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Comcast NBCUniversal Donates $2 Million in Cash and In-Kind to Support Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts

3BL Media

The commitment includes $1 million in cash and in-kind contributions to the Florida Disaster Fund with the remainder distributed among the Comcast NBCUniversal Employee Assistance Fund, United Way, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Team Rubicon, and American Red Cross.

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How Infrastructure Spending Can Help the Most Vulnerable Americans

Stanford Social Innovation

Over the past several months I have received calls from dozens of philanthropic leaders eager to help ensure that the trillions of dollars flowing to US communities through the federal Infrastructure and Jobs Investment Act reach the country’s most vulnerable communities. Civic Infrastructure Through Community Capacity Building.

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. Danielle Purifoy. Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:45.

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Financial models that will get you that on-site microgrid

GreenBiz

As a result, the distributed energy resources (be they renewable, energy storage or fossil-based) are becoming the lion’s share of the capital costs for microgrids. No PR campaign could have better educated companies on the need for energy resilience than recent extreme weather events. the more common they will become. .

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ESG Explainer: Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Chris Hall

This type of subsidy is in the news across Europe as governments are under pressure to respond to high wholesale gas prices, fearing a ‘cost of living’ crisis for millions. Recent UN Development Programme (UNDP) research, published as part of its ‘ Don’t Choose Extinction ’ campaign, calls for “a progressive and gradual response” to reforms.

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Net zero transition – the latest signals of change: March 17, 2023

We Mean Business Coalition

has signalled its €33 billion infrastructure investment plans across Europe for the coming four years, positioning itself as a key player in the continent’s clean energy transition. Meanwhile, there was positive news from India , which saw open access solar capacity installations almost double last year to hit a new record.

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Signals of Change – February 2024

We Mean Business Coalition

While praised for its ambition, campaigners have raised concerns around the impact on its unique salt desert landscape. Transport This month, we look at global developments around electric trucks: First up, European lawmakers have agreed on emission targets that will phase out almost all sales of new diesel trucks by 2040.