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Maintaining the Eco Effect of the Coronavirus: A Guide for Homeowners

Green Living Guy

How have the effects of COVID-19 been on you? First of all: 2020 has been a year like no other. Moreover: We’re still only in June. Two of the biggest issues that we have faced recently are the Coronavirus pandemic and the environmental state of the planet. Since the almost worldwide lockdown, we have seen reductions in Continue Reading. The post Maintaining the Eco Effect of the Coronavirus: A Guide for Homeowners appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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The 101 on Climate Change

Christopher Kemper

CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION I have a deep love for the environment at all levels?—?not just from a professional aspect, but also from a personal aspect?—?outdoors and wildlife. At a conceptual level, I believe that the ecosystem must be balanced and that among the largest issues facing the world?—?poverty and famine?—?climate change is among the largest issue that our generation faces.

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Smart, High Tech Windows Increase Energy Efficiency

Green Living Guy

So how’s this idea of energy efficient windows and patio doors? I mean you are interested in technology to help homeowners be more energy efficient? You might want to try smart windows from Andersen Windows– called VeriLock. For these can wirelessly tell if your windows and patio doors are open Continue Reading. The post Smart, High Tech Windows Increase Energy Efficiency appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Washington’s Environmental Justice Task Force Considering Initial Recommendations

Front And Centered

David Mendoza, Front and Centered Representative to the Washington State Environmental Justice Task Force. Since last fall, Washington’s 16-member Environmental Justice (EJ) Task Force and many more volunteers have been hard at work collecting data and generating ideas for recommendations on how state agencies can incorporate environmental justice principles into their work.

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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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How Tesla Became The World’s Most Valuable Automaker In Just 16 Years [Updated With Elon’s Tweets]

CleanTechnica

Forbes published an article this past week titled, "How Did Tesla Become The Most Valuable Car Company In The World?" I thought I would not only answer that question but also share a few highlights from the article.

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Renewable Energy Is Electrifying COVID-19 Isolation Centers In Nigeria

CleanTechnica

The COVID-19 pandemic has upturned our 21st century existence, wreaking havoc on both social and cultural norms and our way of life. It has also crippled the global economy and continues to impact diverse business sectors and industries — travel, transportation, education, and manufacturing.

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Exclusive Pro Photos: Tesla Cybertruck At The Petersen Automotive Museum

CleanTechnica

David Rand, a visual effects artist who has worked with major motion pictures such as Moana, Big Hero 6, and Frozen, just to name a few, has graciously gifted CleanTechnica his own perspective of the Cybertruck's debut at the Petersen Automotive Museum.

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Urban Magnets & Architecture — CleanTech Talk

CleanTechnica

In the first half of this two-part interview for our CleanTech Talk podcast series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down with Bruce Haden, architect, urbanist and author, about urban magnets and architecture in the time of COVID-.

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An Interview With Progressive Candidate Lindsey Boylan About Climate Policy & Taking On Jerry Nadler

CleanTechnica

Lindsey Boylan is taking on representative Jerry Nadler’s NY-10 seat in the upcoming 2020 House election. Running on a platform of climate change legislation, curbing systemic inequality, and expanding economic rights, Boylan is pitching herself as someone who will actively fight for a progressive future.

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COVID-19 To Climate Change: How Zero-Emission AVs Could Help Respond To Our Next Global Crisis

CleanTechnica

As we grapple with the potential reality of compound crises, each extracting significant tolls, now is the time to examine how an emerging technology like autonomous vehicles (AV) can help respond to and mitigate this and future crises.

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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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Researchers Report Significant Improvement In Fuel Cell Technology

CleanTechnica

A team at Washington University reports progress on liquid fueled fuel cells that produce twice the voltage of hydrogen fuel cells.

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Elon Musk Tweets That Tesla’s Annual Meeting Will Be Postponed

CleanTechnica

Yesterday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced via Twitter that the company's annual shareholder meeting scheduled for July 7, 2020, will be postponed. Musk cited the public gathering restrictions in place in California due to COVID-19 as the reason for the delay.

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For Green Hydrogen, Artificial Leaf Breathes Down Neck Of Electrolysis

CleanTechnica

Perovskite is working its magic on the green hydrogen field and breathing new life into the artificial leaf concept for popping clean H2 out of water.

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Toyota RAV4 Prime Compared To Tesla Model Y & Others — Which Is Best For You?

CleanTechnica

Let's take a closer look at the new Toyota RAV4 Prime plugin hybrid and the fully electric Tesla Model.

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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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Fluence Announces Sixth Generation Energy Storage Technology

CleanTechnica

Fluence says it has three state of the art energy storage systems to meet the needs of utilities, solar power plants, and commercial customers.

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Platte River Power Will Decommission Last Coal Generating Station 16 Years Early

CleanTechnica

Platte River Power Authority in Colorado says it will shut down its last coal-powered generating plant 16 years early to meet its 100% renewable energy goal by 2030.

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Volkswagen T2 Camper Van’s Electric Conversion — Part 2

CleanTechnica

This series is the result of conversations with Kit Lacey about his entrepreneurship in converting classic cars to electric propulsion. Kit's UK-based company is called eDub Services. I encouraged Kit to share the concrete and chronological information on his rebuilds with CleanTechnica in his own words.