth Day parties,” she said. “Today, schools have dedicated sustainability professionals who innovate pathways toward audacious zero-carbon and zero-waste and circular goals.

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Cool, California ranch house in San Francisco is a sustainable gem

AGreenLiving

As one of the first steps, the team worked in collaboration with Ground Studio Landscape Architecture to ensure that the existing redwood and oak trees found on site would be protected during the construction process. Additionally, the landscape architects added an olive grove just steps away from the home.

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