Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Called "Ricicli + Viaggi" (or the “Recycle + Travel program”), consumers who recycle empty plastic bottles earn credits toward free public transportation travel tickets.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Sponsored: Learn about this multinational food & beverage company’s global strategy roadmap and new VPPA that will help meet its ambitious emissions reduction goal.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Hidden in the misty mountains of Zhejiang, a new eco-sensitive resort made from local materials entices visitors with spectacular views and laid-back charms. International architecture firm kooo architects designed the Retreat Village, which comprises a cluster of luxury suites, for their client Hangzhou Origin Villa Hotel & Resort in the Dashan Village in Zhejiang, China.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 10, 2019
The consumer goods giant pledges to halve its use of virgin plastic.
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.
Jim Conca
OCTOBER 10, 2019
ACTIVATE: The Global Citizen Movement, debuted on the National Geographic channel to mobilize global citizens for meaningful change. The final episode,Clean Water, airs tonight to rally millions to push for clean drinking water and proper sanitation for the world’s most vulnerable people.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Take the case study of decision-makers in the energy industry facing two major uncertainties: oil price volatility and climate change.
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Taking on the climate challenge means understanding that “the impossible” is only defined by the limits of our thinking.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 10, 2019
A clean, modern design. Plentiful storage. An abundance of natural light. What more could you want in a tiny home on wheels?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 10, 2019
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Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 10, 2019
With All Hallow’s season upon us, consider illuminating your jack-o'-lanterns in an eco-friendly way.
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.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 10, 2019
European Commission-funded project with UN support urges consumersto favour products containing plastics recycled from electronic waste. Philips and Whirlpool among first firms offering support by designing products to use more recycled plastic, ease plastic reuse at product end-of-life. Most consumers see no difference in quality, appearance, performance.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 10, 2019
The U.S. wind industry has begun a push in Washington, D.C. to level the tax-incentive playing field with solar energy, pivoting from its longstanding but now fading wind Production Tax Credit (PTC). The American Wind Energy Association, the industry’s main trade group, wants to see onshore wind projects be made eligible for the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) currently available to solar plants, said AWEA chief executive Tom Kiernan, speaking Thursday in New York.
Charged
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Tesla’s pickup truck is surely the most eagerly-awaited new vehicle since…well, Tesla’s last vehicle. Pickups are the biggest segment of the US auto market, and electrifying them will be a major, and necessary, turning point for EV adoption. Ford , GM and startup Rivian all have electric pickups in various stages of development, but Tesla is the trend-setter, and these companies and many others will be watching Tesla’s unveiling ceremony closely.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Oil major Shell acquired another customer-facing electricity and gas provider in the U.K., potentially bolstering its green credentials and renewables procurement expertise in the country. The deal for Hudson Energy, which trades as Green Star Energy will add 200,000 new customers for Shell Energy. Hudson’s supply is drawn entirely from renewable generation while Shell Energy depends heavily on offsets for its renewable offering.
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.
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Read time: 6 mins “ It is a crime against nature,” Jody Meche, president of the Louisiana Crawfish Producers Association-West, said while scanning the Bayou Bridge pipeline right-of-way on the west side of the Atchafalaya Basin, the country’s largest river swamp in a designated National Heritage Area. . His voice trembled with rage as he told me that he was speaking for all the animals living in the basin that can’t speak for themselves.
Charged
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Swiss electronics company ABB has won a contract from Singapore-based ST Engineering Land Systems to deliver and commission integrated smart charging points for a fleet of fully-electric Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) in Singapore’s new Tuas port. The autonomous vehicles, provided by Dutch manufacturing company VDL, will transport heavy shipping containers at the port terminal.
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Rainy Solar, a division of Rainy Investments, commissioned a 1.18-MW rooftop community solar project in Elgin, Illinois. The Rainy Community Solar project is the state’s first community solar project. The PV array was installed by WCP Solar and completed in 2018. The system sits on top of a 120,000-sq-ft building and is made of 3,713… The post Rainy Solar completes 1.18-MW rooftop community solar array in Illinois appeared first on Solar Power World.
Grist
OCTOBER 10, 2019
We know that homemade meals are usually more nutritious than the fries-burger-soda combo from your nearest fast food outlet. But that’s not the only reason cooking your own food is the healthier bet: Research suggests those quickly-delivered burgers could contain some pretty long-lasting chemicals. A study released Wednesday by the Silent Spring Institute found that eating out, especially at fast food and pizza chains, corresponded with higher bodily levels of PFAS — also called “forever c
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?
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Japan has staked out a leadership position in sustainable investing. Still, two of its largest industries, energy and seafood, present continued environmental risks. Two reports call out opportunities to reduce risks and reap benefits by going green. Overpaying for energy Carbon Tracker is urging Japanese policy makers to rethink their pro-coal stance, or face a The post Can sustainable seafood and energy de-risk Japan’s economy?
altenergymag
OCTOBER 10, 2019
A new Rocky Mountain Institute report showcases a pathway to implementing undergrid minigrids that has the potential to save electricity distribution companies and communities millions of dollars while dramatically expanding the market for distributed energy resources in Nigeria.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 10, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 10 – Poor nutrition is an untrenched global challenge that impacts many of the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Solving it will require a significant capital infusion in a more local, more sustainable, global food system able to deliver more affordable healthy food. That’s a big opportunity for impact investors. Malnutrition is now The post Investing with a ‘nutrition lens’ to drive progress on the Sustainable Development Goals appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 10, 2019
More than 43 million Americans struggle with mental health problems. Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental illness each year. In the developing world, mental health is considered one of the most neglected problems.
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Sunfinity Renewable Energy, a vertically-integrated residential, commercial and utility-scale solar power provider, has begun operations in two additional Western states — Arizona and Colorado — to expand the company’s existing footprint throughout California, Texas and Oklahoma. With the addition of Arizona, Sunfinity will now be operating in the top three states nationally for solar growth.… The post Sunfinity Renewable Energy enters Colorado, Arizona solar markets appe
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 10, 2019
ImpactAlpha, October 10 – The city of Bristol, U.K. has a hopeful vision for its 500,000 residents: it strives to be “a fair, healthy and sustainable city and a city of hope and aspiration, where everyone can share in its success” by 2050. Currently, 16% of city residents live in the “most deprived” areas of The post Bristol’s place-based fund secures £10 million to tackle hunger, inequality and climate appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 10, 2019
CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company, is now accepting subscriptions for an 8-MW community solar portfolio to be built in both Albany and Orange County, New York. The new solar arrays will be available for enrollment from nearly 1,500 New York residents. “New York residents can now save up to 10% on their utility bills… The post CleanChoice Energy enrolling subscribers for 8-MW of community solar appeared first on Solar Power World.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 10, 2019
The latest insight paper from Cornwall Insight - Market design amidst global energy transition - looks into this issue. It examines the outlook for transmission networks, and how legacy design and policies are supporting decarbonisation and shaping the system. The paper focuses on three key markets; Australia, Ireland and Great Britain (GB).
R-Squared Energy
OCTOBER 10, 2019
In my many discussions with ethanol proponents, they invariably push several narratives. Sometimes these narratives are sincere, but sometimes they are driven by glaring self-interest. Today I cover a quick way to understand their motivations. I recently discussed the topic with a Midwestern corn farmer, and he cited the normal talking points. We spend money in the Middle East to ensure oil supplies aren’t disrupted.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 10, 2019
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Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Greetings, Agents of Impact! ImpactAlpha hot take: “Impact washers should fear real impact investors, not the other way around.” Live on the SOCAP blog. Featured: Impact Voices Investing with a ‘nutrition lens’ to drive progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Ahead of World Food Day next week, the Global Alliance For Improved Nutrition is calling on impact investors to seize The post The Brief: Nutrition lens investing, Bristol’s place-based fund, faith in Atlanta housing, impact in emer
Business Green
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Energy Efficiency First Declaration argues making green homes and infrastructure an investment priority would save households money and deliver massive net economic benefits.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 10, 2019
ImpactAlpha, October 10 – Focused Community Strategies, or FCS, is a faith-based non-profit that aims to boost community stability and wealth in South Atlanta by investing in affordable housing. The organization has been a long-standing programmatic beneficiary of the $1.1 billion Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Now, it’s becoming a portfolio company of the foundation’s The post Faith-based nonprofit to invest in affordable housing in Atlanta appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Business Green
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Brewing giant unveils Green Fibre Bottle made from sustainably-sourced wood fibres, which it claims is fully bio-based and recyclable.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 10, 2019
The war on plastic pollution continues to gather pace. As Ocean Cleanup engineers battle to recover plastic from the oceans, consumer goods giant Unilever has pledged to halve its use of plastic by 2025 and investor BlackRock has launched a circular economy fund.
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