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Four years ago, Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard flew over California’s San Francisco Bay Area as part of the world’s first around-the-planet solar-powered plane flight, in a plane dubbed Solar Impulse. Last week, Piccard returned to downtown San Francisco to promote his new calling: to find 1,000 profitable climate tech startups. Piccard — who’s from a […]
Virginia Is For (Solar) Lovers. Advocates have been pushing solar policy and negotiating tactically in Virginia for years. Their patience, steadfastness and political shifts at the capital is making Virginia a market to watch. We’ve seen major corporate purchases for big tech and university systems which made we think of a market that hasn’t taken off […]
Despite that we’re in the early stages of 2020, it’s already been a momentous year for the shipping industry’s commitment to cleaning up its act. On Jan. 1, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ordered the world’s shipping fleet, which accounts for 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, to significantly cut the amount of sulfur […]
I’ve been working in sustainability marketing — helping companies communicate about what they’re doing on sustainability in order to drive brand preference and sales — for 15 years. I used to spend a lot of time trying to convince executives of the power of sustainability as a lever: to attract and retain employees, to drive […]
New research by engineers at MIT and elsewhere could lead to batteries that can pack more power per pound and last longer, based on the long-sought goal of using pure lithium metal as one of the battery’s two electrodes, the anode. The new electrode concept comes from the laboratory of Ju Li, the Battelle Energy […]
Cars Published on February 3rd, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan February 3rd, 2020 by Zachary Shahan Gasoline and diesel vehicle bans became all the rage for a while a few years ago. One country after another announced plans or potential plans to stop selling fossil fuel vehicles by a certain year — 2030, 2040, 2050. […]
Queensland has posed a question to the government, asking for $1 billion in funding to support the state’s renewable energy goals. Last week, NSW secured $2 billion to secure its grid and reduce emissions through targeted developments across the region. Now, QLD has set its sights on similar goals, asking for the money to cut […]
Air Quality Published on February 3rd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor February 3rd, 2020 by Guest Contributor Washington, D.C.—Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) applauded the first legislative proposal for a nationwide ban on fracking for natural gas and related operations, including extraction, processing, transport and export. The proposed bill, introduced in the U.S. Senate by […]
Buildings Published on February 3rd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor February 3rd, 2020 by Guest Contributor NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Music City Center received two awards during the 2020 IMPACT Leadership Conference on January 30. The awards were the Overall Highest Score Award and the Carbon Emissions Reduction Award. MCC recorded the highest scores in […]
The award-winning Oceanside, California headquartered residential and commercial solar installer to display their world-class service and commercial construction offerings to an international audience in booth #747 Stellar Solar, one of San Diego’s most experienced residential and commercial designers and installers of solar since 1998, is promoting their solar service and commercial solar construction management expertise […]
