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Inside the Koch Industrial Empire and Political Machine

GreenTechMedia

Last month, industrial tycoon David Koch passed away. And it suddenly got everyone talking about the Koch Brothers again. It got us thinking about them too — not just their role in politics, but about the company they built. Koch Industries is one of the most influential energy and industrial firms in the world. But very few people know about the company.

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Reports: Brazil feels heat over Amazon fires as corporate fallout intensifies

Business Green

Asset managers, fish farmers, and fashion companies all step back from Brazilian activities in response to fears that global supply chains are contributing to surge in deforestation.

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Is your old stock collecting dust and costing you money?

Solar Power World

Instead of taking a financial hit on your excess inventory, partner with a solar equipment broker to resell it in the secondary market. By Melissa Ann Schmid, Marketing Communication Manager, EnergyBin When anticipating equipment shortages, stock-piling inventory may seem like a good way to ensure your customers’ needs are met without delay. Intentionally creating excess… The post Is your old stock collecting dust and costing you money?

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Can community energy help build a resilient, flexible, net zero energy system?

Business Green

Energy Networks Association wants to work with community energy groups to boost low carbon grid flexibility and backup - but there is a great deal of work to do.

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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.

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[Article] DOE Weatherization Assistance Program Update

Home Energy

In an ongoing effort to improve communication with the weatherization community, DOE’s Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) will convey new training resources, recently issued Weatherization Program Notices (WPNs) and WAP Memorandums, and other relevant information in this new feature. in case you missed it.

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ClientEarth puts councils 'on notice' over climate inaction

Business Green

Campaigning climate lawyers warn they will bring legal challenges against councils who fail to demonstrate action to tackle the climate emergency.

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Lab meat firms join forces to create new lobby group

Business Green

Newly formed Alliance for Meat, Poultry & Seafood Innovation boasts members that bypass rearing and slaughtering animals to produce meat directly from cells.

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Event - Workshop on Accelerating Renewable Energy Investments in Latin America

Green Market Oracle

This workshop will take place on September 10 – 11, 2019 in Bogota, Colombia. Organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines and Energy Colombia, IRENA's workshop will explore the current renewable energy policy landscape in Latin America, the growing role of public and private financing for renewables, and the available project facilitation tools for countries in the region.

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SDG9: Plotting a course towards a sustainable shipping industry

Business Green

BNP Paribas' Nicolas Parrot warns the global shipping industry has just a few months to comply with new air quality rules - is the sector ready to navigate and finance a more sustainable future?

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Event - Iber-REN

Green Market Oracle

This event will take place September 09 - 10, 2019 at the 5 star VP Plaza España Design Madrid. Iber-REN will have 60 speakers and offer two days of premium networking opportunities with 300 key movers and shakers in the Spanish energy market. This event unites the entire Iberian renewable energy value chain. At this event you can meet Spanish corporates looking to sign PPAs, discover project finance opportunities with leading international investors and network with 2016 and 2017’s auction winn

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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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China’s Belt and Road Initiative could lead to 3°C global warming, report warns

Eco-Business

Without green finance, China's Belt and Road Initiative could lead to catastrophic 3-degree warming, report warns.

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US Climate Politics History Lesson — CleanTech Talk with Nathaniel Rich

CleanTechnica

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Nathaniel Rich, novelist, essayist, and writer at large for the New York Times Magazine. Together, they discuss Nathaniel’s new book, Losing Earth: A Recent History, detailing the history of public climate change understanding and the larger, unaddressed issues and moral questions arising from the climate crisis.

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How satellite surveillance is closing in on illegal fishers

Eco-Business

A low-cost satellite revolution is paving the way for real-time monitoring of fishing vessels using synthetic-aperture radar (SAR).

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How Much Does The Tesla Semi Weigh?

CleanTechnica

Tesla owner and YouTuber GeauxTesla has weighed in on how much he thinks the Tesla Semi weighs. GeauxTesla is a truck driver who also loves making videos of his Tesla and also drives for Uber and Lyft.

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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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How to solve the water crisis? The real answer is local

Eco-Business

Most funding for water is controlled by governments, banks and large businesses, but it is sustainable, community-owned services that can address the water crisis.

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Face-Off: 2015 Nissan LEAF S vs. 2018 Tesla Model 3 LR

CleanTechnica

Last week, Arthur Driessen -- the intrepid Tesla Model 3 explorer crisscrossing the United States in his Tesla Model 3 -- brought his 2018 Model 3 LR to CleanTechnica's sumptuous New England regional offices, otherwise known as Blueberry Pointe, my home in Rhode Island. Since picking up up his car in April, 2018, Arthur has put almost 90,000 miles on the car in his quest to visit every Supercharger location in the.

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Tesla Outsold Porsche Globally In 1st Half Of 2019

CleanTechnica

Porsche is a well known automobile brand globally. If you ask 100 people what Porsche sells and ask the same 100 people what Tesla sales, no doubt about it there will be a higher number of correct responses regarding Porsche. It's also a niche vehicle brand, of course, since it sells expensive, powerful vehicles. Its brand is all about, "You have to be rich to afford this toy.

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Win A 2019 Tesla Model X From The Illinois Solar Energy Association

CleanTechnica

Drive into autumn in style: enter to win a 2019 Tesla Model X from Illinois Solar Energy Association!

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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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Porsche Taycan Already Faster Than Panamera Sibling & Other Combustion Peers Around Twisty Race Tracks

CleanTechnica

Despite not surpassing some of its combustion peers over the full lap of the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit, a recently released onboard lap video shows that the Porsche Taycan has effectively outperformed its Panamera sibling (and the BMW M5 and M5 Competition) over the twisty first half of the course. This indicates that on the vast majority of the world's race circuits, where mid-speed corners dominate over high speed straightaways, the Taycan will be able to lap faster than the Panamera an

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Solar Panel–Level Energy Storage Developer Yotta Receives $1.5 Million

CleanTechnica

The solar power panel–level energy storage developer Yotta, based in Austin, Texas, has received $1.5 million in funding to continue work on SolarLEAF, the company’s energy storage solution. (Several hundred thousand dollars in grant money has also been obtained.) The funding will be used to continue with technological development and commercialization.

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Unsanctioned Democratic Climate Change Debate Could Occur On TYT

CleanTechnica

The Democratic National Committee voted against holding a debate on climate change. Why? Is the corrupting influence of the fossil fuel lobby forcing theses decisions? Are they are afraid of turning off moderate voters? Are they worried about people demanding a variety of single-issue debates? For now, we can relegate the answers to the comment section, because any definitive proof for any of these explanations is lacking.

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How Everyone, Not Just Tesla Or Non-Tesla EV Owners, Should Prepare For Hurricanes

CleanTechnica

As I am writing this, 8 minutes ago, The Weather Channel reported that several counties in Florida have orders for evacuations. Hurricane Dorian is in the news and it has been upgraded to a Category.

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The Electric Age — Why The 2020s Will Be A Defining Decade For Tesla

CleanTechnica

It has become crystal clear in the recent democratic debates that combating climate change is a central focus of the Democratic Party, and governments around the world as a whole. The growing pressure of climate change can’t be ignored, and lawmakers are working toward solutions. These plans will be daunting for established auto manufacturers to adapt to, essentially having to reshape their entire business models to conform with new regulations.