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Best of GBB in 2019: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

They use the GBB apps to organize their initiatives and track their progress. Like many organizations, School Specialty initially focused on low-hanging fruit such as recycling of paper, cardboard, electronics, ink toner, batteries, lightbulbs, and plastic throughout their office spaces and packaging departments. Duro Cleaners.

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Environmental Awareness Days In October

Green Business Bureau

Create Jobs,” highlights the core themes of Energy Efficiency Day as hundreds of companies, organizations, government agencies and other participants exchange tips, tools and stories on the benefits of energy efficiency. Broaden your perspective with these 22 books by Indigenous authors. The message, “Save Money. Cut Pollution.

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The author of ‘Blight’ explains how humans supercharged fungal pathogens

Grist

In her new book Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic , author, professor, and researcher Emily Monosson unravels the expansive and unsettling history of fungal invasions across the globe and how they have shaped our lives in both visible and invisible ways. But most of the book focuses on the past 100 years.

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Why is the idea of the Anthropocene so contentious?

Grist

The geologic epoch had reigned for 11,700 years, ever since the sprawling ice sheets covering North America and Europe began melting rapidly, and Crutzen thought its time was up. Branching out from his work on South Asian history, he began to write about climate change, eventually publishing a handful of books on the subject. “I

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Can EDF Make Big Money in Small-Scale Renewables?

GreenTechMedia

But EDF's biggest stamp on the American power market has come in large-scale renewables: Its San Diego-based EDF Renewables North America subsidiary has developed more than 16 gigawatts of wind and solar farms, an achievement few companies can match. Still, Distributed Solutions is booking solid profits for its parent, he added.

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Is Your Company Ready To Compete For Cleantech Funding?

Michael Grossman

While the enthusiasm of the early 2000s, inspired by Al Gore’s book and documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, has long since dissipated, there are signs of a re-emergence. Hint: if the organization’s brand image resonates with you, that’s a good sign. What’s Driving The Carbon-Free Second Act? Here are a few to consider.

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Greenbird at DistribuTECH 2022

Smart Energy International

The organizers are focused on creating an environment that is safe and conducive for business and have taken measures to minimize the risk to our attendees. Drop by our booth (2851), or pre-book a meeting to secure a spot in our calendar by clicking the button below: Book a meeting. JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN AGAINST SPAGHETTI.