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11 Republican States Sue Financial Giants Over Coal Investments And ESG

December 1, 2024 admin blackrock, esg, Fossil Fuels, ken paxton, natural gas, policy & politics, state street, subsidies, vanguard

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:55:46 +0000

The attorneys general of eleven Republican States, led by Ken Paxton of Texas, have filed suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that some of the largest money managers in the world have conspired among themselves to stick a knife in the back of … [continued]

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XPENG Awarded “AAA” ESG Rating

November 19, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, esg, esg investments, xpeng

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 04:15:35 +0000

This is an interesting piece of news. Electric vehicle producer XPENG shared this week that it has gotten a “AAA” designation for its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies. I’m not going to lie — it’s not something I ever thought about with the company. But I’m happily surprised to … [continued]

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West Virginia Lobs An Energy Storage Brickbat At Fossil Fuel Stakeholders

October 25, 2024 admin batteries, critical materials, Energy, Energy Storage, esg, form energy, green economy, green jobs, investment, iron air battery, long-duration energy storage, Manufacturing, policy & politics, renewable energy, usa, west virgina

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:47:21 +0000

These “power blocks” house new long duration iron-air energy storage systems, designed to shepherd more renewable energy into the grid.

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BP Backs Away From Climate Goals In Quest To Maximize Profits

October 19, 2024 admin bp, esg, Fossil Fuels, Oil, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:22:13 +0000

Oil giant BP is turning away from its sustainability goals to maximize its short term profits, a new trend in the oil business.

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New Thin Film Solar Factory Transforms Red State Into Green Warrior

October 3, 2024 admin ALABAMA, cadmium telluride (cdte), cdte solar cells, cdte solar panels, clean power, esg, first solar, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, Solar energy, solar panels, supply chain, sustainability, thin film solar, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:18:27 +0000

Alabama is now host to a new thin film solar manufacturing facility that will provide solar developers in the US with 3.5 gigawatts’ worth of solar panels per year, every year (courtesy of First Solar).

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Texas Blows A Sugary Sweet Renewable Energy Kiss To The USA

August 14, 2024 admin clean power, corporate social responsibility, energy policy, energy politics, esg, green economy, green jobs, green loan, inflation reduction act, investment, Manufacturing, Solar energy, solar panels, texas, trinasolar, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:50:24 +0000

This new solar module factory in Houston is yet another demonstration that renewable energy stakeholders in Texas are determined to bring more clean power to the rest of the US, one way or another.

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Community Solar Is Coming For Your Fossil Fuels

August 11, 2024 admin agrivoltaics, clean power, community solar, corporate social responsibility, esg, esg investments, green economy, microsoft, pivot energy, Solar energy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 19:11:13 +0000

Microsoft and Pivot Energy have joined forces to pump up to 500 megawatts into the rapidly expanding community solar market.

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Politics Aside, Idaho Is A Renewable Energy Powerhouse

August 11, 2024 admin aypa power, batteries, blackrock, blackstone, clean power, Energy, Energy Storage, esg, geothermal energy, green economy, hydroelectric, idaho, investment, investor, investors, renewable energy, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:41:33 +0000

Idaho is attracting more investor dollars for renewable energy and energy storage projects, despite public officials who rail against ESG investing.

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EPA Rolls Out Label Program to Define ‘Clean’ Construction

August 7, 2024 admin Construction, embodied carbon, Environmental, EPA, esg, ghg, Legal & Regulatory, materials, news, procurement, supply chains, sustainability, utilities

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:37:22 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a plan to implement a new label program that it expects will help federal purchasers and buyers find and choose more climate-friendly construction […]

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