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16 leagues. 194 teams. 195 venues. Members of the Green Sports Alliance embrace renewable energy, healthy food, recycling, water efficiency, safer chemicals and other environmentally preferable practices — and they inspire millions of fans to follow their lead. The Alliance believes that the sports industry is uniquely positioned to make large-scale impact in the environmental […]
Korean researchers claim it is possible to extract more than 10% of ‘hidden electricity’ in crystalline solar cells using a new encapsulation process based on poly‐dimethylsiloxane coatings and a three-dimensional module structure. Compared to EVA films, the new coating is said to avoid cutting off short-wavelength light. February 7, 2020Emiliano Bellini Scientists at South Korea’s […]
As the environmental and business landscapes continue to evolve, there’s a common thread: Systems thinking has never been more critical to solving the pressing issues of our time. And few challenges are more urgent than food system transformation. To explore the intersection of food, finance and women’s leadership, I recently sat down with Robyn O’Brien, […]
The circular economy is taking main stage in the fashion industry. Commitments to circularity are being made by the largest brands and retailers out there. Markets for circular business models are showing significant growth, such as the recommerce market expected to almost double its size by 2023, and the online rental market growing at an […]
The North Lincoln Fire & Rescue Bob Everest Fire Station underwent a series of renovations and upgrades thanks to a bond that passed in 2018. Located in the heart of Lincoln City, the station is ready to benefit the community for years to come. “The building is seismically retrofitted and energy efficient,” says Rob Dahlman, […]
Countries around the world throw away millions of tons of plastic trash every year. Finding ways to manage plastic waste is daunting even for wealthy nations, but for smaller and less-developed countries it can be overwhelming. We recently carried out a study for the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago that applied economic principles […]
Batteries Published on February 7th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider February 7th, 2020 by Johnna Crider Tesla now has as high a market cap that is nearly as large as BMW and VW combined. An article by Spiegel noted a few days ago that Tesla [TSLA] had surpassed the two, but the stock has dropped […]
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February 7th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan We somehow missed this one in October, but it’s an interesting and inspiring milestone that recently crossed our desk and seemed like it needed to be covered. Shell announced in October that it wouldn’t just be adding EV charging stations to more gas/petrol stations, but that it would actually […]
Cars Published on February 6th, 2020 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland February 6th, 2020 by Dr. Maximilian Holland Europe’s largest auto market, Germany, saw January fossil fuel vehicle sales drop by over 15% year-on-year, with gasoline vehicles alone down over 17%. Meanwhile, EVs increased their market share to 6.5% from 2.5%. Europe’s big five markets […]