Thu.Mar 07, 2019

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Advancing climate justice in the House after ‘100 Percent’ Senate victory

Front And Centered

Photo by Eden, Janine and Jim/Flickr. Republished and modified according to Creative Commons 2.0 license. The Washington State Senate passed a bill on Friday that would require Washington utilities to reduce and ultimately eliminate the use of fossil fuels to power our electricity grid. Senate Bill (SB) 5116 could be a historic win in climate justice : a just transition toward clean energy in the electricity sector that distributes clean power benefits more equitably.

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SFIG 2019 Takeaways: Tokenizing Asset-Backed Securities

T Rex Group

Access a Complimentary Copy of the Full Session Slides Below. March 7, 2019. Last week, distributed ledger platform AlphaPoint hosted a panel discussion at SFIG Vegas on the digitization of asset-backed securities using blockchain technology. The event, featuring guest panelist T-REX CEO Benjamin Cohen , shed much-needed light on the competencies, complex underlying processes, and requirements for security token offerings (STO) for ABS.

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Governor Baker Shows Support for Offshore Wind Industry

Energy and Cleantech Council

Governor Baker addressed a room full of offshore wind stakeholders at “The Future of Offshore Wind” Forum hosted by the Environmental League of Massachusetts on Wednesday morning. He applauded the developers, environmental groups, legislators and local students for the progress made in recent years which has led to a dramatic decrease in the price of offshore wind energy to ratepayers in recent years.

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“Green Is The New Blue”: What The Future Of America’s Blue-Collared Worker Really Looks Like

Jigar Shah

A lot has been written about the plight of the blue-collar worker. Replaced by forces of globalization and technology, they’ve been depicted over the last decade as largely out of work and facing an unsure, even catastrophic future. The truth, however, is that the future for American blue-collar workers is teeming with a new kind of opportunity defined by jobs more aptly categorized as “green-collar” instead of blue.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.