What western states can learn from Native American wildfire management strategies
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Indigenous climate adaptation plans have actively managed forest ecosystems with fire for centuries.
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Foie gras ban to take effect in New York
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Fancy feasters in the Big Apple will have to acquire new tastes because New York will soon follow California’s example in legislating for a foie gras ban.
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When it comes to analyzing earth’s environment, spacing out is a good idea
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Breakthroughs in satellite imagery, artificial intelligence and computing power are giving corporate climate activists powerful new tools for anticipating and maybe even averting change.
Offshore Wind is Breaking Out Of Its Incubator Markets
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
From the North Sea to New Jersey, offshore wind tenders have successfully been awarding gigawatts of contracts to bankable, sizeable and increasingly economical projects. This year has been dominated by falling prices , with offshore wind joining its onshore cousin and solar PV in beating some conventional power prices. Now it looks like 2020 could see a host of new markets opening for the technology.
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.
Empower businesses and communities to transform California’s electric grid
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Communities and businesses, not just aging utilities, have solutions. It’s time to change antiquated policies and regulations that stand in the way.
Keystone Pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons of crude oil, renewing debate on its expansion
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
About 383,000 gallons (1.4 million liters) of oil has leaked out into the environment from the controversial Keystone Pipeline system.
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This amazing tiny solar-powered cabin can be used as a retreat on land or on water
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
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Circularity in cities is about equity, too
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Don’t forget the economy in the circular economy.
Why Companies Are Becoming B Corporations and Certified Green Businesses
Green Business Bureau
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
If you’re a business leader who believes social and environmental responsibility are just as important as profit, then you should consider formalizing your commitment via a 3rd party sustainability framework and certification. An official certification can demonstrate your commitment to social and environmental causes in a credible and genuine way and help you stand out from the greenwashing that some companies unfortunately partake in.
Episode 195: AI tale, Ceres tackles capital markets, the kids are more than alright
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Week in ReviewCommentary of some of this week's stories begins at 7:20.
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.
Decrepit barn in Quebec was converted into stunning modern design by salvaging all of its old materials
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
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Brugg Cables to launch 850-amp liquid-cooled charging cable
Charged
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Swiss cable maker Brugg Cables has announced a new high-performance charging cable, the Alligator-HPC, that can deliver DC electricity at 1,000 volts and up to 850 amps. The company plans to launch the cable in early 2020. Today’s conventional cables typically max out at 550 amps, but thanks to an in-wire cooling system, the Alligator-HPC was able to manage currents of up to 1,000 amps under laboratory conditions at an ambient temperature of 40° C.
Touring restored wetlands at a Wisconsin nature conservancy
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Take a tour of the beloved Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy with Inhabitat.
Environmental Justice Activists Arrested Amid Growing Concerns Over Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Pollution
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Read time: 9 mins Mounting concerns over pollution, public health, and the expansion of the petrochemical industry came to a head when two activists were detained in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 30, the last day of a two-week protest against environmental racism in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley. . Tags: cancer alley Coalition Against Death Alley Concerned Citizens of St.
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.
Kentucky Utilities Pave the Way for Better Customer Energy Choices
Enervee
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Kentucky Energy Companies Support Better Customer Energy Choices LG&E and KU launch Enervee Appliances Choice Engine to help customers shop energy smart without incentives Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company recently announced that the LG&E and KU Marketplace is now online! These PPL operating companies are the first in Kentucky and the first in the nation to launch a purely market-based Enervee Choice Engine platform.
Agents of Impact: The Popular Uprisers
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Impact Alpha, Nov. 31 – Social protests are spreading across the globe. The protests, from Santiago to Beirut, are sparked by local grievances: a metro-fare increase, an inept administration, an unfair law. Demonstrations have been led by young people; the supposed adults have messed things up. Collective protest surfaces the latent sense that economies and The post Agents of Impact: The Popular Uprisers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Littelfuse launches new high-speed semiconductor fuses
Charged
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Circuit protection manufacturer Littelfuse has added 275 new fuses to its line of POWR-SPEED PSR high-speed fuses. The new fuses come in various sizes and amperages, and feature bolted and DIN rail mounting options. Littelfuse designed its PSR series fuses for use in power conversion and conditioning equipment for critical semiconductor devices such as diodes, triacs, IGBTs, SCRs (silicon-controlled rectifiers) and MOSFETs.
Is the carbon bubble about to burst?
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
The writing’s on the wall, but the fossil fuel industry doesn’t want to read it. Former Exxon CEO (and Secretary of State) Rex Tillerson testified this week in Exxon’s trial for allegedly misleading investors and the public about the financial risks of climate change. Coal baron Robert (“Last Man Standing”) Murray’s Murray Energy in Ohio The post Is the carbon bubble about to burst?
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?
Q&A with WRISE’s Kristen Graf: Why Workforce Diversity Is Critical for the Renewables Industry
Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
By Wes Doane As event organizers, we’ve long recognized the importance of diversity—understanding how different perspectives, experiences, and skills enrich the event experience and encourages new conversation and problem-solving. That’s why we jumped at the opportunity to speak with Kristen Graf, the Executive Director of Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE), a national… The post Q&A with WRISE’s Kristen Graf: Why Workforce Diversity Is Critical for the Renewa
The Week in impact investing: Popular uprising
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
TGIF, Agents of Impact! The Week’s Agents of Impact The popular uprisers. Social protests are spreading across the globe. The protests, from Santiago to Beirut, are sparked by local grievances: a metro-fare increase, an inept administration, an unfair law. Demonstrations have been led by young people; the supposed adults have messed things up.
Real estate trust STAG Industrial hosts community solar on Minnesota building rooftops
Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
STAG Industrial today announced the groundbreaking of its first two rooftop solar systems in Minnesota. The projects will be community solar host sites, powering homes and businesses across the twin cities and surrounding areas. Black Bear Energy facilitated the project in partnership with STAG. In total, the new projects will result in STAG hosting 1,808… The post Real estate trust STAG Industrial hosts community solar on Minnesota building rooftops appeared first on Solar Power World.
Energy sector: Net zero must top next government's agenda
Business Green
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Energy UK launches manifesto urging support for energy efficiency, heating, EVs, CCUS, and onshore wind as UK gears up for 12 December General Election.
This amazing tiny solar-powered cabin can be used as a retreat on land or on water
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Many tiny home designers are guided by the principles of flexibility when it comes to being mobile, but rarely have we seen a tiny home creation that can be enjoyed on land and on water. Designed and built by our new hero, Scott Cronk , the Heidi-Ho, is a beautiful solar-powered tiny cabin built on a 30-foot pontoon. According to Scott, the ingenious floating home creation was inspired by his need to explore the world on his own terms, “After wildfires in the Fall of 2017, I sold my home i
Parliament readies 30,000 invites for citizens' Climate Assembly
Business Green
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Invites to be sent out to random addresses across England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland to help secure public input on how to meet the UK's net zero goal.
Empower businesses and communities to transform California’s electric grid
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Communities and businesses, not just aging utilities, have solutions. It’s time to change antiquated policies and regulations that stand in the way. Original post: Empower businesses and communities to transform California’s electric grid.
Summer delivers low carbon power record as fossil fuel generation falls
Business Green
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Renewables and nuclear provided record 51 per cent of UK electricity from June to August 2019 thanks to high wind speeds and wet weather.
Touring restored wetlands at a Wisconsin nature conservancy
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
The village of Williams Bay, Wisconsin hasn’t changed much since Harold Friestad was a kid, he told me as we walked through Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy (KNC). Now almost 80 and the conservancy’s chairman, Friestad is proud of being a factor in stunting the small town’s growth. He was president when the village board bought 231 acres of lakefront property in 1989 to create KNC.
Shaky ground: Government announces shock halt to shale gas support
Business Green
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
In a shock U-turn the government announces moratorium on fracking in the UK, after report reveals unpredictability of forecasting tremors.
Keystone Pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons of crude oil, renewing debate on its expansion
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
About 383,000 gallons (1.4 million liters) of oil has leaked out into the environment from the controversial Keystone Pipeline system. It is the second significant Keystone Pipeline leak in the past two years along the line that transports Canadian tar sands oil 2,600 miles from Canada then southward into the United States. This particular oil leak occurred with the Keystone 1 Pipeline that runs in the northeast region of North Dakota.
'Postcodes should play no part': Councils urged to step up EV charging provision
Business Green
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Government laments 'clear gaps' in EV charge point provision across UK as it urges councils to apply for £5m funding pot.
Foie gras ban to take effect in New York
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Fancy feasters in the Big Apple will have to acquire new tastes because New York will soon follow California’s example in legislating for a foie gras ban. Earlier this week, the New York City Council passed a bill calling for the ban, and Mayor Bill de Blasio will soon sign it into law. Animal activists have been rejoicing, calling the new legislation a win, although it won’t take effect until 2022.
UN confirms COP25 relocated to Madrid
Business Green
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
UNFCCC announces key summit will take place in Madrid next month, after Chile withdrew as host.
Episode 195: AI tale, Ceres tackles capital markets, the kids are more than alright
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Week in ReviewCommentary of some of this week’s stories begins at 7:20. View original post here: Episode 195: AI tale, Ceres tackles capital markets, the kids are more than alright.
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