The Environmental Blog

JUNE 23, 2021

Tomorrow’s world is in the hands of today’s children. By giving them positive role models, they’ll learn how to form their own positive habits. Among them, those related to sustainable living. The responsibilities and concerns of parents are legion. But while most moms and dads prioritize potty training and how to stop thumb sucking , how many worry about teaching their kids to be less wasteful?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 23, 2021

Nearly every species of sea turtle is endangered, some of them at critical levels. That’s a remarkable statement, considering they’ve roamed the Earth’s waters and beaches for more than 100 million years.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

Image credit: marneejill , CC BY-SA 2.0 license. Research appears to show that marine ecosystems can start working again, providing important functions for humans, after being wiped out – and to do so long before they return to peak biodiversity. The study, led by the University of Bristol and published on 23 June in Proceedings of the Royal Society B , is said to pave the way for greater understanding of the impact of climate change on all life forms.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 23, 2021

The Great Barrier Reef will be listed as a World Heritage Site in danger if UNESCO's recommendations are adopted.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

Connor Winter and Ben Gibbons are the founders of Greenbrick. A Dorset start-up says it is turning plastic waste into building materials, and looking to empower communities in developing countries to do the same. Greenbrick Workshops was founded by Ben Gibbons and soon joined by Connor Winter, after the Covid-19 situation forced them to return to the UK from Nepal where they had been working with rural communities to reduce the damage caused by plastic pollution.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 23, 2021

The Save the Tasmanian Devils Program has had some negative consequences on Maria Island.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 23, 2021

Blowfish Malibu's new shoe collection combines Southern California style with recycled plastic bottles and a commitment to ocean preservation.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

In early June, the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) launched a Policy Briefing report that it says demonstrates the crucial role biomethane could play in decarbonising transport in the UK in the short-term. In the first of a series of Policy Briefing Events, the trade body presented Biomethane: Fuelling a Transport Revolution , which analyses the issues facing the UK transport sector and explores the options presented by electric vehicles, hydrogen and biomethane.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 23, 2021

The Playbook for Becoming a Sustainable Business. If your company is working toward improving its sustainability performance, you need a strategy, plan and roadmap. There are ten steps we’ve defined at Green Business Bureau to gear your company’s purpose, culture, focus and actions towards sustainability. All 10 steps below were summarized in the first article, The Executive Guide for Becoming a Sustainable Business : Step 1: Define your vision, mission and values.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

Anaesthetic gas recycling technology firm SageTech Medical Equipment (SageTech) has completed a £2.9m pre-series A investment, including a £1.6m investment introduced by specialist venture capitalist EMV Capital. SageTech’s flexible, low-capex, modular system allows hospitals to capture waste anaesthetic gas exhaled by patients in absorbent, reusable canisters in the operating theatre.

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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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Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 23, 2021

This Tudor home in Seattle now boasts an eco-conscious addition with a rooftop deck.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2021

A seemingly innovative circular economy pilot project has aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of closed-loop recycling of single-use facemasks. The collaboration, combining contributions from Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT, SABIC and Procter & Gamble (P&G), showcases the potential of pyrolysis to provide an oil that can be used as feedstock in the production of PP resin.

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Charged

JUNE 23, 2021

Every company, in or out of the EV industry, seems to be want to build Gigafactories these days. Aspiring EV manufacturer Canoo is pursuing a different strategy, or at least a different terminology. The company plans to rely on several “mega microfactories,” and has now announced that the first will be built near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company says it will establish a 400-acre campus at an industrial complex strategically located near some of the region’s busiest thoroughfares.

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altenergymag

JUNE 23, 2021

The Elk Neck behind-the-meter virtual power plant project has been approved by the Maryland Public Service Commission and Sunverge will now begin this groundbreaking project.

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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.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 23, 2021

ImpactAlpha, June 23 — Arlan Hamilton created Backstage Capital in 2015 to back “underestimated” founders and unlock value (see, “Arlan Hamilton, Backstage Capital”). The post Backstage Capital portfolio companies raise follow-on investments appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

By Bill Ireland, Logan Energy. This year’s COP26 summit is widely viewed as one of the last chances to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement and ensure meaningful progress is made towards tackling our net zero targets and the climate emergency. Hydrogen is one of the energy solutions that can significantly address climate change and has a vital role to play in decarbonization.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 23, 2021

ImpactAlpha, June 23 – In Nigeria, Primero Transport Services, a bus company with a concession from the Lagos government, securitized receivables from its bus. The post Securitizing future cash flows to advance the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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altenergymag

JUNE 23, 2021

Highview Power announced that Maria Elena Ruiz Paños will join the company as Head of Legal, effective July 1, 2021.

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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

JUNE 23, 2021

Proterra (NASDAQ: PTRA) and Miami-Dade County have announced a major fleet electrification project. The Florida metropolis will acquire an additional 42 Proterra ZX5+ electric transit buses, bringing its total fleet of Proterra electric buses to 75. Proterra will install 75 of its branded chargers, packing a total of 9 megawatts of power, at 3 bus depots.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

This week, BloombergNEF’s released estimates for its global benchmark that tracks the levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, for utility-scale PV and onshore wind. The LCOE looks at the all-in cost to build, operate, and maintain power plants and then calculates the cost per megawatt-hour (MWh) of the energy produced based on all of those inputs. The group found that the LCOE for large-scale solar and onshore wind fell to $48 and $41 per MWh in the first half of 2021, respectively.

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The City Fix

JUNE 23, 2021

Last month the GSMA announced the launch of the GSMA Innovation Fund for Digital Urban Services funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The application deadline for the GSMA Innovation Fund for Digital Urban Services is July. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 23, 2021

ImpactAlpha, June 23 — Montreal-based AlayaCare raised $185 million for its platform to help home healthcare agencies retain staff and improve patient outcomes. “We. The post Generation invests in AlayaCare to streamline home health care appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 23, 2021

“As a clean energy leader and a black man, I often go to conferences and gatherings where I am one of a few, if not the only black person in the room … I hope that folks beyond me are beginning to see why these little things matter.”. — Devin Hampton, CEO of UtilityAPI and co-founder of EDICT. As we work to realize an equitable, decarbonized economy and ensure healthy outcomes for all communities, Elemental Excelerator is partnering with the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI) on the launch

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 23, 2021

ImpactAlpha, June 23 – Divest or engage? In the running debate over public-equities impact strategies, engagement is gaining ground. In the proxy season. The post Engine No. 1’s VOTE ETF aims to wield shareholder power for E, S and G appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2021

Manufacturer confirms it will begin producing air-to-water heat pumps at flagship UK plant after seeing 'record demand' for the zero emission heating solution. Heating appliance manufacturer Vaillant has announced plans to expand its manufacturing plant in Derbyshire as it prepares for surging demand for electric heat pumps in support of the UK's decarbonisation efforts.

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Defend Our Future

JUNE 23, 2021

I’m Nick Haas, the Colorado organizer for Defend Our Future. On June 15th, I joined representatives from other organizations as well as individuals from frontline communities from across the country to urge the Environmental protection Agency to move forward with strong protections on methane pollution. Methane is a harmful climate pollutant that is responsible for around a quarter of the warming we’re experiencing now.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2021

Latest IRENA report reveals how majority of new wind and solar power projects are now cheaper than new fossil fuel alternatives and, in an increasing number of cases, operational coal plants. Renewable energy generation costs continued their dramatic decline in 2020, outcompeting new fossil fuel projects in multiple jurisdictions and cementing the business case for countries around the world to phase out carbon intensive coal power plants.

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altenergymag

JUNE 23, 2021

Innovative and reliable Rapid Shutdown Device Supports Modules and Inverters in the global markets.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2021

Forum for the Future report warns that global cotton industry is at risk of severe disruption from worsening climate impacts. By 2040 half of the world's cotton growing regions are expected to face drastic exposure to high temperatures, changes to water availability, and extreme weather events, with impacts set to escalate further unless global greenhouse gas emissions are rapidly curbed.

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altenergymag

JUNE 23, 2021

New York politician, journalist, and lobbyist to assist Viridi Parente's Chairman, Board of Directors with leveraging safe battery technology to achieve decarbonization goals

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 23, 2021

ImpactAlpha, June 23 — J.P. Morgan Asset Management has acquired Portland, Oregon-based Campbell Global. The acquisition gives the bank exposure to the growing. The post J.P. Morgan Asset Management acquires Campbell Global to secure forest-carbon credits appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2021

Once net zero targets are set, how can firms accelerate their decarbonisation journey without getting stuck in a logistical nightmare when it comes to the green energy challenge? Even with the net zero agenda, most businesses do not see energy as a priority because - unless they are really energy-intensive - energy is not their biggest cost. This was a key talking point at BusinessGreen 's recent roundtable, sponsored by E.ON, which explored how to enact a net zero energy/technology strategy.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 23, 2021

Power Engineering. Crews have started work installing the first energy storage battery units at Florida Power & Light’s massive Manatee Energy Storage Center. The utility says FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center will be the biggest solar power-battery storage facility in the world when operational. The Parrish, Fla., center will have 400 MW of output and 900MWh of capacity, enough to power about 329,000 homes for more than two hours, according to the release.

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