Governments need to find better ways to finance a resilient tomorrow

In order to prepare for more climate disruption, the United States and others will have to “raise unprecedented amounts of money to cope with the impacts of climate change.”

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Governments need to find better ways to finance a resilient tomorrow

What businesses need to know about Berkeley’s historic natural gas ban

The current ordinance will have a very narrow impact on developers, but it is encouraging other cities to move forward. Meanwhile, companies are taking electrification into their own hands.

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What businesses need to know about Berkeley’s historic natural gas ban

We will still need drivers in the driverless future

The autonomous revolution will have AVs, EVs and humans all in the loop.

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We will still need drivers in the driverless future

Why Google is ready to entrust energy management to AI

The technology has recommended strategies that hadn’t occurred to its human counterparts.

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Why Google is ready to entrust energy management to AI

Why scaling up sustainable urban growth is critical for the planet

We need to invest in sustainable infrastructure now because the lead times are long, the capital expenses high, and the systems that enable a lower per capita social and environmental footprint today will have exponential savings tomorrow.

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Meet With Mohr Davidow Ventures

The Meet with Series is a partnering and coaching series for entrepreneurs. The goal of the program is to facilitate meetings between cleantech entrepreneurs and investors, customers and potential partners. In this session, entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to meet with Mohr Davidow Ventures executives.

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Meet With Mohr Davidow Ventures

Greener (Brown) Toilet Paper and the Elusive Green Consumer

The case of a 100 percent post-consumer recycled content toilet paper illustrates why a shift toward sustainability will have to come from the top down, not the bottom up.

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Greener (Brown) Toilet Paper and the Elusive Green Consumer

Uncontacted Amazon Tribes Get Internet Connection

Photo via SIPAM For the first time, indigenous Amazonian tribesmen , long isolated by their location deep within the rainforest , will have access to the internet and telephone. The system, which includes a VSAT satellite dish , was installed by the

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Soggy Pork … and Other Climate Change Choices

With meat production expected to double by 2050 and methane from cows contributing a sizeable chunk of GHG emissions, any successful, long-term global solution to climate change will have to address livestock. And that could include lab-grown meat.  

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Soggy Pork … and Other Climate Change Choices