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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . Other wood pellet companies have flocked to the region, including Drax , a major energy utility in the UK that now manufactures wood pellets in the U.S.

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Ohio geologists study potential for geothermal in abandoned coal mines

Renewable Energy World

The research at Ohio University could help transform old fossil fuel sites into clean energy assets, though much work remains to be done. Ohio is home to thousands of abandoned coal mines, which have become both public safety and environmental hazards as they leach acidic pollution into nearby waterways. “We

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5 Government Initiatives from Around the World That Are Helping Reduce the Impact of Climate Change

Green Tech Challenge

Our alumni Bluebenu is developing a lead technology that transforms the plastic pollution rescued from the oceans into eco-fuel. India’s Plan to Promote Electric Cars The Indian government is preparing a new policy to promote the use of electric vehicles and lessen its fossil fuel consumption.

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

AGreenLiving

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. Other wood pellet companies have flocked to the region, including Drax , a major energy utility in the UK that now manufactures wood pellets in the U.S.

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Meet the startup producing oil to fight climate change

Grist

It had been about a year and a half since he left his job at an aerospace company to found a clean energy startup in San Francisco with three of his friends, but the path to success he’d once envisioned had crumbled. Charm would use the same technology, but instead of turning plants into a useful energy product, it would offer a service.

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Save bats from becoming extinct

AGreenLiving

In addition to bat houses, you can provide habitat in the form of decaying logs. Early waking can result in burning too much energy and induce starvation. Whether you’re out hunting a colony for observation or happen to encounter bats in your home or nearby area, add to bat monitoring networks at a regional or national level.

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The US is about to go all-in on paying farmers and foresters to trap carbon

Grist

The eyes under his bald head have wrinkles nestled into their corners, hinting at decades of squinting in the sun. Done wrong, it would allow corporations, such as Delta Air Lines, Shell, and Google, to pollute consequence-free. “In This particular power station was supposed to be special — a carbon-neutral facility.

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