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Organic Valley loans dairy farmers funds for renewable energy

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Organic Valley loans dairy farmers funds for renewable energy. In 2018, the Land O’Lakes Sustain program, now part of Truterra , provided loans for the cooperative’s farmers to adopt sustainable methods such as water-reuse systems and manure separation technology. And not all lenders are comfortable lending for solar.".

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How to advance equity in energy solutions in the COVID-19 era

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How to advance equity in energy solutions in the COVID-19 era. During the day I work in the energy sector supporting government and utilities design programs to perform outreach to and educate low-income and diverse communities. If so, how do you stop and promote equity within your organization? Daphany Rose Sanchez.

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

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The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . As the Northeast Organizer for Clean Water for North Carolina , she’d met with residents of a small, majority Black town called Ahoskie, 40 miles from her home.

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A Vibrant Cleantech Startup Ecosystem Takes Root in India

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Several floors below the firm’s balcony, power lines crisscross over piles of garbage, a fleet of rickshaws and cow patties on a rooftop, being dried for cooking fuel. “I don’t think you can just deploy solar and solve everything,” he said. Demand for flexible, clean power spurs startup activity.

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‘We Too Must Improve’: Clean Energy Industry Holds Up Mirror on Racial Inequity

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clean energy organizations joined nationwide expressions of grief and anger this week following the recent killings of black Americans including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) lamented continuing racial inequities in the U.S.,

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Organic Valley loans dairy farmers funds for renewable energy

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How Organic Valley is leading a growing trend designed to tackle Scope 3 emissions. In 2018, the Land O'Lakes Sustain program, now part of Truterra , provided loans for the cooperative's farmers to adopt sustainable methods such as water-reuse systems and manure separation technology. percent interest to be paid over 10 years.

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New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald's, Netflix

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It's not necessarily that the game of musical chairs has intensified in the C-suite, but you'll note major executive moves at big apparel, food, energy, finance and technology corporations, some of which have enlisted a chief sustainability officer (CSO) or equivalent for the first time. The former U.K.