Environmental Resources
Conserving natural resources, landscapes and wildlife for use by future generations.
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09-14-20
East Houston Solar Co-op Chooses Green Mountain Energy to Bring Solar to More Houstonians
Solar United Neighbors’ East Houston Solar Co-op has selected Green Mountain Energy to serve the 30-member group and increase the growth of residential solar in Houston.
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09-14-20
Climate Week Event to Address How Soil Health Can Achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions for U.S. Agriculture
The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the nonprofit organization charged with safeguearding and enhancing soil health, will host “Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions in U.S. Agriculture through Soil Health,” September 22, 2020, as part of Climate Week NYC.
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09-11-20
Working With Nature: Improving Ecosystems and Business Costs
Five years ago, Dow made a big bet. This bet was based on the premise that there was a lot of unaccounted value from nature, and a lot of nature-based solutions to be discovered for business problems.
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09-11-20
Testing Theory: Uncovering What Makes Community Forestry Work
Tetra Tech’s Mark Donahue and Ian Deshmukh summarize the lessons learned from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Productive Landscape (ProLand) projects work with community-based forestry enterprises (CBFE).
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09-10-20
Walmart and Schneider Electric Announce Groundbreaking Collaboration to Help Suppliers Access Renewable Energy
Walmart Inc. and Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced a new collaboration that will provide increased access to renewable energy for Walmart’s U.S.-based suppliers, enabling them to lead on climate action. The groundbreakin...
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09-10-20
Smithfield Foods to Become Carbon Negative by 2030
Today, Smithfield Foods, Inc. became the first major protein company to commit to becoming carbon negative in all company-owned operations in the United States by 2030. A leader in sustainability for more than two decades, the company will go beyond carbon neutrality to effectively remove more carbo...
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09-10-20
Here's How Your Business Can Lead on the Climate Crisis
Record-breaking wildfires are raging through California, temperatures in Colorado have plunged from sweltering to freezing and Los Angeles County set a new high temperature of 121 degrees.
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09-09-20
Angel's Envy® Celebrates 7th Annual "Toast the Trees” Initiative With Launch of "Lost Oak Experiments” Campaign
ANGEL’S ENVY®, the Louisville-based craft distiller that produces small batch, finished whiskeys, is celebrating its 7th annual “Toast the Trees” initiative with the launch of the “Lost Oak Experiments” campaign, which explores what bourbon would look like in a world without white oak trees.
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09-03-20
Soil Health Institute Awarded $3.25 Million from ARPA-E to Develop Soil Carbon Measurement and Monitoring System
The Soil Health Institute (SHI), the nonprofit organization charged with safeguarding and enhancing soil health, has been awarded $3.25 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funds will be used to develop an integrated soil carbon measurem...
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09-02-20
‘Kiss the Ground:’ Netflix Movie Features Soil Health Pioneers Ray Archuleta, Gabe Brown
The movie features a lineup of some of Hollywood’s most recognizable names and faces, but two of its stars fly a little closer to the ground.
