Thu.Jul 16, 2020

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The electronic waste collection conundrum

GreenBiz

The electronic waste collection conundrum. Heather Clancy. Thu, 07/16/2020 - 01:15. The primary reason I started covering the business of sustainability during the 2008 financial crisis wasn’t just because I was laid off from my position as editor of a technology trade publication. Quite simply, I had become obsessed with the tech industry’s then-blasé attitude about the seemingly intractable problem of electronic waste. .

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Atomic Weapons Testing While Troops Looked On – Did It Increase Their Cancer Risks?

Jim Conca

A new study reports on 114,270 nuclear weapons test participants that were followed for up to 65 years. Contrary to decades of anecdotal reports, the study concluded that there were no statistically significant occurrence of cancers or adverse health effects from radiation among these soldiers.

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Biden's $2 trillion climate plan: create millions of jobs, reverse climate change

Inhabitat - Innovation

Joe Biden announced his $2 trillion updated climate plan as part of his new “Build Back Better” economic agenda.

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How Does a Control Valve Work in an HVAC System?

The Environmental Blog

Almost every HVAC system consists of pressure control valves that help in the smooth operation of the entire unit. From maintaining a specific pressure in the circuit to keeping the system pressure under control, the control valves play a crucial role in keeping the HVAC system safe. . The principal of control valves. Most HVAC systems operate within a specific pressure range.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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This LA startup turns spoiled milk into biodegradable T-shirts

Inhabitat - Innovation

Did you know that 128 million tons of milk are wasted every year?

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The World Needs a Cash-for-Coal-Clunkers Program

GreenTechMedia

Justin Guay is director for global climate strategy at the Sunrise Project. For just 5 percent of what the U.S. has spent on its COVID-19 recovery package, it could have bought out and retired every coal plant in the world. Instead, the U.S. coal industry is benefiting from recovery programs while the world continues to subsidize old uneconomic coal plants rather than retire them.

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This rammed earth passive house in Japan is shaped like a shell

Inhabitat - Innovation

This low-impact Shell House sits lightly in a peaceful forest.

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COVID-19 Has Reshuffled Public Space. Buses Deserve a Greater Share.

The City Fix

There’s no question we’re going through unprecedented times for public transport. Ridership is down anywhere from 60% to 90%. Transit agencies are hemorrhaging cash, with fare revenue following ridership down the tube. But the fact is that throughout the tremendous. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Beachfront villa is split into two units for brothers to share

Inhabitat - Innovation

Beachfront property is hard to come by, so these brothers built a home they could share.

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Buick launches Velite 6 PHEV in China

Charged

China is Buick’s largest market, and the brand seems to be GM’s chosen channel to introduce its new energy vehicles. Buick offers a wide range of electrified models, from 48 V mild-hybrids to pure EVs, in China. Last October, Buick launched the Velite 6 Plus , an EV with a range of 255 miles. Now Buick has added the Velite 6 PHEV to its NEV lineup. The Velite 6 PHEV is powered by Buick’s eMotion electric drive technology.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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Lightship Capital backs foodtech startup FreshFry as its first investment

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, July 16 – Louisville, Ky.-based FreshFry has developed a plant-based product that helps food service businesses extend the life of frying oil. FreshFry’s “pods” strip water, acids, metals and other impurities out of cooking oil, slowing breakdown by several days and helping businesses save on costs while improving food taste. The tech was developed.

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Where to find eco-friendly engagement and wedding rings

Inhabitat - Innovation

Here are some of the best shops for sustainable engagement and wedding jewelry.

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Our Electrical Device Addiction Is Killing The Planet. Here’s What We Can Do About It

Forbes Green Tech

Do you have a closet full of old tech and defunct devices? You're not the only one: e-waste is choking the world, despite containing precious materials that could be recycled and reused. So what do we do about it?

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Plug-in market share powers past 8% in the UK, Germany and France

Charged

What a difference a few years (and some judicious government policy) makes. Back in 2014, the US was the center of the EV scene , and sales in Europe had yet to crack the one-percent mark. Now the Continent has left us behind. In June, the market share of plug-in vehicles exceeded 8% in all of the three largest European auto markets. With a slew of new models in the pipeline, and ever-tighter emissions regulations on the docket, there seems to be nowhere to go but up.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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Soplaya clinches €3.5 million to boost local food logistics in Italy

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, July 16 – Soplaya launched in 2018 to connect local food producers to restaurant chefs. The company built a platform to streamline the business transaction as well as a logistics operation to handle collection, warehousing and delivery in the northern regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia and Veneto. Then COVID hit. To help producers stay. The post Soplaya clinches €3.5 million to boost local food logistics in Italy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Tesla files patent for new type of stator

Charged

The diversity of electric motors used in today’s EVs is quite striking. Motor-makers have a huge range of choices, from materials to rotor and stator designs, and they’ve explored many different possibilities. In April, teardown specialist Sandy Munro analyzed 10 leading EV motors and developed a comprehensive side-by-side comparison report. Designing a motor involves trade-offs among size, efficiency, and power.

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In B.C., support for climate action cuts across political lines. Here’s why

Clean Energy Canada

You might be tempted to think that amid an unparalleled pandemic, an economic crisis, and an unseasonably cool summer in B.C., climate action would not be a priority for British Columbians. You might also think that opinions on the aforementioned would be highly partisan. If you thought those things, you would be wrong. In fact, four in five (79%) B.C.ers say that the economic changes brought about by COVID-19 provide an opportunity to do more now to fight climate change.

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Investing in news and media by and for people of color

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, July 16 – Blavity’s $1.5 million raise from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (and another $9.5 million from earlier investors) helped demonstrate the investability of a media company built by and for Black people. Blavity is among a new crop of Black press outlets, including The TriiBE, The Root and The Plug, “changing the lenses. The post Investing in news and media by and for people of color appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Mayors launch Green and Just Recovery Plan

Business Green

C40 Cities group of Mayors issues fresh call for national governments to end fossil fuel subsidies, as top scientists call on EU to deliver bolder net zero strategy. The C40 Cities group of Mayors has this week published a major new report setting out how they plan to engineer a "green and just" recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The coalition, which brings together cities around the world that are committed to accelerating climate action and delivering on the goals of the Paris Agreement, al

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Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program Announce the Carbon to Value Initiative

Greentown Labs

Leading climatetech innovation organizations launch multi-year initiative to accelerate the trillion-dollar carbon-to-value market. Newswise — New York City, N.Y., and Somerville, Mass., July 16, 2020. The Urban Future Lab at New York University-Tandon , Greentown Labs , and the Fraunhofer USA TechBridge Program are proud to announce the formation of the Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative) , a unique partnership driving the creation of a thriving innovation ecosystem for the comme

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West Berkshire Council launches UK's first local government green bond

Business Green

Green bond arranged by Abundance Investment aims to raise £1m from residents to fund solar panels on council buildings. West Berkshire Council has today launched what is being described as the UK's first local government green bond in a bid to raise £1m from residents to fund solar panel installations on five council-owned buildings, as the local authority pushes towards its goal of net zero emissions within the next decade.

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The Brief: Diane Isenberg’s 1/10th challenge (podcast), FreshFry’s fresh capital, Italian food tech, racial justice in Oregon, equitable media, LGBTQI investing

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Agents of Impact podcast Catalytic Capital: Ceniarth’s Diane Isenberg lays down a “1/10th Challenge” for wealthy families (podcast). The founder of the $400 million family office has been skeptical of what she considers unrealistic expectations (including in ImpactAlpha) that the COVID crisis and rising awareness of racial and economic injustice.

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BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2020 - Meet the Finalists

Business Green

Check out the full shortlist for the 10th annual BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. This year's shortlist for the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards is stronger than ever with a host of top blue chips, innovative start-ups, and inspiring sustainability leaders all in the mix for recognition at the UK's largest and most prestigious green business awards. The BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2020 Ceremony will take place on the afternoons of October 14th and 15th as a digital event, featuring documentaries on a

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IMEON ENERGY releases software improving solar battery's lifetime by up to 50%

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For many years now IMEON ENERGY, French manufacturer of solar hybrid inverters, prepares ingenious solutions aiming to bring down the costs of kWh produced by solar power plants, making them budget-friendly and efficient sources of electricity. The most recent innovation extending the lifespan of the solar batteries by up to 50% is here.

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London Stock Exchange: Valuation of companies carrying Green Economy Mark tops £67bn

Business Green

Eight new issuers awarded influential Green Economy Market, as report highlights how green companies have outperformed the market by 36 per cent. The number of companies on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) awarded its Green Economy Mark has risen significantly since the launch of the labelling scheme last autumn, highlighting the growing influence and strong performance of companies providing green products and services.

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ACORE Commends FERC Decision to Reject NERA Petition on Net Metering

altenergymag

Moving net metering from state to federal jurisdiction would have severely limited its appeal by lowering participants’ compensation rate.

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Plant balls: IKEA to rollout vegan meatballs across UK stores

Business Green

Swedish retailer claims plant-based alternative to its popular meatballs come with just four per cent of the climate footprint. IKEA is to begin offering a plant-based alternative to its popular meatballs across its UK stores from next month, in a bid to "make it as easy, accessible and affordable as possible to enable more sustainable choices" among its customers, the company announced yesterday.

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SolarEdge Announces Lior Handelsman, VP of Marketing and Product Strategy and Co-Founder to Step-Down

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He will remain at the company as an advisor to the CEO for strategic initiatives and projects. The Company has begun a search for a Chief Marketing Officer.

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New Powers Are Rising Among the Biggest Battery Owners [GTM Squared]

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Bloom Energy Announces Initial Strategy for Hydrogen Market Entry

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-Expansion of Successful SK Group Partnership for Hydrogen Commercialization of Fuel Cells in South Korea -SK E&C Projects Future Annual Sales of 400 Megawatts in South Korea -Launches New Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Product for Renewable Hydrogen Production Scheduled for Commercial Deployment in 2021; Projects Cost Parity with Gasoline

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Instagram Features That Are Helping Small Businesses to Survive COVID-19 and Followers on Instagram

U.S. Green Technology

A report in a widely-read business magazine says that according to estimates around 7.5 million. Small businesses are at risk of closing down forever in just five months due to the rampaging novel coronavirus. That has devastated both public health and the national economy. While the federal and state governments are scrambling to help businesses. The post Instagram Features That Are Helping Small Businesses to Survive COVID-19 and Followers on Instagram appeared first on U.S.

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Catalytic Capital: Diane Isenberg lays down a “1/10th Challenge” for wealthy families (podcast)

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, July 16,2020 –– If you’re rich, and you get your capital back with perhaps a little extra for inflation and expenses, you’ll still be rich tomorrow. Ceniarth’s Diane Isenberg is the rare wealthy individual who is unafraid to call out other wealthy families, as well as some shibboleths of impact investing, including “market-rate returns”.

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BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2020 goes virtual

Business Green

Shortlist announced for the 10th annual BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. BusinessGreen can today confirm that the 10th annual BusinessGreen Leaders Awards will take place virtually this October, providing a unique opportunity to celebrate the pioneering businesses that are driving the UK's net zero transition. The virtual ceremony will now be broadcast on October 14th and 15th from 4pm, bringing together the inspiring finalists who were announced today with the confirmation of this year's shortlist

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FERC Makes the Right Decision, Dismisses Misguided Net Metering Petition

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today dismissed a controversial petition to end state and local jurisdiction over net metering programs. The petition was brought by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) and drew significant bipartisan pushback from around the country.