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What’s the True Cost of Your Food? True Price Incorporates Social and Environmental Impact

B the Change

Rising prices at the grocery store have many of us paying more attention to the cost of our food, and how systems that feel outside of our control influence those prices. While it can be challenging to convey or grasp the scope of the world’s food system, one organization is taking this concept to the supermarket by showing people the actual cost of some items on the shelves?

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Desalination Plants: Can they Save California Cities?

Impakter

Impakter. Desalination Plants: Can they Save California Cities? In Coalinga, a city in the center of California in the Central Valley, water is as precious as gold: rare, high in value and limited. Water is so limited that the residents could lose access to water entirely in the next two months. The problem is not just Coalinga’s. The whole state of California is […].

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The Urgent Need for Governments to Commit to Food Loss and Waste

WWF Sustainability

Of all the nature and climate solutions we debate, I’d contend that reducing food loss and waste is the least contentious.

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Five Healthy Snacks Worth Buying

Impakter

Impakter. Five Healthy Snacks Worth Buying. Snacks are an essential part of our diet, although they often get bad rep like snacking too much before dinner can ruin your entire meal. However, with a healthy bite of snacks, you can help satisfy your hunger with something nutritious and healthy while still having an appetite for the main event. So, having such […].

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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NGOs sue EPA to force it to act on Texas’s plan exempting 8 coal-fired plants from particulate matter limits

Utiliity Dive

The Lone Star state’s long-time interpretation of national health-based air quality standards have resulted in significant increases in PM pollution, environmental groups say.

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DOE Wants to Fund Fusion to Get Up a Heat of Steam

Energy Central

DOE Wants to Fund Fusion to Get Up a Heat of Steam X-Energy to Build $300M Nuclear Fuel Plant in Oak Ridge Sweden Announces Plans To Build Nuclear Power Plants Poland’s Synthos Green Energy in MOU with Canada’s Laurentis To Support SMRs Nuclear Industry Needs More Worker than It Can Find DOE Wants to Fund Fusion to Get Up a Heat of Steam As an outcome of a.

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The BYD Atto 3 Launched In India, Laos, & Nepal!

CleanTechnica

It has been reported on several platforms that BYD is planning to start producing at least 300,000 EVs per month soon from its various plants in China and other places. Buoyed by this ramp-up in production, BYD is stepping up its global expansion program. It seems like we get these announcements every week now where […].

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Electric Vehicle Phobia

CleanTechnica

We are restarting our pre-COVID travel plans now that the chance of getting locked out of our state is past. In Australia, individual states closed their borders with little warning during the height of COVID, leaving travelers stranded and facing severe quarantine restrictions for months. Leaving the state of Queensland was a risk we weren’t […].

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Why I Nominated The Bolt EUV For Our 2022 Car Of The Year

CleanTechnica

In another post, our head honcho Zach Shahan announced our nominees for the 2022 CleanTechnica Car of the Year. Every year, our team comes up with cars that first came available from Q3 of the previous year to Q2 of the award year that could have the biggest positive impact on the world. What makes […].

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Removing the Barriers to EV Uptake in Australia

CleanTechnica

Frequent conversations with the general public show their genuine concerns about buying an electric vehicle. One of the most common barriers to EV uptake is lack of charging infrastructure. Those of us who drive electric vehicles know that most charging takes place at home.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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US Offshore Wind Guidance Accelerates Development of the US Offshore Wind Industry

CleanTechnica

The US offshore wind sector has its new official guidance that can be used in the regulatory approval process. The first of five offshore wind energy recommended-practice documents to be published, OCRP-1-2022 is the overarching flagship document for the U.S. Offshore Wind Standards Initiative.

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Credit Suisse Predicts Renewable Energy That Is “Too Cheap To Meter” By 2025

CleanTechnica

Credit Suisse says the Inflation Reduction Act will have such a tremendous impact on renewable energy that the US may see the levelized cost of electricity from renewable sources fall to less than 1 cent per kWh hour by 2025 after factoring in all tax and production credits. Now, before we get all gaga over […].

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Electric Freight Trucks Cheaper, Going Longer Distances, & More Powerful Can Easily Meet 2035 Goals

CleanTechnica

Already today, most zero-emissions trucks in the urban delivery segment beat diesel on cost and capabilities, but weak targets for truckmakers result in them not being supplied to hauliers.

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Battery Triage — HEV or PHEV or BEV?

CleanTechnica

Toyota claims that by producing 900,000 conventional hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), it has effectively produced and sold the equivalent of 300,000 BEVs. Whether this is true or not, I will leave the mathematicians and the wise ones who understand the battery chemistry way better than I do to chime in. I just wonder if Toyota […].

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Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?

Speaker: Hortense Grouvel

In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike. Hortense Grouvel, ESG expert at IntegrityNext, and Sean Whelan, Global Senior Manager at Halliburton, will look at how ensuring compliance will also help you increase sustainability performance, resilience, and innovation, allowing you to unlock the full potential of your supply chain op

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EVs in Australia — State of the States

CleanTechnica

Year to date, 2022 has seen a 65% increase in electric vehicle sales in Australia. So, with 3 months to go and ships already arriving, will we see the fulfillment of Robyn Denholm’s prophecy that Tesla would double the number of its cars on the road by the end of the year? It looks likely. […].