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Can We Drill A Hole Deep Enough For Our Nuclear Waste?

Jim Conca

Deep Isolation takes advantage of recently developed fracking technologies to place nuclear waste in a series of two-mile-long tunnels, a mile below the Earth’s surface, where they’ll be surrounded by a very tight rock called shale. And their recent field demonstration worked just fine.

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225 leaders of color gather at Front and Centered’s Statewide Environmental Justice Summit

Front And Centered

On Jan. 11 and Jan. 12, Front and Centered hosted our Statewide Environmental Justice Summit at University of Washington’s (UW’s) Alder Auditorium. We were inspired by the response, maxing out Summit capacity at 225 participants. Never before have this many leaders of color and indigenous leaders across our state gathered in one space for two days specifically to connect on local environmental justice and climate issues.

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Bill Lemon's "10 Years, 10 Insights"

E8 Cleantech Angels

Bill Lemon, E8 Board Member and former. E8 Co-Chair, offers his thoughts and wisdom on the cleantech investing landscape. Originally posted on the website of Michael Marc Grossman , local cleantech PR maven. Reprinted with permission, with minor edits. Looking back on ten years as a cleantech angel investor, I carry with me ten truths (or opinions, if you must). 1.

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Selling a Home With Solar Panels

Mosaic

Like any major home improvement project, going solar adds value to your home. In fact, according to a survey of nearly 4,000 solar home sales by the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), it adds an average premium of $15,000. That average dollar amount varies widely in practice however, and the premium a buyer will pay for a solar home depends on a range of factors specific to your installation.

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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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EDF Innovation Lab

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Position: (Senior) Energy Analyst E-Mobility. Job Description The position will be part of the EDF Innovation Lab, with the mission to lead various collaborative projects, with a strong focus on the future of mobility and its impact on electricity demand. As many countries are rolling out programs to electrify the transportation sector, EDF has positioned itself to become leader in providing charging infrastructure and low carbon electricity for EVs (electric cars and heavy-duty vehicles).

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Trending Topics – How Market Rules Are Holding Back Energy Storage

Energy Innovation

A version of this article was originally published January 24, 2019 on Greentech Media. By Mike O’Boyle and Ron Lehr. Energy storage is surging. The U.S. Energy Storage Monitor Q4 2018 estimates that installations totaled 338 megawatts in 2018, and will grow to 3.9 gigawatts by 2023, much of it front-of-the-meter utility-scale projects. This exponential growth has been driven by state mandates and regulatory actions (especially in California) and limited to vertically integrated utilitie