After championing greener building codes, local governments lose right to vote

Grist News

March 15, 2021

The nonprofit consortium that oversees the nation’s building codes has given the construction and gas industries more control over the process.

Has offshore wind's moment finally arrived?

GreenBiz Group

March 12, 2021

Want more great analysis of the clean energy transition? Sign up for Energy Weekly, our free email newsletter. The era of American offshore wind finally may be coming to its shores.  This week, the Biden administration backed the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the United States: an 800-megawatt project planned off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. The project, known as Vineyard

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Orlando's journey to accelerate sustainability and resilience

GreenBiz Group

March 11, 2021

Cities are home to more than 50 percent of the global population and as a result are presented with ever-growing challenges, including finding a balance between social equity, economic vitality and environmental sustainability. Cities also have extraordinary potential to enable change and the ability to find harmony between people, prosperity and the planet that creates a better future for

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This technology collaborative promises a brighter future for solar

Grist News

March 10, 2021

BlueDot Photonics aims to make solar power more efficient and affordable.

This technology collaborative promises a brighter future for solar

Grist News

March 10, 2021

BlueDot Photonics aims to make solar power more efficient and affordable.

A Midwest pipeline promises to return carbon dioxide to the ground

Grist News

March 10, 2021

How conditions become ripe for carbon capture and storage to bloom in the ethanol industry.

Solar-powered gin production makes a sustainable G&T

Sustainability Matters

March 9, 2021

Award-winning gin producer Four Pillars is progressing towards a greener future with the installation of a 65.88 kW rooftop solar system at its Healesville distillery. Designed by Cherry Energy Solutions, the system is expected to save the business $12,800 each year and reduce its emissions by 1600 t CO2e over the life of the project — the equivalent of powering 185 homes for a year. The system was

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The world’s first ‘carbon-neutral’ cargo ship is already low on gas

Grist News

March 8, 2021

Shipping giant Maersk announced plans for a green methanol-powered vessel by 2023. But there isn't enough of the fuel to go around.

One bright side of 2020: A surge in battery storage

Grist News

March 4, 2021

… and it’s just the beginning.

Electrifying everything should start with the masses

GreenBiz Group

February 26, 2021

The case for electrifying buildings is a no-brainer. It makes buildings healthier, cheaper and is essential to addressing climate change (building operations account for 28 percent of emissions globally — more than all of the transportation sector). That doesn’t mean electrifying buildings will be easy. Beyond the coordination needed between building owners, contractors and occupants to

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