DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In 2022 this has led us to stories that have unmasked all manner of trickery: from the minutiae of misleading stickers marketing “hydrogen-ready” boilers to the sinister presence of sanctioned coal barons at this year’s COP27 climate summit. It was a tough year for the green transition. The Dangers of Liquified Natural Gas Lock-In.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

The recycling plant will be established as a green field development, under a joint venture named Hydro Volt, and come online in 2021 in Fredrikstad, outside of Oslo. They are currently constructing their own gigafactory in Sweden, for which sustainable battery production is a key foundation. In other words, fully recycling batteries.

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Mr. Sustainability

MARCH 1, 2021

The recycling plant will be established as a green field development, under a joint venture named Hydro Volt, and come online in 2021 in Fredrikstad, outside of Oslo. They are currently constructing their own gigafactory in Sweden, for which sustainable battery production is a key foundation. In other words, fully recycling batteries.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprints in various sectors. The award was accepted by Joel Griffith, DGS and the O Street team.

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Grist

MARCH 8, 2021

Maersk’s plan to run its container ship on sustainably sourced methanol marks a key milestone for the emerging fuel. The policy is accelerating efforts to test, pilot, and scale up more sustainable fuels. “A Ship operators “have to be ready in some way,” Aabo said.

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Grist

AUGUST 3, 2021

Producing metal by growing plants, or phytomining, has long been tipped as an alternative, environmentally-sustainable way to reshape – if not replace – the mining industry. Industry invariably asks for a field-scale demonstration of phytomining to prove operational viability, but is not prepared to fund such a pilot project.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Episode 249: 30 Under 30 honorees share revelations, big oil pivots Heather Clancy Fri, 12/18/2020 – 02:00 Week in Review Stories discussed this week (3:45). Can Shell pilot a new era of sustainable aviation? What’s your priority for 2021, as a result? You must subscribe to each newsletter in order to receive it.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe and was developed with the support of Journalismfund.eu. As recently as April, 2021, Uniper, then one of Europe’s biggest buyers of Russian gas, was forced to shelve the latest attempt to open an LNG terminal in Wilhelmshaven, citing a lack of demand.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 31, 2021

April 2021 Member of the Month: Joy Larson. The program I run is the California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development ( CalSEED ) initiative, which is undiluted grant funding for super early-stage clean energy technologies. How did you hear about WCS and what prompted you to join? What is your role? We grant $4.2

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 1, 2021

April 2021 Member of the Month: Joy Larson. The program I run is the California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development ( CalSEED ) initiative, which is undiluted grant funding for super early-stage clean energy technologies. How did you hear about WCS and what prompted you to join? What is your role? We grant $4.2

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 1, 2021

April 2021 Member of the Month: Joy Larson. The program I run is the California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development ( CalSEED ) initiative, which is undiluted grant funding for super early-stage clean energy technologies. How did you hear about WCS and what prompted you to join? What is your role? We grant $4.2

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2021

We firmly believe these types of frontier technologies are going to be a necessary part of the climate solution,” said Stacy Kauk, director of Shopify’s sustainability fund. Carbon Engineering’s working pilot plant in Squamish B.C. Carbon Engineering’s pilot plant pellet reactor and associated equipment. Carbon Engineering.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2022

For the purposes of this essay, let's consider a topic high on the list for any sustainability professional - reducing emissions related to the transportation of goods and services - and why efficiency really matters in this moment. It would have absolutely been another blow to corporate sustainability agendas across the country.

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Climate Tech VC

JUNE 30, 2023

Investors spent a lot of money in 2021 and 2022. Growth investors already picked their horses: Investors made their biggest bets in 2021 and 2022. While a 40% funding drop is certainly not for the faint of heart, next quarter will tell the true story.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

You’re hearing all this great stuff about how amazing your governor and your state is on climate leadership," says Lucas Zucker, policy and communications director at the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy. Now, when Khamphanthong explains the sound to his young nieces, he sees the fear in their eyes. "I

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Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

GreenBiz caught up with Michael Colarossi, vice president of product line management, innovation and sustainability at Avery Dennison, to discuss how the company sees its technology addressing the issue of textile waste and solving the apparel industry's broader sustainability challenges. "I Anderson: Are those pilot projects?

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 1, 2021

A new love story: Electric vehicles and the electric grid Mike De Socio Tue, 06/01/2021 – 01:45 In the accelerating push to electrify transportation, one big obstacle always comes up: The grid. But Post, Langton and Muller agreed that the time has passed for pilots. “How do we create a delightful experience?

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Grist

APRIL 17, 2021

This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. This spring, the biotechnology company Oxitec plans to release genetically modified, or GM, mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. But some scientists think the presence of this antibiotic in the environment does pose a risk.

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Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The center’s 14-member advisory board, made up of scientists, manufacturers, environmentalists and more, started meeting virtually in 2020, later offering grants to pilot recycling projects and funding studies that identified recycling options and issues. This piece was originally published by InvestigateWest. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2021

We firmly believe these types of frontier technologies are going to be a necessary part of the climate solution,” said Stacy Kauk, director of Shopify’s sustainability fund. Carbon Engineering’s working pilot plant in Squamish B.C. Carbon Engineering’s pilot plant pellet reactor and associated equipment. Carbon Engineering.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2022

In Michigan, the Big Wild Forest Carbon Project, started in spring 2021, became the first state land generating credits. The pilot program by project developer Bluesource is on 100,000 acres of land in Pigeon River Country State Forest. It is generating the credits by switching the parcel to sustainable forest management techniques.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 10, 2018

WCS Member of the Month highlights the amazing stories of female leaders in the industry. Enedis is a trailblazer in smart grid technology with 27 pilot projects in France and in Europe. I have always been aware of the importance of clean and sustainable energy. WCS: Please introduce us to Enedis and the work it does.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

They’d even found a partner, the owner of a fueling station for hydrogen-powered cars, who wanted them to build a pilot plant at his facility. The world must build a carbon removal market on an unprecedented scale and timeline, from nearly scratch,” Microsoft wrote in its 2020 environmental sustainability report. Emily Pontecorvo.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 10, 2018

WCS Member of the Month highlights the amazing stories of female leaders in the industry. Enedis is a trailblazer in smart grid technology with 27 pilot projects in France and in Europe. I have always been aware of the importance of clean and sustainable energy. WCS: Please introduce us to Enedis and the work it does.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 – 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. and globally by 2040. Christophe Beck, CEO, Ecolab; St.

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Grist

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Steven always tells this great story about how he would save up all of the liver from the chickens that he got from his farmer. a number of times and helped secure the funding for the Farm Bill in 2018 that was the pilot project for food-waste reduction. Her responses have been edited for length and clarity.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 18, 2021

of Energy is backing 10 energy efficiency pilot p rojects that aim to transform thousands of homes and workplaces into resilient smart buildings. so far in 2021. Subscribe to Renewable Energy World’s free, weekly newsletter for more stories like this. Read more: 10 largest solar projects completed in the U.S.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

It's still a relatively early time in the electric fleet transition, both in the US and globally - according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance , only one per cent of the world's new vans and trucks sold in 2021 were electric. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good and "just start," said Lyft's head of sustainability, Paul Augustine.

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Grist

MAY 26, 2021

The pilot plant in Wyoming is a critical pillar of an emerging effort led by the Department of Energy, or DOE, to convert the toxic legacy of coal mining in the United States into something of value. Similar pilot plants and research projects are also underway in states including West Virginia, North Dakota, Utah, and Kentucky.

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Grist

AUGUST 2, 2021

A hard drive sitting in your computer at home requires you as the consumer to take it to a recycler,” said Kali Frost, a doctoral student in industrial sustainability at Purdue University. The companies operating those data centers want to handle them in the best way possible, and increasingly, optimize them for sustainability.”.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

“You’re hearing all this great stuff about how amazing your governor and your state is on climate leadership,” says Lucas Zucker, policy and communications director at the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy. Now, when Khamphanthong explains the sound to his young nieces, he sees the fear in their eyes.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30. Mon, 05/17/2021 - 00:01. Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. Still others are driving sustainability at nonprofit organizations and consultancies. GreenBiz Editors. Clean energy for Native American communities.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2023

Now part of cosmetics group Natura&Co following its 2017 acquisition, the certified B-Corp has reached an "interesting tipping point" on its net zero journey and is seeking to ramp up its focus on circularity across its 3,000 locations, according to global sustainability and activism director, Chris Davis. per cent in 2020.

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Grist

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The spotlight On Friday, April 21 — the day before Earth Day — students, teachers, city staff, sustainability advocates, and others gathered at Holabird Academy, an elementary and middle school in southeast Baltimore. The demo bus was provided for the day to give community members the chance to experience an electrified ride.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30 GreenBiz Editors Mon, 05/17/2021 – 00:01 Their dreams are bright: Walkable, equitable cities. Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. Clean energy for Native American communities. Planet-healing fast food.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2021

Fri, 07/09/2021 - 00:45. Environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth and Meatless Monday have been advocating for a shift to sustainable and healthy cafeteria food for years. Environmental groups such as Friends of the Earth and Meatless Monday have been advocating for a shift to sustainable and healthy cafeteria food for years.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Fri, 02/05/2021 - 01:00. For more great analysis of sustainable food systems, sign up for Food Weekly , our free email newsletter. The company hopes to start pilot production later this year. "We The results of this process could well be this year’s biggest story in sustainable food. But what about food and ag?

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