GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The chickens are coming home to roost. It’s natural to follow the people impacted by all this: the local residents, usually in poorer neighborhoods, whose homes and livelihoods are being lost; the farmers and ranchers whose crops and livestock are withering and dying; the stranded travelers and the evacuees seeking shelter amid the chaos.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

You’ll have plenty of time to work on setting a realistic budget and finding more eco-friendly and cost-effective ways. Alt-tag: A person sorting trash for recycling as one of the examples of ways to minimize your carbon footprint during a move. Remember, each reused box or recycled bubble wrap is a step toward a cleaner planet.

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Better Ventures

JANUARY 29, 2024

Who : Sarah Pinner, CEO; Celine Lightfoot, CTO; and Kate Sanner, CMO Location : San Francisco, CA, Santa Barbara, CA, and Chicago, IL, respectively Company : Beni Stage : Seed One-liner : The secondhand search engine that tags along while you shop online Introduce yourselves! Why did you start your company? “I

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Commonly found in many paints and other home maintenance products, VOCs are persistent chemical compounds that evaporate into the air. Allow Flexible Work-From-Home Options. Allowing employees to work from home – even if it’s one day a week – can result in major decreases in your employee’s commute emissions.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

However, the many modern conveniences and economic benefits of software come with a hefty environmental price tag – primarily in the form of energy consumption. Working in a LEED-certified building takes some of the guesswork out of building-wide power management. Tip #6: Consider working from home.

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Mosaic

MAY 18, 2021

It’s Home Improvement Month, and we want to empower and celebrate home improvement contractors. More people at home, and working from home, has caused an increase in the wear-and-tear on their houses—and the need for home improvements and home improvement financing options.*.

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Mosaic

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Everyone wants to keep their home cool in the summer and warm in the winter. And in the current economic climate, homeowners might opt for less-efficient units to avoid higher price tags. Home Improvement loans through the Mosaic platform are issued by WebBank, Equal Housing Lender. What is the G/B/B approach?

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Mosaic

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

In addition to learning what works and what doesn’t, you’ve got to dial in changing homeowner expectations along with emerging new opportunities as the home improvement industry evolves. How Pre-Approval Works. to “what home improvements do I want , now that I know more about what level of financing is available to me?”.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

However, the many modern conveniences and economic benefits of software come with a hefty environmental price tag – primarily in the form of energy consumption. Working in a LEED-certified building takes some of the guesswork out of building-wide power management. Tip #6: Consider working from home.

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Business Green

JANUARY 14, 2022

Announcing the fund raise this week, the not-for-profit housing provider said the bond had been structured against three key performance indicators (KPIs) targeting operational carbon emissions, the energy efficiency of residential homes, and the delivery of more affordable homes.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2021

Poll of consumer energy users commissioned by the regulator points to growing interest in EVs, but less awareness of climate impacts of home heating. The poll found 24 per cent of respondents said they planned to purchase an EV of plug-in hybrid car within the next five years, a proportion which would equate to 6.5

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 29, 2022

GBB and Aclymate are working together to help businesses become greener and measure their progress via the GBB EcoScoreCare and Aclymate Carbon Footprint. Monthly Emissions Tracking – We’ll automatically track your commuting, utilities and home office emissions every month.

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Terra Infirma

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We had an amazing time wandering the streets arm in arm, sampling the pavement cafes and ignoring the price tag… What we did notice were the emerging signs of Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s famed ’15-minute city’: the idea that most of your needs – work, shop, play – should be within a 15 minute walk or cycle ride of your abode.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Mortenson and the city partnered with a community college to pilot a novel project; the college, using drones and thermal cameras, captures images that display energy leaks in homes and businesses. Everyone’s looking to see, ‘how can I save money in my own home?’ And cities are trying to figure out, ‘how can we help our residents?

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Ferguson first set a carbon reduction goal in 2016 and is working toward a greener tomorrow. When we work together, it is amazing what we can accomplish – and I look forward to seeing what we achieve together in 2021.”. Some manufacturers offer leak detection devices that can be installed easily in customers’ homes.

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Bidgely

JANUARY 5, 2022

That said, the price tag associated with building new EV infrastructure from the ground up and the aggressive timelines by which it is supposed to happen creates a challenging high-risk, high-reward environment for power businesses. Where are EV drivers currently charging – at home, a business or a public charging station?

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Low Impact

JUNE 7, 2020

We have to be working towards something that will cover council tax, communications, clothing, food we don’t grow ourselves – plus another couple of things. You know I’m working to help build a mutual credit trading network for the UK. Do you manage it from your smallholding? I also teach Tai Chi. Sarah sells vintage clothes.

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EDF + Business

JULY 10, 2020

At-home delivery is contributing to growing demand for freight movement, which is driving increased consumption of fossil fuels, especially diesel, and worsening air pollution. During this pandemic, at-home shoppers are deluged with purchases arriving by cardboard box, each delivered by polluting trucks.

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Clean Energy Canada

AUGUST 8, 2023

Canada’s grid is already 84% emissions free, but as the energy transition progresses, more homes, vehicles, and industries will be plugging into the grid. The effects of the climate crisis could cost Canadians some $700 per year by 2025—a price tag that is expected to double or triple by 2050.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

But the new Prime Minister promised to unveil an emergency plan to support homes and businesses struggling with soaring winter energy bills later this week, while touting a "bold plan to grow the economy through tax cuts and reform" and promising a new surge in infrastructure development. "I

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 17, 2022

The Tiny House Warriors have constructed small mobile homes on their ancestral lands, in the path of the Trans Mountain pipeline. The Gidimt’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en has also occupied their traditional territory, building permanent homes and spiritual buildings in a heavily forested area south of the small town of Houston.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 18, 2020

To make the inventory easy to navigate, each item is tagged, either physically or virtually, with a variety of labels aimed at providing answers to these questions. Products in the store and online include clothing, accessories, home goods , beauty and self care, each carefully selected with the same goal in mind. “To Who made this?

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Today, Carson’s work is widely considered the most important environmental book of the 20th century. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today could be said to be a result of Carson’s work. Such businesses are exposed to the financial risks a sustainable business model works to mitigate. Is this really tomorrow’s solution?

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Business Green

JUNE 6, 2022

But how will this drive change the look, feel, and price tag of items on sale on high streets and fashion sites? We can trial it in small quantities and prove that it works," she said. "We Fashion giant Asos has taken a stab at answering that question with its latest collection, which officially launched this morning.

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Grist

JUNE 2, 2023

David Peters’s nightmare began on a Monday in the spring of 2016, just before the end of the work day. Peters was the assistant public works director for the city of Stuart, a community of 18,000 on southeast Florida’s tranquil Treasure Coast. This story was co-published with Fast Company. It’s also what makes them dangerous.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Times reported that the new plan would work by effectively placing a cap on wholesale gas prices, which would then allow savings to be fed through to consumers, including both households and businesses. And there were conflicting reports over the price tag attached to the new support package.

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

As we begin the recovery from Covid-19, we should evaluate the potential of emerging technologies to give us a smarter, more interconnected and resilient food system that works with nature, rather than against it. Food production is breaching planetary boundaries. It has also led to significant declines in biodiversity and soil health.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2022

The decision to finally heed industry calls to reduce VAT on energy saving materials have been broadly welcomed by experts across the green economy, who have noted the move is long overdue and will help households across the country reduce the amount of gas they need to heat their homes.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 17, 2021

Who Wants to Purchase a Green Home and Why? This has brought a spike in the demand for eco-friendly homes. According to research by home-builder Redrow, 82 percent of buyers also said that they would be willing to pay more for a sustainable home over a traditional one. Tips On How to Market Eco-Friendly Homes.

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Business Green

JUNE 30, 2020

He will argue that the coronavirus crisis has provided an opportunity "to build the homes, to fix the NHS, to tackle the skills crisis, to mend the indefensible gap in opportunity and productivity and connectivity between the regions of the UK".

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Today, Carson’s work is widely considered the most important environmental book of the 20th century. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today could be said to be a result of Carson’s work. Such businesses are exposed to the financial risks a sustainable business model works to mitigate. Is this really tomorrow’s solution?

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

That is why the Treasury is currently working on a crucial assessment of the fiscal requirements of decarbonisation in the form of its long-awaited Net Zero Review, which is expected to emerge later this year. The net cost to public finances, meanwhile, is expected to reach around £344bn over the next three decades.

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The Verge: Energy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Bess Adler/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Biden administration on Thursday announced $100 million in funding to make low-income homes in the US more energy efficient and resilient to climate change. The $100 million will go toward making 1,500 homes “zero energy” through loan and grant awards.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Brausch for The Verge Can New York make heat pumps work for renters? And if the heat pump proves itself this winter, it could one day make its way into virtually every room in every home in the city’s public housing system. And that could just be the start for the future of home heating. Heat pumps can both heat and cool a home.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 23, 2021

This supports results from earlier survey work we’ve undertaken and covered in this blog series. Nike brings home the message by eloquently linking sports and climate change , enabling its customers to see themselves in the climate change equation. The Care Tag saved unimaginable amounts of energy to heat water.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2020

An essay collection published late last week by centre right think tank Bright Blue and professional services firm WSP argued the government should prioritise market-based reforms over vast public spending programmes as it works toward delivering on its net zero goal in the wake of the coronavirus crisis that has devastated the economy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

At the high end, it estimates the average cost of a car priced at €30,000 could go up by another €500 due to investments in producing greener steel, while a €150,000 home might cost an additional €5,000 to secure zero carbon status.

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