Jim Conca
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Senator Chuck Grassley (R- IA) wants to resurrect the sale of Uranium One to Russia that occurred under Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary of State, and thinks something fishy is going on with the FBI and one of their former contractors. But this deal never was much of a scandal.
Energy Innovation
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute to provide climate and energy research updates. The research synopsis below comes from Katharine J. Mach and Miyuki Hino of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, and a full list of AGCI’s quarterly research updates covering recent climate change research on clean energy pathways is available online at [link].
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Mr. Sustainability
DECEMBER 12, 2018
This article is taken from two sources: the Economist and Forbes, For the original Economist article, click here. For the original Forbes article, click here. The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data (by the Economist) A new commodity spawns a lucrative, fast-growing industry, prompting antitrust regulators to step in to restrain those who control its flow.
Bidgely
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Summary. Disaggregation offers a huge value by lowering risk and improving cost effectiveness of DSM programs, if it can be unlocked. In a world of increasing distributed energy resources and local grid constraints, grid planning can be made more precise, granular and actionable with disaggregation. New revenue generation, marketing and customer support are also promising use cases.
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.
Mosaic
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Many people decide to make energy efficiency home improvements because they want to save on their energy bills — but the good reasons definitely don’t stop there. Energy efficiency also delivers major benefits for the environment, your community, and society at large. Cleaner Air. The cleanest (and cheapest) kilowatt-hour of electricity is the one that never has to be generated.
Green Tech Challenge
DECEMBER 17, 2018
The effects of climate change are worsening as countries around the world experience more heat waves and unpredictable weather. The problem of global warming crosses geopolitical lines and boundaries, and thus must be addressed by humanity as a whole. While each country is doing its best to improve environmental efforts on a nationwide scale, it’s the sum of all these initiatives that will make a worldwide difference.
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Martin LaMonica
DECEMBER 28, 2018
One of my responsibilities at The Conversation is to originate and coordinate series of articles on an important topic. Among the ones this year was a series on plastic, the material that’s been boon to modern life but a very damaging one as well. Below are a few highlights from the series. Our complicated relationship with plastic: 5 essential reads.
Mr. Sustainability
DECEMBER 12, 2018
This article is taken from two sources: the Economist and Forbes. The Economist argues that data is the new oil. Forbes argues that it is not. For the original Economist article, click here. For the original Forbes article, click here. The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data (by the Economist) A new commodity spawns a lucrative, fast-growing industry, prompting antitrust regulators to step in to restrain those who control its flow.
Latham's Clean Energy Law Report
DECEMBER 20, 2018
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development [i]. By Christopher H. Norton , Lucas I. Quass and Megan K. Ampe. In a published opinion issued on October 23, 2018, Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette , Case No. A154168, the California Court of Appeal upheld the trial court’s decision to grant a demurrer without leave to amend with respect to challenges to the substantive and procedural requirements of applicable planning and zoning laws, but reversed with respect to
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Greentown Labs recently had the privilege of hosting the Somerville Climate Forward Plan Release Celebration! It was a night to commemorate the City of Somerville’s release of the Climate Forward Action plan. This event welcomed upwards of 200 attendees, from the City of Somerville constituents to community members and residents alike, gathered in our Town Green to learn about the plan.
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.
Energy Innovation
DECEMBER 17, 2018
A version of this article was originally published December 7, 2018 on Greentech Media. By Mike O’Boyle and Ron Lehr. On December 4, two major utilities — PacifiCorp and Xcel Energy — made major announcements signaling that U.S. coal is truly dying or already dead. PacifiCorp’s own analysis of its coal fleet indicated that rapidly retiring of a majority of its coal capacity would save customers money, while Xcel announced a goal to reduce its carbon emissions by 80 percent from 2005 le
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Young people voted in record numbers in November and a majority consider themselves climate activists. 77% of people ages 18 to 25 said environmental issues are more importantto them now than they were 2 years ago, and 85%believe we could be doing moreat the federal levelto support clean energy.
Low Carbon Prosperity
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Click Following Link For Full Report. LCPI_KMMEF_GHG_Analysis_12-13_FullReport. Kalama Methanol Plant Offers Strong Prospects for Net Global Greenhouse Gas Reduction Benefits. Analysis published by the Low Carbon Prosperity Institute shows new industrial facilities can play important role in a low-carbon future. Click Following Link For Full Report.
Mosaic
DECEMBER 6, 2018
At Mosaic, our vision of 100% clean energy for all led us to build an industry-leading platform for home solar financing – and now we’re going beyond that to connect homeowners with financing for modern, energy-efficient home improvements. That combination of solar and energy efficiency is also at the heart of what the Department of Energy calls “ Zero Energy Buildings ,”, defined as “an energy-efficient building where, on a source energy basis, the actual annual delivered energy is less t
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.
Latham's Clean Energy Law Report
DECEMBER 20, 2018
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development [i]. By Christopher H. Norton , Lucas I. Quass and Megan K. Ampe. In a published opinion issued on October 23, 2018, Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette , Case No. A154168, the California Court of Appeal upheld the trial court’s decision to grant a demurrer without leave to amend with respect to challenges to the substantive and procedural requirements of applicable planning and zoning laws, but reversed with respect to
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Cleantech Scandinavia , an internationally-recognized platform for cleantech business opportunities in the Nordics, and Greentown Labs , the largest cleantech incubator in the United States, have formed a partnership to strengthen ties between the Nordic and United States cleantech ecosystems. The Greentown Labs and Cleantech Scandinavia engagement will encourage innovation and economic development between the regions.
Better Ventures
DECEMBER 2, 2018
With the launch of our third fund earlier this fall, we’ve been active on the deal front and recently closed our first two investments in Ride Report and Unnatural Products. Portland-based Ride Report is ushering in a more sustainable and equitable urban transportation future by helping cities better manage the myriad micro-mobility solutions now available, from dockless bikes to stand-up electric scooters.
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 27, 2018
The DOE is conducting a three phase test on how to treat and dispose of some Hanford Tank waste the way we do other similar commercial radioactive waste, testing not just the technical stuff, we know that already, but the legal and regulatory stuff, which is a lot harder.
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?
Living Green Technology
DECEMBER 2, 2018
The New Year is nearly upon us, and we have a new batch of recycling news for you! Recycling Today - Electronics recyclers plead guilty to fraud The ownership of Seattle recyler Total Reclaim , the Pacific Northwest's largest recycler of e-waste, has pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. They collected millions of dollars from the government in exchange for promising to recycle electronics domestically and responsibly.
Energy Refuge
DECEMBER 11, 2018
A shelter is a basic human need. The need for housing continues to rise with the increase in population. The housing industry has undergone a huge transformation with advances in technology. This has enabled the provision of diverse services that improve the homeownership experience. Mortgage. The evolution of the industry has seen a commensurate rise in the cost of home ownership.
Latham's Clean Energy Law Report
DECEMBER 18, 2018
The Newhall Ranch project in Los Angeles County was highlighted for its proactive and innovative strategy to reduce carbon emissions. A strategy to gain approvals for the development of the Newhall Ranch community in Los Angeles County — built around the project’s net-zero impact on climate change — was recently featured in a report by the Financial Times that profiled proactive approaches to navigating environmental legal challenges.
AutoGrid
DECEMBER 19, 2018
I joined AutoGrid in March 2011, so I’ve been with the company from day zero. I was fascinated by the idea of an engineering system that could control the electricity grid by applying machine learning and Big Data and controls. The concept was a very large closed loop control system that could operate on a single platform, something that hadn’t seemed possible in the past.
38 North Solutions
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Ben Finzel, President of RENEW PR , a communications consulting firm that helps clients tackle energy and environmental issues, and collaborator with 38 North Solutions, published an interview with Katherine Hamilton. Read below or link here to see the blog on the RENEW PR website. Welcome to our eleventh Common Sense Colloquy, a Q&A with Katherine Hamilton , Chair of 38 North Solutions.
Jim Conca
DECEMBER 3, 2018
Produced by 13 federal agencies and reluctantly released by the Trump administration on Black Friday, the Fourth National Climate Assessment reiterates that the effects of global warming are here already, and it poses a profound threat to Americans’ well-being. What can we do?
Latham's Clean Energy Law Report
DECEMBER 12, 2018
California Air Resources Board lifts freeze on Low Carbon Fuel Standard. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Kimberly D. Farbota. On December 7, 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued Regulatory Guidance Document 18-02 which lifts the freeze on Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) diesel and diesel substitute targets previously enacted by CARB in 2017 in connection with the POET I case.
AutoGrid
DECEMBER 19, 2018
I joined AutoGrid in March 2011, so I’ve been with the company from day zero. I was fascinated by the idea of an engineering system that could control the electricity grid by applying machine learning and Big Data and controls. The concept was a very large closed loop control system that could operate on a single platform, something that hadn’t seemed possible in the past.
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