November, 2020

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You say old coal plant, I say new green hydrogen facility

GreenBiz

You say old coal plant, I say new green hydrogen facility. Lincoln Bleveans. Tue, 11/24/2020 - 01:30. Relics. Environmental hotspots. Or maybe reminders of a simpler time. Good or bad, no one views America’s old coal-fired power plants with indifference. . In their day, they were reliable, cost-effective backbones of America’s economy, driving some of the most spectacular growth the world has seen.

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You Should Care About Transportation Emissions. Here’s Why

CleanTechnica

Why should we be more interested in transportation emissions? In short, transportation is the largest single contributor of US greenhouse gas emissions.

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Collaborating with the ocean is essential to addressing climate change and environmental justice

GreenBiz

Collaborating with the ocean is essential to addressing climate change and environmental justice. "The potential for the “blue economy” — one that combines more thoughtful stewardship of the ocean’s resources and economic opportunity with a more pragmatic, respectful approach to protecting coastal ecosystems — is vast. But with more than $1.5 trillion in annual economic value linked to ocean-based activities, the time is right to place the world’s seas at the center of a climate-centric post-pan

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Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy?

GreenBiz

Could green hydrogen be key to a carbon-free economy? Jim Robbins. Thu, 11/19/2020 - 01:30. This article originally was published on Yale Environment 360. Saudi Arabia is constructing a futuristic city in the desert on the Red Sea called Neom. The $500 billion city — complete with flying taxis and robotic domestic help — is being built from scratch and will be home to a million people.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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How Utah cities are pursuing 100% renewable energy

GreenBiz

How Utah cities are pursuing 100% renewable energy. Emily Elizabet…. Fri, 11/20/2020 - 01:00. In the absence of federal action on climate change in the United States, local communities have taken on the responsibility of reducing their greenhouse emissions. To date, more than 150 cities, counties and states across America have passed resolutions to commit to 100 percent net-renewable electricity in the coming years, defined as meeting the city’s total electricity demand with the gross amount of

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Volkswagen Orders KUKA Robots For ID. Buzz And Other Volkswagen Group News

CleanTechnica

There is a lot of news from Volkswagen this week, from an order for KUKA robots for building the ID. Buzz to rumors of a less expensive ID.1.

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Renewables = 70% of New US Power Capacity in 2020, Solar = 43%

CleanTechnica

In the first three quarters of 2020, renewable energy — almost entirely solar and wind energy — accounted for 70% of new US power capacity, based on official utility-scale power plant data from FERC and small-scale solar power estimates from CleanTechnica.

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The Renewable Energy Cows Come Home, Now With Green Ammonia

CleanTechnica

Minnesota eyeballs renewable energy to make fertilizer and fuel from water and air, kicking natural gas and diesel off the farm.

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Power Outage? Extreme Heat? There’s Help In An Energy Efficient Home

CleanTechnica

Extreme weather events are becoming common, and they require us to plan how they'll affect our home energy use.

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Heat Pumps Are Amazing On Modern Grids, Not So Much In Coal Country

CleanTechnica

Electrifying everything at the same time as all electrical generation shifts to renewables are two of the key points in my Short List Of Climate Actions That Will Work. Heat pumps are only part of the answer, but at about 1% of Canada's total GHG emissions reduction target, they are a surprisingly big one. Too bad about Alberta though.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Tesla Model 3 Police Car vs. Dodge Charger Police Car — Nearly $7,000 In Savings In One Year

CleanTechnica

The police department for the town of Bargersville, Indiana, bought a Tesla Model 3 a bit more than a year ago for its fleet. Aside from absolutely loving the car, Police Chief Todd Bertram shared records of the Model 3's expensive versus a Dodge Charger's expenses after one year in service — and the savings are staggering.

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The Significance Of The New US Special Presidential Envoy For Climate

CleanTechnica

Enormous activism has made the climate crisis -- finally -- a major issue for the US government.

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Wyoming Gets Its First Electric Bus

CleanTechnica

A couple weeks ago, the City of Jackson, Wyoming's START bus system got something new: an electric bus from Proterra. The system plans on getting at least 7 more of the vehicles.

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How An e-Bike Ambulance Can Save Lives

CleanTechnica

At first glance, the idea of an e-bike ambulance sounds absurd. Where would the patient go? How does this get an injured or dying person from wherever they are to much needed hospital care.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Tesla’s Story — 2012 & 2013

CleanTechnica

Tesla has been reaching new heights in 2020 — in some regards, even Elon Musk has been surprised by the milestones Tesla [NASDAQ: TSLA] has hit this year. Reflecting on the roller coaster ride of public opinion, media coverage, and Wall Street's response to Tesla over the past 8 years or so, I thought to publish a short, fun story on Tesla's growth and development over the years.

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Ford Plans 30-Acre Walkable Community

CleanTechnica

Yes, we're talking about Ford the automaker, and a massive mixed-use, multimodal development project centered around a train station.

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Le Chatelier’s Principle Sparks New Green Ammonia Breakthrough

CleanTechnica

The US Department of Energy is behind a new green ammonia-to-hydrogen project aimed at propelling global decarbonization into warp speed.

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Diesel Cheating May Involve Millions Of Pickup Trucks

CleanTechnica

Capping a 5 year investigation that was triggered by the Volkswagen diesel cheating scandal, the EPA has concluded that more than half a million medium and heavy duty pickup trucks in America powered by diesel engines have been modified by their owners, resulting in 570,000 tons of excess oxides of nitrogen and 5,000 tons of [&hellip.

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Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?

Speaker: Hortense Grouvel

In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike. Hortense Grouvel, ESG expert at IntegrityNext, and Sean Whelan, Global Senior Manager at Halliburton, will look at how ensuring compliance will also help you increase sustainability performance, resilience, and innovation, allowing you to unlock the full potential of your supply chain op

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The State of EV Charging & EV Charging Access — CleanTechnica Report

CleanTechnica

This article explores the state of EV charging infrastructure, EV charging access, and EV reliability in the United States and Europe. Enjoy!

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ŠKODA ENYAQ IV (Close Cousin To Volkswagen ID.4) Goes Into Production

CleanTechnica

The ŠKODA ENYAQ IV, which has much of the same DNA (i.e., brains and heart) as the Volkswagen ID.4, is now in series production in the Czech Republic.

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Dockless Bike Sharing Can Create Healthy, Resilient Urban Mobility

CleanTechnica

When considering options for resilient infrastructure, dockless bike-share systems — which were growing in popularity before the pandemic — have the potential to become a critical piece of the puzzle.

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The Pandemic Is Shifting Urban Transport To Micromobility

CleanTechnica

In a recent article at The Economist, data are showing that urban commuters are shifting away from public transit and to alternatives. While cars are on the rise, other factors are steering commuters to electric scooters, bicycles, and presumably e-bikes.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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Bigger Solar Panels Are Not Always Better (& Tesla May Benefit From This)

CleanTechnica

Earlier this month, at a joint conference of two solar technology industry groups, the topic of solar panel size came up. Dennis She, SVP of LONGi Solar, gave an interesting presentation on the ups and downs of larger solar panels, concluding that bigger sizes aren't always better.

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Top 10 States For Renewable Energy, & Their Renewable Energy Splits

CleanTechnica

The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently published a special short profile on New York's renewable energy leadership and split. What I found particularly interesting in the piece, though, was the variation in renewable energy splits in the different top states.

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Electrify Canada Expands Into Alberta

CleanTechnica

Electrify Canada, which is a partner of Electrify America as well as Volkswagen Group Canada, continues spreading holiday cheer and ultrafast EV charging stations across Canada, and it has now expanded into Alberta.

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Largest Train Station In Asia Gets Solar Roof

CleanTechnica

The Xiongan Railway Station is a new train station in China that is the largest in Asia, covering 680,000 square meters. It's 2020, so, naturally, the train station is covered in solar panels — 6 megawatts (MW) worth of them.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.

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Dogger Bank, World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm, Will Use 190 GE Haliade-X Turbines

CleanTechnica

General Electric Renewable Energy will supply 190 of its Haliade-X 13 MW wind turbines to the Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea.

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Nissan Launches New Note with e-Power in Japan

CleanTechnica

The Nissan LEAF has a weird gas-powered cousin in Japan, and now there's a new version. The third-generation Note, with Nissan's sort-of-electric e-POWER system recently dropped in the Japanese market.

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US Review of Volkswagen ID.4 (Video)

CleanTechnica

"Out of Spec Reviews" recently put out a video on YouTube showing their first drive with the Volkswagen ID.4. While it's a pre-production model, there's a lot they were able to learn about the vehicle and who it was made for.

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Lessons from the Great Recession for COVID-19 Green Recovery

CleanTechnica

Governments are in uncharted territory as they respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic — but that doesn’t mean they can’t learn from the past.

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

In our latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Scorpio Edition, 3BL embraces the perspective of one of the zodiac's most misunderstood signs: Scorpio. While this sign often has a darker view of the world, they do not shy away from shining a light on controversial topics. This month we take a deep dive into corporate pullback of DEI and how companies can utilize astrological advice to reinvent its social impact communication.