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Solar-powered home embraces tree canopy views in all directions

AGreenLiving

In the coastal township of Barwon Heads, Australian architecture firm Peter Winkler Architects has completed the Green Velvet House, a family’s solar-powered home that sensitively responds to the landscape in more ways than one. For energy efficiency, the Colorbond tray deck roof is fitted with a 10.26 kW photovoltaic system.

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Meet the Innovators in Elemental Excelerator’s 9th Cohort

Elemental Excelerator

We select a subset of companies to go through technical and financial due diligence, product evaluation, reference checks, commercial analysis, and most importantly getting to know the founding teams on a deeper level. ” And finally, the twin threats of a pandemic and economic calamity made this a year unlike any other in memory.

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The problem with conventional lawns (and what could replace them)

Grist

are dedicated to turf grass — and to maintain those acres, homeowners apply around 3 million tons of nitrogen-based fertilizers per year and give their yards haircuts with gas-powered lawn care equipment, which spews an estimated 30 million tons of CO2 as well as other harmful substances, like fine particulate matter.

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What we’re looking to fund in Cohort 10

Elemental Excelerator

For Cohort 10, we’re looking for 15-20 startups from anywhere in the world focused on addressing key challenges in energy, mobility, agriculture, water, or the circular economy. We are particularly interested in innovations around: Technologies at the nexus of water: agriculture, energy, circular economy.

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In West Virginia, Plan to Clean up Radioactive Fracking Waste Ends in Monster Lawsuit

DeSmogBlog

The facility, called Clearwater, was built by the Denver, Colorado-based oil and gas extraction company, Antero Resources, and an affiliate of Veolia, the multinational French waste, water and energy management company. A woman questioned whether Antero would be willing to work with researchers to monitor radioactivity. “If

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