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Volvo Cars and Northvolt break ground on Gothenburg battery gigafactory

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Novo Energy, a joint venture of Volvo Cars and Northvolt, has begun construction of a Li-on battery gigafactory in Gothenburg, Sweden, near Volvo’s existing Torslanda factory. The first phase of the facility will be a 130,000-square-meter building. The first phase of the facility will be a 130,000-square-meter building.

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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Grist

But climate control represents a particularly bedeviling problem, since more energy use contributes to climate change, which in turn causes greater temperature extremes that necessitate even more energy use to maintain a controlled indoor environment (sometimes known as the “doom loop” of AC ).

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Solar-powered home embraces tree canopy views in all directions

AGreenLiving

In the coastal township of Barwon Heads, Australian architecture firm Peter Winkler Architects has completed the Green Velvet House, a family’s solar-powered home that sensitively responds to the landscape in more ways than one. For energy efficiency, the Colorbond tray deck roof is fitted with a 10.26 kW photovoltaic system.

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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

Front And Centered

This affects not only issues like education, but the states policies and resource allocations related to issues like climate, energy and the environment. Legislation also passed that phases out Hydrofluorocarbons (HB 1112) a potent greenhouse gas used in refrigeration and cooling products. Photo courtesy of Sameer Ranade.

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The problem with conventional lawns (and what could replace them)

Grist

The vision The cool blades of grass between my toes were prickly, little sticky, teeming with ladybugs. Bans on gas-powered lawn equipment are already becoming a reality. California is the only state so far to ban all gas-powered lawn equipment, which falls under a broad category of gas-powered, small, off-road engines.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

He/Him/His) Energy & Sustainability Consultant, Cumming Corporation Los Angeles, CA, USA Shorenstein Realty Services (‘15). As an Assistant Project Manager, Trevor Anderson supports his Energy and Sustainability team and their clients on a variety of sustainability consulting services. Ian Champ. (He/Him/His)

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In West Virginia, Plan to Clean up Radioactive Fracking Waste Ends in Monster Lawsuit

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The facility, called Clearwater, was built by the Denver, Colorado-based oil and gas extraction company, Antero Resources, and an affiliate of Veolia, the multinational French waste, water and energy management company. A woman questioned whether Antero would be willing to work with researchers to monitor radioactivity. “If

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