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05.06.2025 | The Battle for Truth and Clean Energy: A Tale of Two Trials | In the heart of America, two battles rage. One is a courtroom clash over truth and defamation. The other is a political struggle over clean energy and environmental integrity. Both are pivotal, each reflecting the broader societal conflicts... |
02.06.2025 | Republican budget bill would strike blow to clean energy efforts in Colorado | “I don’t look at what we do as green or blue or red,” said Jon Chase, vice president of government relations for Vestas, a company that makes turbines and other parts for windmills in Windsor and Brighton. “An electron doesn’t have a color.... |
31.05.2025 | Boulder Blooms: A Weekend of Art, Music, and Nature | Boulder, Colorado, is a canvas painted with vibrant events this weekend. From art exhibits to jazz concerts, the city pulses with creativity and community spirit. As the sun shines brighter, locals and visitors alike are drawn to the rich t... |
31.05.2025 | Boulder Blooms: A Weekend of Culture and Connection | Boulder, Colorado, is a vibrant tapestry of nature, art, and community. As the sun sets on May, the city prepares for a weekend filled with events that promise to enrich the soul and ignite the spirit. From jazz concerts to historical reena... |
31.05.2025 | The Tug of War Over Environmental Safeguards: Infrastructure vs. Nature | In the heart of America, a battle brews. It’s a clash between progress and preservation. On one side, the promise of infrastructure development; on the other, the call to protect our fragile ecosystems. Recent events have spotlighted this t... |
31.05.2025 | Boulder-area events for Saturday, May 31: ‘Surf’s Up’ film screening at Meadows Branch | “Luca” film screening: 2 p.m. Sunday, Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Celebrate National Ocean Month, Reef Awareness Day, Pride and the Summer of Discovery with crafts, face painting, a mermaid parade and the movie “Luc... |
30.05.2025 | Boulder-area events for Friday, May 30: Enchanted Mesa group hike | Kat Ellis Ensemble concert: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Full Cycle Café & Bar, 2355 30th St., Boulder. Celebrate the close of May with a night of jazz led by Kat Ellis. Known for her emotive voice and captivating storytelling, Ellis will presen... |
30.05.2025 | Army Corps analysis finds Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts | Construction could have major short-term, long-term impacts
The analysis notes that the tunnel would eliminate the risk of a boat anchor rupturing the pipeline and causing a spill in the straits, a key concern for environmentalists. But the... |
29.05.2025 | Boulder-area events for Thursday, May 29: ‘From Self-Care to We-Care’ book signing at Boulder Bookstore | “Unlocking Hope” exhibit opening: 6 p.m. Friday, NoBo Art Center, 4929 Broadway Unit E, Boulder. “Unlocking Hope” is a new solo exhibition by Jesse Ryan Crosby, a multidisciplinary artist, poet and musician whose work explores identity, mem... |
28.05.2025 | Boulder-area events for Wednesday, May 28: Michael Franti and Spearhead concert at Boulder Theater | “Days of Heaven” film screening: 7 p.m. Thursday, Boulder Public Library Main Library, Canyon Theater, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder. A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can ... |
06.05.2025 | US TVA chief suggests coal plants could see longer life, environmental groups vow to fight | US TVA chief suggests coal plants could see longer life, environmental groups vow to fight
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28.04.2025 | The EPA is allowing the sale of cheaper, higher-ethanol E15 gasoline across the US this summer | “Our nation’s great corn growers are critical to helping the U.S. achieve energy independence, which is essential to national security,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in a statement.
While the ethanol industry and Iowa officials... |
25.04.2025 | Letters to the editor: Choosing between alternate paths; thankful for home-visit professionals; another assessment of flood plan | This November, the choice will be candidates endorsed by sustainable growth advocates Boulder Action, Boulder Elevated and Plan Boulder or the pro-growth incumbents endorsed in the last election by the Boulder Progressives, Better Boulder a... |
24.04.2025 | Green energy supporters pushed for faster permitting. Trump is doing it, but not for solar or wind | President Donald Trump declared a national energy emergency on his first day in office to speed up fossil fuel development.
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the department is cutting through unnecessary delays to fast-track resour... |
18.03.2025 | Politics | Colorado Senate District 17: Longmont political organizer Katie Wallace to replace Sonya Jaquez Lewis | By winning the vacancy committee vote, Wallace will replace Jaquez Lewis in state Senate District 17, which includes the Longmont, Lafayette and Erie areas.
In her address to the vacancy committee at its meeting, Wallace referenced the dest... |
07.02.2025 | Climate Risks: The New Reality for U.S. and Canadian Real Estate | The landscape of real estate in the U.S. and Canada is shifting. Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it’s a present reality. Rising sea levels, wildfires, and severe storms are reshaping property values and mortgage lending practi... |
05.02.2025 | U.S. and Canada property valuation: Climate risk impacts and implications | The U.S. and Canadian real estate markets are unstable amidst increasingly severe climate risks — including floods, wildfires, and hurricanes. This necessitates a radical re-think of common risk management strategies. While both nations sha... |
30.01.2025 | The Future of Transplants: Pig Organs and Genetic Diversity | In a world where the demand for organ transplants outstrips supply, a glimmer of hope emerges from an unexpected source: pigs. The story of a woman named Looney, who received a genetically modified pig kidney, marks a significant milestone ... |
29.01.2025 | Many animals and plants are losing their genetic diversity, making them more vulnerable | “When a species has different genetic solutions, it’s better able to deal with changes,” said David Nogués-Bravo at the University of Copenhagen, who was not involved in the study.FILE – Panther country, full of pine flat woods and saw palm... |
23.01.2025 | Trump’s $500 billion AI moonshot: Ambition meets controversy in ‘Project Stargate’ | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
President Donald Trump unveiled an ambitious plan to reshape America’s artificial intelligence landscape this wee... |
07.01.2025 | Exxon Sues California AG, Environmental Groups Over ‘Smear’ | (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a lawsuit alleging that California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups made defamatory comments about the oil company’s ability to recycle plastic.
Exxon accused Bonta, the Sier... |
17.12.2024 | GovSignals: Revolutionizing Government Contracting with AI | In the labyrinth of government contracting, where red tape often ensnares innovation, a new player has emerged. GovSignals, a New York City-based startup, has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to streamline the process of securing governm... |
16.12.2024 | GovSignals: $5.5 Million (Seed) Raised To Automate Process Of Finding Government Funding | GovSignals announced that it had raised a $5.5 million seed round led by Unusual VC and launched the first AI platform to automate finding and bidding on government contracts.
Generally, it has been difficult for private-sector companies to... |
18.10.2024 | Why AI is going nuclear | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More
If you’re of a certain age, the words “nuclear energy” probably conjure up dystopian images of power plants melti... |
04.10.2024 | Southeast US reels as Hurricane Helene death toll passes 210 | ASHEVILLE: More than 210 people are now confirmed dead after Hurricane Helene carved a path of destruction through several United States states, officials said on Thursday (Oct 3), making it the second deadliest storm to hit the US mainland... |
23.09.2024 | A Call to Action: The Urgency of Renewable Energy and Accountability in Plastic Pollution | In the heart of New York, amidst the towering skyscrapers and the buzz of Climate Week, a clarion call echoed. Major companies, including Amazon and Iberdrola, urged world leaders to commit to ambitious renewable energy targets. Their messa... |
23.09.2024 | California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution | Climate & EnergyGovernment
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Consumer groups urge FHFA to update climate standards for GSE-backed homes | A coalition of interest groups oriented around climate issues has launched a social media campaign designed to pressure the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) into adopting up-to-date energy-efficiency standards for homes backed by the g... |
16.08.2024 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Julie Marshall: Big cat trophy hunting has no place in the great state of Colorado | Our campaign follows the journalistic virtue of “show, don’t tell” and this film shows the lion trophy hunting outfitters, who sell our wild cat as “your trophy” for upwards of $8,000 (the exact price for a lesser-maned African lion). In th... |
15.07.2024 | Scenic Hudson Calls Out the EPA for Delaying the PCB Cleanup of the Hudson River | Scenic Hudson, a New York Hudson Valley-based environmental nonprofit, says the long-awaited Environmental Protection Agency report on the toxic PCB cleanup of the Hudson River is dangerously wrong and overlooks scientific evidence.
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16.05.2024 | DeSantis signs bill wiping climate change references from Florida law | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) declared on X Wednesday that a bill he signed that removes climate change as a priority in state energy policy would restore "sanity" and reject "the agend... |
26.04.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Edward Humes: Ours is the most wasteful civilization in history. Here’s how to stop that. | By Edward Humes
What if the looming calamities of climate change, plastic pollution, the energy crisis and our whole environmental doom-scroll are symptoms of just one malady and it’s something we actually can fix?
That’s right, the planet ... |
25.04.2024 | Travel | Travel: After 5 years of closure, ‘glamping’ back again in Yosemite National Park | By Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times
After five years of pandemic- and snowpack-related closures, Yosemite National Park has reopened “glamping” campsites where visitors will have access to showers, gourmet meals and a view of the park’s wild b... |
23.04.2024 | Grab a handful of soil or hike a muddy trail – here's why a little bit of dirt is good for your health | Go on, grab a handful of soil or hike a muddy trail: It can benefit everything from your mood to your microbiome.
Scientists have long known that a little dirt can be good for you. Research has suggested that people who grow up on farms, fo... |
11.04.2024 | Hawaii is "on the verge of catastrophe," locals say, as water crisis continues | In Hawaii, one of the most important sayings is ola i ka wai, "water is life" — a phrase that not only sums up what it means to exist on an island, but what it means to live, period. But now, one of the largest of the island chain... |
23.03.2024 | EPA calls for mediator at Red Hill community meetings | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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18.03.2024 | Texas attracts big percentage of government clean energy investment, says 2023 report | On a per-person basis, Texas grabbed the third-highest share of federal investment in clean energy and transportation during the government’s 2023 budget year, according to a new report.
Texas’ haul — $6.2 billion in federal investments, su... |
15.03.2024 | New curbs on medical device sterilizer ease fears of shortages | New federal restrictions on a cancer-causing chemical that's essential for sterilizing medical devices may have balanced out long-running concerns about protecting public health without choking the medical supply chain.
But the tradeoffs wo... |
08.03.2024 | Texas approves land-swapping deal with SpaceX as company hopes to expand rocket-launch operations | SpaceX would acquire public land in Texas to expand its rocket-launch facilities under a tentative deal that is moving forward after months of opposition from nearby residents and officials near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The tentative land-sw... |
08.03.2024 | Houston falls behind other Texas cities in report ranking best tech hubs | In a recent report analyzing metrics for best cities for tech hubs, Houston failed to crack the top 20 — unlike a few other Texas cities.
The new report, "The Top Tech Cities in the US: Ranking 100 Cities in 2024," by online secur... |
06.03.2024 | Navy to extend testing of its water system | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
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A hydrant pumps groundwater into four large filtration tanks as the Navy works with contractors to start flushing waterlines at the Pearl City Peninsu... |
21.10.2023 | As Climate Change Poses Increasing Threats to Homes, the Insurance Bubble is Bursting With It | 12 Mins Read Natural disasters now cost the US insurance industry $100 billion a year. What happens when no one wants to pick up the tab?
By Lois Parshley, Grist
“We’ve got ourselves a little monster out there,” anchorman Jim Cantore warned... |
11.10.2023 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Ramesh Bhatt and Micah Parkin: Facing the climate crisis, we must avoid false solutions | By Ramesh Bhatt and Micah Parkin
The chickens have come home to roost. Unchecked climate pollution is leading to a very real climate crisis, and experts warn we have a limited window to rapidly decarbonize. Now is the time to be clear about... |
19.05.2023 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Trevor Slansky: Carbon capture is not a silver bullet for climate change | By Trevor Slansky
Humans are excellent at coming up with solutions to our problems, but perhaps we have gotten a little too good at it. Environmental issues are complex and lack universal solutions. But that did not stop legislative propone... |
17.05.2023 | Maryland becomes the 23rd community solar state | Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) has signed the state’s community solar legislation, HB 908 into law, effectuating a state framework to provide clean energy to the state’s residents, including low- and moderate-income (LMI) households.
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22.04.2023 | A woman lived up a 180-foot, 1,000-year-old tree for 2 years to save a forest from loggers. Meet Julia 'Butterfly' Hill. | News A woman lived up a 180-foot, 1,000-year-old tree for 2 years to save a forest from loggers. Meet Julia 'Butterfly' Hill.
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03.04.2023 | 9 eco-friendly things you can do on any vacation that sustainable-travel experts say add up to make a big difference | Travel 9 eco-friendly things you can do on any vacation that sustainable-travel experts say add up to make a big difference
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03.04.2023 | Meet the One Planet Advisory Council, a group of sustainability leaders supporting Insider's special climate coverage | Hervé Duteil, Cynthia Williams, Elijah McKenzie-Jackson, Omar Elmawi, Donnel Baird, Alyssa Gilbert, Abigail Ross Hopper, and Jacqueline Patterson Insider
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08.03.2023 | Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ and the debate over US protest rights | A judge in Atlanta, Georgia, has ordered 22 people charged with “domestic terrorism” to be held without bail amid ongoing protests against a proposed police training facility, dubbed “Cop City” by protesters.
A 23rd individual, a Southern P... |
03.12.2022 | Commentary
Commentary | Guest opinion: Scott Beckstead: Wild horses deserve a home in the West | By Scott Beckstead
I live in a rural county heavily dependent on ranching and agriculture, and though I often hear people talk about threats from large predators like bears or lions, I never hear complaints about wild horses living on our p... |
15.11.2022 | Get ready for the Great American Land Rush | Redeem now
The United States of America, home of purple mountain majesties, amber waves of grain, and seas of shining … solar farms?
After decades of denial, foot-dragging, and political bickering, the US is finally starting to take meaning... |
19.10.2022 | Beacon Gallery to Launch The Air We Breathe Exhibition Featuring Artist Nedret Andre in Support of Environmental Protection | “We're proud to feature this important show with Nedret Andre, especially as we also celebrate our 5th anniversary," notes Christine O’Donnell, Owner and Director at Beacon Gallery. "Her work is a testament to our mission to shed ... |
04.10.2022 | I build robots for NASA. I face avalanches, poisonous gases, and even live volcanoes to test my inventions — it's dangerous, but I love it. | Kalind Carpenter. Kalind Carpenter
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Kalind Carpenter, 41, is a robotics engineer at NASA in Pasadena, California.
Carpenter builds space robots that climb ice walls and dive into extraterrestrial oceans.
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05.09.2022 | Douglas Todd: How does Indigenous reconciliation square with big business? | Article content
Leaders of the 4,000-member Squamish Nation, who are behind one of the most dense property developments in Canadian history, have signed an agreement with Vancouver councillors saying one of the five aims of its 11-tower Sen... |
25.08.2022 | California clears the way to ban new gas car sales | The California Air Resources Board voted Thursday afternoon to phase out the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in the Golden State.
The full effect of the binding decision will kick in more than 12 years from now, in 2035, when it will requ... |
16.08.2022 | From ‘literally zero’ experience to $100M, this VC is raising his second climate tech seed fund | If you ask me, climate tech investor Contrarian Ventures isn’t so contrarian anymore.
The five-year-old firm is targeting $100 million for its second seed-stage fund, and it’s doing so smack in the middle of a climate-tech dealmaking boom. ... |
08.08.2022 | SEIA and environmental groups comment on proposed changes to Community Reinvestment Act | The Community Reinvestment Act, which passed in 1977, was designed to stimulate investment in underserved communities. In May of this year, the Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. p... |
15.04.2022 | 50 states of solar incentives: New Hampshire | The state of New Hampshire has no stated clean energy goals, despite being surrounded by two states with serious commitments. Massachusetts Climate Action Law calls for net-zero by 2050. Maine recently increased its renewable portfolio stan... |
10.03.2022 | Cash for grass: Colorado would pay you to abandon your lawn under water-saving proposal | Facing a historic megadrought all across the American West with no end in sight, Colorado lawmakers, looking for easy and effective ways to conserve water, set their sights on Kentucky Blue Grass.
Not just Kentucky Blue Grass but all kinds ... |
21.01.2022 | 3 businesses join Houston initiative for carbon capture and storage | Three big businesses — Air Liquide, BASF, and Shell — have added their firepower to the effort to promote large-scale carbon capture and storage for the Houston area’s industrial ecosystem.
These companies join 11 others that in 2021 threw ... |
21.01.2022 | Texas doctor dives into Shark Tank with invention that stops hiccups | Humans are weird. Take, as a perfect example, the phenomenon of hiccups — the sudden and involuntary spasm of the diaphragm muscle between regular breaths. All humans experience them, and so do other mammals and even amphibians. But we’re g... |
21.01.2022 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included news out of the Houston Spaceport, innovators to know, innov... |
20.01.2022 | University of Houston: How to spin out university research into a startup as faculty | Most inventors, whether they are university faculty or not, want to eventually start a company and capitalize on their inventions and research. For university faculty, this could be, or at least seems like a much more difficult thing to do.... |
20.01.2022 | Energy transition innovator shares how Houston could be a biomanufacturing hub | Moji Karimi and his sister Tara had the idea for a company that could transform carbon emissions and mitigate new damage to the environment. Only, it seems, they were a bit ahead of their time.
Houston-based Cemvita Factory, founded in 2017... |
20.01.2022 | Shell forms $5M carbon capture research partnership with Houston-area university | Houston-based Shell Global Solutions and Prairie View A&M University signed a $5 million partnership this week that aims to foster innovative and effective carbon dioxide utilization and carbon capture methods.
The five-year research ag... |
19.01.2022 | New Ion exec focuses on building density, bridging the gaps within Houston innovation | After years of being in the works, The Ion Houston opened last year — but not in the way it was always hoping to. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the 300,000-square-foot space in the renovated historic Sears building in Midtown slowly opened it... |
19.01.2022 | Houston food charity scores prestigious Amazon tech grant | One of Houston’s most cherished food charities has been recognized for its tech prowess. Houston Food Bank has been awarded the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Imagine Grant.
The endowment honors “the vision and work of nonprofit organizations as... |
19.01.2022 | Space City News: Houston Spaceport receives grant, unicorn hires architecture firm | The Space City is starting 2022 off strong with news launching out of the Houston Spaceport — a TK-acre space in TK Houston.
The two big headlines include a unicorn company releasing the latest details of its earthbound project and fresh fu... |
18.01.2022 | How company behavior guides activists’ choices, according to this Houston researcher | It’s been more than 100 years since Pavlov’s dog showed the world that behavior is often guided by forces we don’t comprehend.
The same is true of the interaction between companies and protestors, according to Rice Business professor Alessa... |
17.01.2022 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know — the first of this new year — I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from health care innovation to energy — recently making headlines in Housto... |
12.01.2022 | Houston named a top market for remote tech workers, startup doubles its staff, and more innovation news | Houston is starting 2022 strong in terms of innovation news, and there might be some headlines you may have missed.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston startups and tech, the Bayou City is ranked based on its ability to employ r... |
06.01.2022 | Airfield Supply Co. Launches Aviation, Which Features Sustainable Packaging | Airfield's CMO Chris LaneCourtesy photo |
04.01.2022 | Rice University deploys grant funding to 9 innovative Houston research projects | Over a dozen Houston researchers wrapped up 2021 with the news of fresh funding thanks to an initiative and investment fund from Rice University.
The Technology Development Fund is a part of the university’s Creative Ventures initiative, wh... |
14.12.2021 | Wall Street Is Close to Triggering a Climate Financial Crisis
Wall Street Is Close to Triggering a Climate Financial Crisis | (Bloomberg) --
If the financial-services industry was a country, it would rank as the world’s fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
A study authored by the Sierra Club and the Center for American Progress shows that eight of the bigges... |
18.11.2021 | COP26 Ends With Promises, But Not Nearly Enough Progress | 9 Mins Read
By Tina Gerhardt
The UN climate conference’s agreement acknowledges several key issues for the first time—but doesn’t do enough to address them.
As COP26 drew to a close with the Glasgow Climate Pact, a 10-page document, the res... |
29.10.2021 | Electric school buses are a smart move | In-person school is in full swing for many students this fall, and more and more of them get to ride there on all-electric buses that help clear the air in their communities while saving school districts money on fueling. More than half of ... |
25.10.2021 | State Anti-Protest Laws and Their Constitutional Implications | In the past several years, state legislatures across the country have passed laws designed to curb the rights of political protesters and increase their exposure to criminal penalties. Though a few members of Congress have introduced federa... |
19.10.2021 | How the climate crisis is transforming the meaning of ‘sustainability’ in business | In his 2021 letter to CEOs, Larry Fink, the CEO and chairman of BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager, wrote: “No issue ranks higher than climate change on our clients’ lists of priorities.”
His comment reflected a growing uneas... |
26.09.2021 | Here’s The List Of 317 Wind Energy Rejections The Sierra Club Doesn’t Want You To See | Over the next 20 years, some 720,000 tons of discarded wind turbine blades like these ones will end ... [+] up in U.S. landfills. This photo was taken near Sweetwater, Texas on July 26, 2021. Robert Bryce |
22.09.2021 | Encinitas just banned natural gas in new buildings, including homes | The Encinitas City Council passed a sweeping building electrification ordinance that, with just a few exceptions, will eliminate installing natural gas infrastructure on new residential and commercial construction within the city limits.
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20.09.2021 | THOR Kitchen’s new 24-inch Professional Electric Range offers clean-energy option perfect for small home living | THOR Kitchen’s new 24-inch Professional Electric Range is the company’s first electric range and offers professional performance and features. At 24 inches, our new Professional Electric Range and Range Hood make the most of limited space w... |
28.07.2021 | SunPower : and the Sierra Club Promote Clean Energy Through Solar Power | SunPower's mission to change how our world is powered is one that the Sierra Club has worked on for decades. The organization has spent well over a century influencing positive environmental change and 3.8 million members and supporters hav... |
21.06.2021 | How $800 and kitchen experiments helped Stormi Steele create a hair care brand that booked nearly $20 million in sales last year | Stormi Steele is the founder of the hair care brand Canvas Beauty, a company she created from her kitchen experiments.
Canvas Beauty booked nearly $20 million in sales last year after Steele used paid social media advertising.
Steele shares... |
10.06.2021 | The Top New Outdoor Adventure Books To Read Right Now | The perfect books to read from a hammock. getty |
02.03.2021 | The Case For Fossil Fuel Engagement | Engagement with fossil fuel companies can help support the low-carbon transition while supporting ... [+] current energy needs.getty |
23.02.2021 | Maryland issues an ambitious climate plan–a year late | Better late than never? The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) released a long-overdue climate action plan for the state, leaving some stakeholders questioning its viability and wondering how the goals ultimately will be met.
The ... |
18.02.2021 | Biden’s DOI revokes Trump-era attack on Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan | The Biden administration announced that its U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) will not proceed with an eleventh-hour move by the former Trump administration to undermine the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP).
In 2016, th... |
15.02.2021 | This Blizzard Exposes The Perils Of Attempting To ‘Electrify Everything’ | This blizzard proves that we have not been taking our energy security seriously enough. The concept ... [+] of energy security has many aspects. But the most fundamental one is that we all have enough reliable and affordable energy (of what... |
11.02.2021 | After last summer’s blackouts, utilities commission orders additional power | Looking to avoid a repeat of the pair of blackouts last August that left nearly a half-million customers across the state without electricity, the California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday directed the state’s big three power compa... |
02.02.2021 | 5 Tips For Buying Sustainable Marijuana | Like many agricultural commodities, the production of cannabis can have significant negative impacts on the environment if it isn’t done mindfully. Growing all kinds of crops can involve the use of chemical fertilizers and dangerous pestici... |
02.02.2021 | Alliant Energy to ditch coal early, add more solar in Wisconsin | Alliant Energy announced plans to retire the two coal units at the Columbia Energy Center by the end of 2024, meaning the utility would become coal-free in Wisconsin about 15 years ahead of its previous goal.
The 1.1 GW coal plant went into... |
29.01.2021 | Delaware legislature approves boost to renewable portfolio standard | Delaware lawmakers passed a bill to increase the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS). S.B.33, sponsored by Sen. Stephanie Hansen and Rep. Ed Osienski, now goes to Gov. John Carney for his signature.
According to the bill sponsors, De... |
20.01.2021 | Biden recommits U.S. to Paris climate accord, blocks Keystone pipeline | In one of his first official acts, President Joe Biden signed executive orders January 20 to rejoin the United States into the Paris climate agreement and block construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
The Oval Office event w... |
09.12.2020 | Why Coconut Water Brand Harmless Harvest Is Betting On Regenerative Agriculture | Harmless Harvest was founded with a mission: “to make the most amazing coconut water in the most ethical way possible.” But what happens when the only material used in coconut water—the coconuts themselves—are at risk? |
07.12.2020 | Should California ban gas in new homes? A climate battle heats up | Tim Kohut’s job is to build homes that are affordable and use energy efficiently. Lately, he’s decided the best way to do that is to create communities that are powered solely by electricity, with no natural gas hookups.
As director of sust... |
02.12.2020 | Building Codes: A Powerful Yet Underused Climate Policy That Could Save Billions | Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for reducing energy costs and cutting danger... |
18.11.2020 | Solar Energy Projects Hold Bright Prospects Where Coal Mines Once Prospered | Chris Kouns, left and Dave Cook, right, Solar Panel installers with Bella Energy, finish installing ... [+] panels on the roof top of 1535 Spruce Street in Boulder.The sudden suspension and lower incentive rates of Xcel Energy's rebate prog... |
06.10.2020 | Appalachian-Area Candidates Are Campaigning To Create Clean Energy Jobs For Struggling Families | UNITED STATES - MAY 4: Wind turbines are seen in eastern West Virginia on May 4, 2018. (Photo By Tom ... [+] Williams/CQ Roll Call)CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images |
22.09.2020 | As U.S. Renewables Eclipse Coal Generation, Environmentalists Are Pivoting To Attack Natural Gas | 03 August 2020, Lower Saxony, Mehrum: Wind turbines are located at the Mehrum coal-fired power ... [+] station in the Peine district. In the energy turnaround, energy sources such as coal are to be replaced by more environmentally friendly ... |
09.09.2020 | Can carbon capture save the world from climate change? Jennifer Holmgren will tell us at Disrupt | Before she became the chief executive officer of LanzaTech, one of the first generation of companies working on carbon capture and conversion technologies, Jennifer Holmgren was the general manager of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals busi... |