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Using urban forestry to fight for environmental justice

GreenBiz

But the trees that line city streets and surround apartment complexes across the U.S. Per tree, you’re getting way more value for an urban tree than a tree out in the wild," said Mark McPherson, founder and director of a Seattle nonprofit called City Forest Credits. "Per Building community by planting trees.

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Duke Energy Gives Away Trees To Celebrate Florida Arbor Day

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Strategically planted trees help improve power reliability, conserve energy and maximize environmental benefits Nearly 12,000 free trees distributed since 2017 through collaboration with the Arbor Day Foundation ST. 19, Duke Energy customers can request a free tree online at arborday.org/dukeenergy , until all trees are distributed.

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How to Evaluate Your Energy Resilience Needs

GreenBiz

Topics include: Why true energy resilience requires operational resilience, economic resilience, and regulatory resilience How you can choose the right energy resilience solutions, with a visual decision tree to guide you through each step A walkthrough of the various energy solutions that can provide energy resilience to your organization

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4 things corporations should know about urban forestry projects

GreenBiz

It’s hard to make planting trees political, one reason this climate mitigation strategy has received rare bipartisan support for the past two decades. Corporations have used that to their advantage to become an important part of the tree planting business. One impressive goal for this partnership is to bring 200,000 trees to Detroit.

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The sustainability year 2020 in review, in haiku

GreenBiz

The Forests AND the Trees. those one trillion trees. Path of "least regret". as wildfire climate destroys. forests and sparks fears. Climate’s urgent need. is restored forests! Carbontech is on the VERGE. Carbontech hits the. market; removal joins the. carbon agenda. New Year’s Resolutions. Watch GreenFin grow, help. justice for all.

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How tree-planting startup Propagate Ventures monetizes land conservation

GreenBiz

How tree-planting startup Propagate Ventures monetizes land conservation. It’s a different model for saving trees that takes a cue from the end-of-life industry. . Instead of buying a cemetery or mausoleum plot for cremated ashes, you or your family can pay toward the preservation of a tree — the fee starts at $2,900.

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Duke Energy Offers Customers a New Way To Help Plant Trees

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For every residential customer who signs up for Duke Energy’s Renewable Advantage program, the company will plant a tree CHARLOTTE, N.C., December 1, 2023 /3BL/ - Renewable energy now comes with an added bonus -- helping plant trees to benefit the environment. 15 and Dec.

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