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Reliance on ‘Virtual Water’ Puts Some Nations at Risk, Study Says
A new study calculates that about one-fifth of all water goes toward the production of crops and commodities for export, part of a global phenomenon known as “virtual water” that researchers say could...
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4 Innovative Startups that Lower Costs of Commercial Energy Audits
Although an energy audit is an extremely useful tool in the sustainability toolbox, it is also usually a labor- and cost-intensive process. But these four firms are helping to make them affordable for...
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Don’t Do These 7 Things When Installing Solar Panels
Every homeowner that makes the switch to solar becomes part of the solution to sustainably meeting the world’s energy needs. To ensure that your residential solar system is not only kind to the...
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Nominate your fav Albertan company for an Emerald Award
Albertans are passionate about balancing the development of this province’s rich resources with environmental stewardship. The Emerald Awards recognize and reward the excellent environmental...
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DOE Budget a Bonanza for Battery Builders
Announced on February 14, the Obama administration’s Department of Energy (DOE) budget recommendation is a big valentine to those working on developing batteries for electric vehicles. As we said last...
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US, Canada Launch a New Global Attack on Climate Change Pollutants
The $15 million effort involving four other countries and the United Nations Environment Program is aimed at reducing powerful but relatively short-lived pollutants to bring about near-term results in...
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EnerVault raises $15M for environmentally friendly batteries
Flow-battery startup EnerVault announced a $15 million round of funding Thursday, which will help the company move forward with its first energy storage system installation. Flow batteries aren’t well...
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“Invisible” Solar Panels are on the Way
Window gazers of the future may soon find themselves looking right through an energy-producing transparent glass solar panel, if the folks at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are on the right...
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CDP’s Carbon Action Initiative Brings $10 Trillion to Bear on Climate
The Carbon Action initiative of the Carbon Disclosure Project, launched last year on behalf of 34 institutional investors, now has 92 signatories with more than $10 trillion in assets under management.
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Tesla responds to rumors its car batteries turn to useless bricks: “Plug it in”
Blogger Michael DeGusta sparked a minor uproar in the electric vehicle community this week when he posted about the “devastating design flaw” that he said left many Tesla cars “bricked:” their...
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