Tag: business
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100 Solutions Wanted for Global Sustainability Campaign
What are the 100 solutions that can make real a sustainable society? Scandinavian think tank, Sustainia, today launches a global campaign to find the answers. With a worldwide campaign alliance of companies and organizations, the goal is to identify the world’s 100 leading sustainability projects and technologies across sectors such as food, fashion, energy, smart homes etc. Collectively,…
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Underground Farm: Michel Roux Jr. Reveals Plans to Supply London With Fresh Produce
One hundred feet below the streets of London, a 2.5-acre farm will soon sell fresh veggies grown on a not-so-traditional farm. Dubbing it a “food revolution” underneath your feet, Zero Carbon Food owners Richard Ballard and Steven Dring have teamed up with two-star Michelin chef Michel Roux Jr. to open their Growing Underground farm later this year. Located under the Northern…
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How Obama’s ‘Year of Action’ Could Advance Green Building
By Rick Fedrizzi Last night, I was inspired watching President Obama outline a plan to “make this a year of action” and calling on us all to do everything we can to invest in a stronger America. The president himself also wasn’t shy about reaffirming his commitment to take action: “Wherever and whenever I can…
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Ten U.S. Cities Band Together to Cut Climate Pollution
The mayors of 10 U.S. cities announced a cooperative plan Wednesday that could result in collective, energy bill savings of up to $1 billion per year. The municipalities will join together in the City Energy Project (CEP), an initiative to reduce climate pollution from buildings, which are easily the cities’ largest sources of energy use. The Natural Resources…
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First-Ever Collegiate Turbine Competition to Hit Annual Wind Industry Conference
When the U.S. wind industry brings its signature conference to Las Vegas in May, companies and researchers will be accompanied by the nation’s next generation of scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced its first-ever Collegiate Wind Competition, set for May 5 to 7, during three of the same days as…