Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 31, 2022

Do people believe climate action would make life more affordable for them, or do they assume it would be yet another hefty bill atop a seemingly ever-growing stack? Especially as the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership front-runner (whose fate will be confirmed on Sept. 10) sharpens his “axe the carbon tax” talking points.

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Business Green

APRIL 29, 2022

The grand prize winner for this contest, to be named in 2025, will suck up $50m in backing; $30m more will be distributed among the runners-up. The decisions on milestone awards were based on "operations plans, performance data, life-cycle analysis and cost estimates.".

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2021

Among the steps recommended by the report are for the government to deliver electricity market reform that incentivises developers to extend the life of existing wind farms and avoid unnecessary new construction.

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Energy Energy Government Carbon 69

Grist

APRIL 10, 2024

“The people who are closest to you physically will become the most important people of your life when everything collapses,” Nieves said. Read the story here. But barely). Read the story here. ” Read the Q&A here. Read the story here. Read the story here.

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Charged

AUGUST 24, 2020

We’d be asked, what’s actually happening to all these batteries, at end of life? There’s not a large quantity of end-of-life EV batteries yet, but we’re starting to see some here and there. One is, there is an emerging priority of who is responsible for the battery at end of life. Both are patented, owned by the company.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 7, 2020

Visiting runners can pick up trail maps and connect with locals at FootZone , a running shoe store that sponsors running events. Don’t forget a doggy life jacket made by the Bend-based company Ruff Wear. If you’re ready to pick up the pace, check out Bend’s 51 miles of in-town trails.

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HVAC Cooling Sustainability Organic 36

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

I’m here to run a half marathon and see some fellow runners huddled inside these shelters, appreciating the windbreak as we watch gentle gray waves and await our start time. The huge round structure features seven columns (one broken, to represent life cut short) with a limestone table surrounded by six stone and concrete chairs.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 18, 2021

Away from the frontline devastation faced by key workers, stay-at-home life was characterised by fear, loss, and unfamiliar confinement. The surreal months of the UK’s first pandemic lockdown heralded a grim new reality. But with just weeks to make use of the funding, local authorities had to act fast.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As Tacoma Park Board Commissioner Erik Hanberg said in a news release, “The theme in ‘Dune’ of a world destroyed by environmental catastrophe drew in part from Frank Herbert’s life experiences in Tacoma, which in the 1950s was one of the nation’s most polluted cities.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

” But even in parts of the population unconcerned with the devastating environmental effects, this virus’s life disruption is forcing our awareness of meat farms being a “breeding ground for pandemics.” They shared with me how COVID-19 has impacted their organizations, their job roles and their personal life.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

THACKER: The fact that you spent a week of a summer vacation alone in a library tells me you lead a very exciting life. The stacks are these bookshelves on runners. On the last day, one of these few items I had left on the list …. FRANTA: Totally. But I found this talk and no historian had written about it. THACKER: All bound volumes?

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Grist

JANUARY 30, 2021

Wondering how close the world is to total annihilation, existential doom, and the collapse of life as we know it? Our way of life could be upended by an asteroid strike, by trigger-happy heads of state with nuclear arsenals, or devastating climate “ tipping points ” that jolt the weather into a new, strange normal.

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Fossil fuels Global warming Climate change Carbon 113

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Without a reliable source of electricity, nighttime deliveries were attended in near darkness, cesarean sections were cancelled or conducted by flashlight, and critically ill patients waited hours or days for life-saving procedures. The outcomes were often tragic.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The two men decided to put their considerable life experience and gray matter together to work on climate change. This reusable black glass is said to be nontoxic and safe for marine life. When there is no hometown to go back to. We couldn’t in clear conscience stand by and do nothing.” And they’ve made a promising breakthrough.

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Charged

JANUARY 29, 2024

Maithri Venkat: As automakers commit to electrification, the market requirements are becoming more diverse for different types of EV products—longer range, faster charging, sports car-level performance numbers and long life. As an analogy, Olympic teams don’t pick their marathon runners based on their performance in a 100-meter dash!

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Green Market Oracle

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Anderson Foundation also will award a $25,000 Runner-Up Prize and $25,000 in additional prizes. This session will answer all those questions and give attendees the opportunity to put themselves in the shoes of average consumers in a hands-on Life Game of materials disposal. Anderson Foundation.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

Praneet Arshi is an Associate Consultant at WSP and focuses on renewable energy procurement, ESG frameworks/reporting, real estate sustainability, and life cycle circularity. Outside of his professional life, Ian is an enthusiastic outdoorsman who enjoys hiking, camping, kayaking, and in general exploring.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 10, 2023

🚗 EV Life , a Folsom, CA-based EV financing marketplace, raised $8M in Debt funding from Trisolaris.   Meet the 17 year-old runner who risks her career to keep her carbon footprint low. 🏠 1KOMMA5° , a Hamburg, Germany-based smart energy solutions marketplace, raised an undisclosed amount from 2150.

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