The aluminum can: America’s most successful recycling story that you’ve never heard
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
On America Recycles Day, it's time to recognize one special piece of packaging.
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Community-oriented housing redefines a former industrial site in west London
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Taking inspiration from the site’s industrial past, the architecture complements its historic setting with distinctive sawtooth roofs that help funnel light into the buildings.
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How to embrace circular business models to progress towards the SDGs
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
And eight concrete steps that any business can take in pursuit of SDG12.
Climate change is adversely affecting childrens health worldwide
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Unless significant intervention takes place, global warming and climate change will negatively “shape the well-being of an entire generation.
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.
There are better ways to measure progress
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Decision-making favors short-term rewards informed by quick measurements — but calculating in more qualitative data can help.
Deciphering wine labels: the differences between organic, natural, biodynamic and sustainable wines
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
‘Tis the season for holiday celebrations, cocktail parties and family gatherings. But before you pop the corks on those bottles of wine, take a moment to understand what you are about to drink.
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Zaha Hadid Architects designs BREEAM-targeted terminal for electrified Rail Baltic
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Using modular construction and energy-efficient systems, the Ülemiste terminal will be designed to target BREEAM benchmarks and guidelines.
Episode 197: Shell gets back to nature, General Mills' soil savant
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Plus, why urban agriculture is a fertile market for growth.
Mercedes Benz presents a luxury electric car
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Mercedes-Benz recently revealed the Vision EQS show car as an example of how luxury and sustainability can intertwine.
Study uses earthworms to treat wastewater
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
The site at Littlemill. Scottish Water is using earthworms and water fleas to treat wastewater as part of an international study which aims to protect and improve water resources around the world. An EU funded project which is being trialled in 11 countries including Scotland, the study will measure the effectiveness of earthworms, water fleas and microalgae as a carbon neutral method of treating waste water.
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.
Microgrids Take Off Among Airport Operators
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
On December 17, 2017, a fire at an underground electrical facility damaged two substations that serve Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport — then and now the world’s busiest airport. The resulting 11-hour-long power outage led to the cancellation of nearly 1,200 flights. The Atlanta outage, and another that disrupted power for several hours at Los Angeles International Airport in June of this year, is motivating airport operators across the United States to take ste
Councils could begin charging for garden waste, according to survey
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
More than a third (36%) of environmental services managers in councils, local authorities, government or infrastructure agencies rank ‘mounting environmental responsibilities’ among the three main challenges they face in providing services to the public today. The next two biggest challenges were ‘increased fly-tipping’, referenced by 36% of managers and ‘difficulties of meeting the cost of running environmental services’ (35%).
Marine Veteran Aims to Improve Residential Storage with Startup NeoVolta
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Before he retired from the Marine Corps, Col. Brent Willson commanded bases and managed procurement for a $100 billion portfolio of helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft, including the Osprey vertical takeoff and landing vehicle. Now he's competing to build better home battery systems. Willson's San Diego-based startup NeoVolta emerged when a friend in the solar industry asked for his thoughts on the existing field of home energy storage systems.
How to ensure your winter gritting respects the environment
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Council gritter spreading salt on a rural road in Wharfedale, Yorkshire. Gritting is one of the most effective and cost-effective ways to keep the economy moving through adverse weather with safer roads that are free of ice and snow. But what are the environmental impacts of introducing salt into the environment and can these be mitigated? In this article, winter gritting, grounds maintenance and landscape management firm Gritit offers a few thoughts on the matter.
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.
Gas Is Good But Not Good Enough Says European Investment Bank
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will stop backing fossil fuel energy projects in 2021, except those using carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology or offsets to cancel out their emissions. The focus of the bank’s energy investment will turn from (unabated) fossil fuels to energy efficiency, storage, grid improvements and e-mobility among others.
Sponsored content: Make green the new black – mitigating the environmental impact of Black Friday
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Black Friday is fast-approaching, bringing massive discounts on products in stores and online. Yet the annual sales event can also have a negative impact on the environment, says Christian McBride, founder and CEO of recycling firm GSUK. British shoppers are expected to spend £7 billion on 29 November during Black Friday and on the following Cyber Monday.
Is Big Tech Fueling the Climate Disinformation War?
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
As we reckon with the dark side of Silicon Valley’s tech giants, there’s more scrutiny into how these companies are assisting climate denial and obfuscation. We’ll look at a few related stories. Climate and clean energy are getting disadvantaged by Facebook and Twitter’s different policies on political ads: how do we define issue ads and political speech?
Evolution can reconfigure gene networks to deal with environmental change
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Microscopic view of the waterflea Moina Macrocopa, a close relative of the Daphnia waterflea, which was the focus of the study. Scientists at the University of Birmingham say they have unravelled the genetic mechanisms behind tiny waterfleas’ ability to adapt to increased levels of phosphorus pollution in lakes. By mapping networks of genes to the physiological responses of ancient and modern waterfleas (Daphnia), the researchers, based in the University’s School of Biosciences, said they were a
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?
Pix and specs of Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover leaked
Charged
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Ford plans to release details of its much-anticipated Mustang Mach-E electric crossover this Sunday, ahead of the car’s debut at the upcoming 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show. However, it appears that some enterprising Ford fan has discovered some pictures and specifications of the new EV on a hidden page on Ford’s web site. The information was reported by Mach-E Forum , after which it was removed from the web.
Panasonic Recognizes Highest-Performing Solar Installers and Distributors with 2019 Customer Appreciation Awards
altenergymag
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
In addition, the company announced nationwide installer and distributor winners who were commended for their outstanding commitment to their customers and advancing solar technologies in the marketplace.
Idaho Power proposes 50% lower net metering rate for solar customers
Solar Power World
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
On Nov. 13, Idaho Power Company (IPC) filed a proposal to change the rules for existing rooftop solar customers. This change would decrease the price Idaho Power pays rooftop solar owners for their excess energy by 50%, causing large increases to the monthly bills for the 4,000+ customers who have already adopted rooftop solar, and… The post Idaho Power proposes 50% lower net metering rate for solar customers appeared first on Solar Power World.
Schletter Group acquires three large-scale projects
altenergymag
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
With three new large-scale projects in Asia and Latin America, the Schletter Group continues its international growth course. The PV plants in Nepal, Brazil and Honduras have a total output of 85 MWp and have all been mounted on Schletter’s open area system FS.
Why the Climategate Hack was More Than An Attack on Science
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Read time: 5 mins From its tense soundtrack and flickering images of suspicious-looking wires, you could mistake the BBC ’s latest documentary on climate change for some kind of cyber spy thriller. And that’s kind of what it is. . The BBC documentary, Climategate: Science of a Scandal , begins with Michael Mann, a climatologist at Pennsylvania State University recounting how he opened a letter and unleashed wafts of white powder.
European Investment Bank: 'We will stop financing fossil fuels'
Business Green
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Multilateral bank says world's 'most ambitious climate investment strategy' will unlock €1tr of climate action and environmental sustainable investment through to 2030.
Planet Releases Boundless Staccato and Stratus Under Open Source License
Planet Pulse
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Planet acquired St. Louis-based geospatial software solutions company Boundless earlier this year, and today we are excited to announce that we are open-sourcing two key Boundless code bases, freeing the projects to evolve with their communities. The first of these is Staccato , a Java-based catalog that implements the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) specification that Planet helped author.
Texas: Where Distributed Energy’s Potential Exceeds Its Market Access [GTM Squared]
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Agent of Impact: Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, Aruwa Capital Management
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 15 – One early deal stands out in Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes’ accomplished but traditional career in finance: Quality Chemicals. The Ugandan pharmaceutical company supplies antiretroviral therapy and antimalarial drugs in East Africa. Rhodes invested for private-equity firm TLG Capital, and took a personal stake as well. The nice return “spurred my interest in impact The post Agent of Impact: Adesuwa Okunbo Rhodes, Aruwa Capital Management appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Lead Battery Industry Issues New National Recycling Rate Study
altenergymag
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Results Confirm Circular Economy Success; Lead Batteries Remain Most Recycled U.S.
Labour, Lib Dems, and Greens go head to head with fresh wave of 'climate emergency' pledges
Business Green
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Labour announces major solar roll out plan for libraries and communities, as Lib Dems pledge £100bn to tackling 'climate emergency' and Greens propose Universal Basic Income.
Global Warming is Still Real Even if it is Cold Where You Are
Green Market Oracle
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Cold temperatures and snowfalls confuse some people and cause them to question the veracity of global warming. However, climate change is a function of global average temperatures over protracted periods of time. A cold snap or a snowstorm is not proof one way or the other. We need to understand the difference between weather and climate. A good way to illustrate this point is by pointing to the global average temperatures for October.
How indoor ag is growing a resilient food revolution
Business Green
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
It's not just about growing more food and using fewer inputs - It's also about creating local, adaptive food systems that can withstand the effects of climate change.
Changing the world starts with YOU: A (Personal) guide to corporate climate action
Defend Our Future
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Whether it’s your first gig out of school or the next step in your career, there are important questions to ask your potential employer: What does an average day at the office look like? What’s the decision-making process for your team? What’s the office culture? Is there good work-life balance? And of course, what’s the salary range? Here’s another one for your short list: what is the company doing to fight climate change?
Planet Releases Boundless Geospatial’s Staccato and Stratus Under Open Source License
Planet Pulse
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Planet acquired St. Louis-based geospatial software solutions company Boundless Geospatial earlier this year, and today we are excited to announce that we are open-sourcing two key Boundless code bases, freeing the projects to evolve with their communities. The first of these is Staccato , a Java-based catalog that implements the SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog (STAC) specification that Planet helped author.
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