Recycling To Close Synthetic Fabric Window On Fossil Energy Stakeholders
In another bad sign for fossil energy stakeholders, the apparel industry supply chain is focusing more attention on recycling pre-consumer and post-consumer petrochemicals.
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It’s Time To Get Rid Of Pesticide-Intensive Agriculture!
Pesticide-intensive agriculture has become the default for how food is grown in the United States. Did you know agriculture uses more than one billion pounds (1,000,000,000 lb) of conventional pesticides in the US each year? Failures abound. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) biomonitoring has found pesticide residues … [continued]
Biden’s New 30 GW Offshore Wind Power Pledge Is Solyndra’s Revenge
The Intertubes are practically on fire with news that the Biden administration is putting up $3 billion in funding for a new offshore wind initiative that will plant 30 gigawatts’ worth of new wind turbines along the US coastline by 2030. In a karmic twist, those dollars will come through … [continued]
USA’s $100 Million Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Plan
The US Energy Dept. is aiming a green hydrogen fuel cell truck mashup straight at the heart of coal, oil, and natural gas.
New Tech For Artificial Reefs Increases Marine Life & Vitality
Artificial reefs of all sizes can become habitat to marine life and help communities to grow.
World’s Fifth-Largest Bank Drops Stink Bomb On US Coal Industry
The US coal industry has been banking on overseas buyers to make up for its ever shrinking share of the US power generation sector, but the world’s fifth-largest bank has just tossed a banana peel in its path. That would be Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., otherwise known as MUFG. Last week MUFG set the Intertubes on fire when it announced that it will no longer finance the construction of new coal power plants — but that’s not what should really worry US coal stakeholders.
Renew Financial Raises $70 Million In Growth Capital
One of the United States’ leading clean energy finance companies, Renew Financial, has announced that it raised $70 million in growth capital. Renew Financial, based out of California, announced on its website this week that it had successfully raised $70 million, thanks to investors such as Angeleno Group, Apollo Capital Management, … [continued]
Nike, Johnson & Johnson, Starbucks, And Others Join Pledge For 100% Renewable Electricity
Big-name Fortune 500 companies like Goldman Sachs, Nike, Johnson & Johnson, Starbucks, and others, have pledged to 100% renewable electricity. As part of Climate Week NYC, a number of big-name Fortune 500-listed companies have joined RE100, “an ambitious global campaign led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP, to engage, support and … [continued]
$2.8 Million Dollar Proposed Energy Grid Award Announced By California Energy Commission
Robert Bosch LLC has won a proposed $2.8 million award to demonstrate its Direct Current Building-Scale Microgrid Program for net zero operation.
Sungevity Nonprofit Marketing Initiative Reaches $1.5M Milestone (Video)
A recognized leader in global residential solar, Sungevity®, Inc., announced today that its Sungevity.org initiative has now provided over $1.5 million to nonprofit organizations. The Sungevity cause marketing program rewards nonprofit partners and their members for installing solar. It has provided $500,000 to these nonprofits in the last year alone … [continued]
