The power of social enterprise: Can a forgotten nut boost Nigeria’s economy?

An innovative start-up is leveraging the original ingredient in Coca-Cola to kickstart sustainable development in the country.

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The power of social enterprise: Can a forgotten nut boost Nigeria’s economy?

Here are the winners and losers on climate policy in 2019

State lawmakers this year made it easier to get renewables in some parts of the country, but others gutted clean energy expansion.

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Here are the winners and losers on climate policy in 2019

Episode 188: What’s up with former Unilever CEO Paul Polman; one busy day for Interface CSO Erin Meezan

Plus, for the Tillamook County Creamery, sustainability is a multigenerational thing.

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Episode 188: What’s up with former Unilever CEO Paul Polman; one busy day for Interface CSO Erin Meezan

Improving food cold chains for farmers and citizens in India

New research shows that temperature-controlling supply chains can cut food waste and boost public health in the country.

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Improving food cold chains for farmers and citizens in India

Harnessing the wind to help a sovereign culture thrive

An unprecedented partnership uniting six tribes of the Sioux Nation is poised to leverage one of the country’s strongest wind resources across North and South Dakota, accelerating the shift to clean energy, breaking decades of generational poverty, and creating a long-term path to self-sufficiency for the Cheyenne River, Flandreau Santee, Oglala, Rosebud, Standing Rock and Yankton Sioux Tribes.

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How Do I Get Rid of My Old Barbecue Grill?

In most parts of the country, once the garden is put … The post How Do I Get Rid of My Old Barbecue Grill? appeared first on Earth911.com.

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To halt mining, a tribe and a logging community weave together

In the 1980s, a mining company tried to divide a Wisconsin community. Instead, it created “one of the country’s fiercest grass-roots environmental face-offs.”

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Scaling the Movement Toward Future-Proofed Buildings

Bridging the gap between a deep green architect and futurist seeking to drive “regenerative buildings” and the Chief Sustainability Officer at Skanska USA, one of the biggest construction companies in the country — What will it take to “future proof” our buildings and businesses in the age of pressing climate challenges?

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Scaling the Movement Toward Future-Proofed Buildings

Governor Ige’s opening address

Two years ago, Governor Ige signed into law the most aggressive clean energy goal in the country. How is the State turning plans into action?

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Governor Ige’s opening address

NRG Energy’s VP: Why sustainable innovation makes business sense

Less than a year into his role as vice president of NRG Energy, Bruno Sarda is helping the largest independent power producer in the country transition to sustainable sources of energy. “Part of the evolution to a sustainable energy future is to be at the leading edge of the transition to new technologies,” he said. “We may not invent the next solar cell, but what we’re really good at is bringing proven technology to scale in a commercially economical way.” 

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