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Green New Deals For The World Are Green Good Deals

December 29, 2019 admin Aviation, boats, building heating and cooling, buildings, cars, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, co2 emissions, concentrating solar power, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, geothermal energy, geothermal hvac, green economy, green jobs, green new deal, HEALTH, hvac, hydroelectric, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, marine energy, mark z. jacobson, policy & politics, policy research, research, rooftop solar, SCIENCE, Shipping, Solar energy, solar power plants, United States, US, waste reduction, wave devices, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit to Author: Mark Z. Jacobson| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 21:45:57 +0000

The Earth is rapidly approaching 1.5°C global warming, air pollution kills over 7 million people worldwide each year, and diminishing fossil fuel resources portend social instability. Yet, recently, world leaders at the United Nations Madrid climate talks failed to agree on a path forward. The core of the problem is the belief by some leaders that solving global warming will be expensive and drain the economy of their country. However, new research indicates that this belief is incorrect

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7 Challenges for Global Energy Transformation — Rocky Mountain Institute Report

December 19, 2019 admin 7 challenges for energy transformation, air quality, building decarbonization coalition, building decarbonization initiative, buildings, car free cities, cities, clean cities projects, clean power, clean transport, climate change, co2 emissions, consumer technology, decarbonization, deep decarbonization, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, green economy, green jobs, grid, grid storage, HEALTH, home energy management, investment, led, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, microgrids, Plastic, policy research, pumped hydro storage, research, rocky mountain institute, SCIENCE, Smart Grid, Solar energy, vehicle to grid, virtual power plants, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 01:02:30 +0000

“Seven Challenges for Energy Transformation 2019,” a report by Rocky Mountain Institute, was launched during three connected international events in Delhi, Beijing, and New York that convened the world’s leading energy stakeholders and catalysts to kickstart a global effort to accelerate the energy transition and mitigate the climate crisis

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This Century Is An Era Of Climate Retreat, Both Managed & Unmanaged

December 19, 2019 admin buildings, climate change, HEALTH, New Orleans, permafrost, policy & politics, sea level rise, Wildfire

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:55:19 +0000

What do we protect? What do we make resilient? What do we abandon, and how? What do we avoid? These are major global questions for the 21st Century

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Sprint To Go 100% Carbon Neutral, 100% Renewable Electricity

December 16, 2019 admin buildings, carbon neutral, clean power, climate change, co2 emissions, consumer technology, electronic waste, energy efficiency, Fossil Fuels, landfill waste, landfills, recycle, research, reuse, Solar energy, sprint, United States, waste reduction, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 17:48:42 +0000

Sprint has indicated that it intends to source 100% renewable electricity and divert 50% of operational waste from landfills by 2025. This is what we need to hear on a day to day basis, from more and more corporations. While 2020 would be better, 2025 is not that far off, especially when you consider development timelines and corporate planning and budgeting challenges

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JFK Airport Gets NYC’s Largest Solar Energy Project — Progress Toward Paris Climate Commitment

December 11, 2019 admin Aviation, batteries, buildings, clean power, clean transport, climate change, community solar, Energy Storage, Fossil Fuels, goldman sachs renewable power group., green economy, green power nyc, grid, grid storage, investment, JFK airport, jfk international airport solar photovoltaic project, lithium-ion batteries, New York, NEW YORK CITY, Paris climate agreement, policy & politics, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar panels, solar power plants, solar prices, sunpower, the port authority of new york

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:57:10 +0000

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that New York City’s single-largest solar energy project, an installation at John F. Kennedy International Airport, has been awarded to SunPower and Goldman Sachs Renewable Power Group. It is also considered the largest planned community solar project at an airport in the United States

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Converting Plastic Waste Into Construction Materials

December 10, 2019 admin buildings, center for regenerative design and collaboration (crdc), Costa Rica, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Manufacturing, Plastic, Waste

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 14:00:14 +0000

The Center for Regenerative Design and Collaboration (CRDC), which is based in Costa Rica, has been developing a process to convert waste plastic into building materials like bricks and concrete. The President and CEO at CRDC, Donald Thompson, answered some questions about the materials for CleanTechnica

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NY-Funded Solar One Program Empowers Vulnerable Communities With Solar + Storage, Emergency Resilience

December 9, 2019 admin batteries, battery cost, blackouts, buildings, clean power, climate change, community solar, consumer technology, emergency resilience, emergency responders, Energy Storage, environmental justice, grid, grid storage, Harlem, HEALTH, heatwaves, lithium-ion batteries, New York, NEW YORK CITY, new york solar energy, NYC, nyc solar power, policy & politics, resilience, rmi, rooftop solar, s.u.n., Smart Grid, Solar energy, solar one, solar prices, Storms, superstorm sandy, u.s. department of housing and urban development (hud), United States, US, we act, we act for environmental justice, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:35:56 +0000

Solar One is an organization that I’ve experienced first hand. An active force in clean urban transition, in particular aiding low-income households, it deserves support. Both organizations I met with in NYC — Solar One and WE ACT — had individuals reflecting the relaxed as well as energetic personalities necessary to make something work, really work

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A 2.9-Megawatt Solar Project For 10 Schools & 24% Of Richmond Public Schools’ Electricity Needs

December 6, 2019 admin buildings, clean power, community solar, consumer technology, education, energy efficiency, rooftop solar, Schools, Solar energy, solar energy virginia, solar schools, standard solar, us solar schools, Virginia, virginia solar energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:20:32 +0000

Standard Solar, Inc. is now supporting Richmond Public Schools with a 2.9-megawatt solar project that should be completed this year. Solar arrays were installed at 10 elementary and high schools throughout the Richmond, Virginia, and Dominion Energy service area

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Studies In Chattanooga & Roanoke Could Help Slash Energy Usage In Homes & Buildings

December 5, 2019 admin better buildings initiative, buildings, chattanooga electric power board, Department of Energy, energy efficiency, oak ridge national laboratory, roanoke

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:41:37 +0000

Improving the energy efficiency of buildings can slash utility costs. New studies in Chattanooga and Roanoke show how.

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Cement’s CO2 Emissions Are Solved Technically, But Not Economically

November 26, 2019 admin buildings, carbon pricing, cement, clean power, climate change, concrete, Fossil Fuels, green economy, Infrastructure, limestone, Manufacturing, natural gas, policy & politics, portland cement

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 20:45:56 +0000

Cement is the gray glue that binds our cities and industries together. It makes tall buildings possible and foundations strong. It helps us bridge rivers and valleys and keeps wind turbines upright. We don’t have a replacement for it. It’s not going anywhere