GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

General Mills, Danone pilots provide proof for regenerative agriculture success. Jesse Klein. Tue, 02/23/2021 - 01:30. A few years into Danone’s and General Mills’ regenerative agriculture pilots, one thing has become clear: It’s about data collection. Holistically changing our agriculture system to become more sustainable comes later. . "We really don’t have a great understanding of what happens when farmers make these transitions to regenerative systems," said Steven Rosenzweig, senior soil sc

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Shops that sell large volumes of batteries have to provide a battery recycling collection. So next time you’re in the supermarket look out for a collection point, says ZWS. The Scottish government-funded circular economy advisory group Zero Waste Scotland is reminding Scots that they should recycle batteries separately to other household waste after a new survey revealed a quarter of people dispose of them incorrectly.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Corporate philanthropy becomes a renewed focus for leadership companies. Myisha Majumder. Tue, 02/23/2021 - 00:05. In 2020, philanthropic donations by major donors saw an almost 7 percent increase on a year-to-date basis. As companies direct more of their money to external charitable causes, internally decision-makers are assessing how the companies' philanthropic efforts tie into their values, corporate responsibilities and sustainability strategies.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) believes its sector “can achieve net-zero by 2050” through a range of measures recommended to government and others in its latest report, Routes to Net-Zero 2050: 2020 Year End Summary. The report includes 21 recommendations for action covering all transport modes and activities. Following a year of study, debate and events, CILT has published (on 17 February) its year-end report summarising its work on Routes to Net Zero 2050 and looking

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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.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Several animals, including monkeys, chimpanzees and lemurs, have died at a Texas animal sanctuary due to freezing temperatures and a power outage.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The trend for Silicon Valley startups applying advanced technologies to solve utility grid problems is clear — go big, or stay home. After a decade of eking out a niche in the world of advanced distribution grid power controls, Silicon Valley startup Varentec has sold its key assets for an undisclosed sum. The buyer is Sentient Energy, another Silicon Valley power line sensor startup that was acquired last year by Koch Engineered Solutions, an arm of industrial conglomerate Koch Industries

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Recycling firm Paper Round has announced the commissioning of a new sorting line at its facility in Essex for the Vegware compostable catering disposables it collects in London, Brighton and Sussex. The company says that the new line will enable it to increase the tonnage of compostable waste it can process and the output material quality as the company scales up its Vegware Compostables service launched in May 2020.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Whether it's podcasts, music or audiobooks, humans are streaming audio content now more than ever. Now, thanks to wireless tech company Ampere, the sound doesn't have to stop when it's time for a shower. Audiophiles, meet Shower Power, the water-powered showerhead made from recycled plastic.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is warning of a new trend in waste crime after two abandoned trailers full of waste appeared in the central belt in recent weeks. Investigations are being undertaken by the agency to establish the source of the trailers which could lead to the prosecution of those responsible. While illegally depositing waste in fields, barns and premises is a known issue SEPA is working to tackle, these finds indicate a new, emerging trend in waste crime in Scotland an

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Looking for low site impact, a focus on nature or a retreat? YEZO is all of that and more.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

A mining bee on a dandelion. Home gardens are by far the biggest source of food for pollinating insects, including bees and wasps, in cities and towns, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Bristol and published on 19 February in the Journal of Ecology , measured – seemingly for the first time – how much nectar is produced in urban areas and discovered residential gardens accounted for the vast majority – some 85 per cent on average.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

California already has some of the highest electricity rates in the country. Those costs could rise even faster over the next decade, as utilities harden their grids against wildfires, grow their share of net-metered rooftop solar, and add other costs being passed through to utility customers. But recovering those costs by charging customers by the kilowatt-hour pushes too much of the burden on those least able to pay, according to a new report from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Low carbon solutions with the potential to make an impact on the quest for net zero will be showcased during an online event on 3 March, during Scottish Apprenticeship Week (1-5 March). The Fuel Change Challenge National Showcase event will unveil the low carbon concepts that made it through to the final Sprint 3 stage of the challenge from an original entry field of 38 teams.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Now comes the hard part: getting the U.S. to set and meet a national target for cutting fossil fuel emissions.

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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.

Sustainability

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Managing director Chris Woodhead: “The market is changing in the way water and … wastewater is processed.” A British manufacturer is hoping to convince the water industry of the case to be made for alternative actuator technologies, highlighting innovations of its own which are claimed to offer compelling alternatives to electric actuators and conventional hydraulic systems.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Kids want to trust that grown-ups have a plan. But when it comes to climate change, adults have left the next generation with more questions than answers. Growing up, I thought my parents knew what to do about everything, including caring for the environment. It was the early ’90s, and most environmental campaigns were focused on individual behaviors; our family engaged in small actions — cleaning up parks, recycling, carpooling — hoping to make a difference.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with Recolight. Recolight has announced a new circular economy webinar series for 2021. It will build on the events held in 2020, and the progress being made by the lighting industry. All webinars will be chaired by Ray Molony who said: “It’s vital that the industry continues this conversation if it’s to address its responsibility to the wider world.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

ImpactAlpha, Feb. 23 – Real estate speculators have new competition on the block: neighborhood trusts organized by residents determined to have a say – and. The post Neighborhood trusts are taking on speculators and building community wealth appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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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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Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Volkswagen has opened its first EV battery recycling facility to recover raw materials such as lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt in a closed loop, together with aluminum, copper and plastics, achieving a recycling rate of more than 90% over the long term. The unique feature of the plant in Salzgitter, Germany is that it only recycles batteries that can no longer be used for other purposes.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

ImpactAlpha, February 23 – Serial entrepreneur Vicki Saunders launched SheEO in 2015 to redesign how women-led businesses are supported. The Toronto-based network of 30,000. The post Women’s investment community SheEO commits $500,000 to five entrepreneurs appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Numerous studies have found that electrifying transportation will deliver major health benefits by reducing air pollution. During a recent webinar (as reported by Transport Dive ), Duane Hughes, the CEO of electric truck maker Workhorse , offered another potential benefit: regenerative braking can reduce commercial drivers’ need for work-related knee surgeries, saving money for fleet operators.

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Forbes Green Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The funding move comes ahead of the release of the Lucid Air, a premium electric sedan initially priced at $169,000, in the second half of 2021.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Lucid Motors has confirmed that it is going public through a merger with Churchill Capital IV (CCIV). The deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, is said to be the largest to date between a SPAC and an EV startup. The transaction values Lucid at an initial pro-forma equity value of about $24 billion, and a transaction equity value of $11.75 billion.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

ImpactAlpha, February 23 — BlocPower works with utility companies, government agencies and property owners to retrofit city buildings in underserved communities and finance. The post Brooklyn’s BlocPower raises $63 million to green U.S. buildings appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

You might not know it to look at them, but these two cars—one Swedish, one Chinese—share underpinnings and a parent company. Volvo and its Chinese parent Geely are very serious about selling cars that plug in. Starting in 2016, the Swedish brand has included plug-in hybrid versions of pretty much every new vehicle it sells in the US. . In 2019, Volvo launched the XC40 compact crossover, a boxy but stylish compact SUV with a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine and optional all-wheel drive.

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Forbes Green Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The chairman and four directors of ERCOT, the agency that runs Texas' electricity grid, have resigned after the grid failed catastrophically during a cold snap that swept through the state and left millions without power for days last week, according to a filing.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Q&A with ZeroAvia CEO. Passenger cars are well on their way to going electric, and the path to a big market share for heavy-duty EVs such as buses and delivery trucks is becoming clearer. However, aviation remains a new frontier for zero emissions. There are several new powertrain options, and none has yet proven itself in regular commercial service.

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Elemental Excelerator

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

There’s a certain magic in the number 10. We’re recruiting our 10th cohort at a moment where we have roughly 10 years to halt the most damaging impacts of our changing planet. The market is changing every day, and we’re making two major changes to meet this moment: we are 1) launching a new Global Track, and 2) expanding our Equity & Access work across Elemental. “Elemental Excelerator is on a mission to redesign the systems at the root of climate change,” says

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Charged

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Silicon Labs has introduced the new Si823Hx Gate Driver Board, an all-in-one isolation solution designed for the recently launched Wolfspeed WolfPACK power module. Wolfspeed power modules are used across numerous power applications, including EV chargers and motor drives. The board features the Si823Hx isolated gate driver and Si88xx digital isolator with an integrated DC-DC converter.

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Defend Our Future

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Swinging at the park playground, riding bikes, scraped knees, ice cream trucks and jumping through water sprinklers are all vivid memories of my childhood in New Jersey’s largest city. I have always loved being outside, and I want to keep it that way. Here is my story of rediscovering the environment and learning about the many challenges I couldn’t quite see and understand as a child.

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Forbes Green Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

While the true climate impact of Brexit may be somewhat negative — what the U.K. gains in bragging rights, after all, the EU loses — Brexit is at minimum a gift to Britain’s ambitions to sell itself as an environmental leader.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

“Electrify everything” is a rallying cry for the climate movement. Renovate buildings and redesign cars to run entirely on electricity, power them with renewable energy from the sun and wind, and bing, bam, boom, you’ve just knocked out a majority of the carbon entering the atmosphere. Cities all over California, as well as in Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts, and New York, are heeding the call and passing or considering laws that limit gas-powered heating and cooking appliances in new buildi

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Read time: 3 mins By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams. Texas oil refineries released hundreds of thousands of pounds of pollutants including benzene, carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide into the air as they scrambled to shut down during last week's deadly winter storm, Reuters reported Sunday. Winter storm Uri, which killed dozens of people and cut off power to over four million Texans at its peak, also disrupted supplies needed to keep the state's refineries and petrochemical plan

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