Transformative innovations to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste for maximum impact
2021-09-13
Incineration of solid waste produces millions of tons of waste fly ash in Europe each year, that most commonly ends up in landfill. Read More →
Event: WasteExpo is coming Mon, Sep 13, 2021 – Tue, Sep 14, 2021, by Waste 360
2021-09-03
If you want to discuss and find solutions to your waste issues, you do not want to miss the WasteExpo that will take place virtually on Mon, Sep 13, 2021 & Tue, Sep 14, 2021.Read More →
Net Zero Conference is coming with Educational Sessions, Keynotes, Virtual Expo Hall
2021-08-26
Aimed exclusively at the global steelmaking industry, the Sustainable Steel Strategies Summit, hosted by Steel Times International, wrapped up its two-day virtual event on June 23.Read More →
Sustainability in Resorts: Iowa’s Honey Creek Resort Sets a Precedent
2021-08-25
Tourism is famously unsustainable. However, one resort in Iowa is changing the way resorts impact the environment. Honey Creek Resort is one of the state’s only hotels with LEED certification, meaning that all of its buildings met rigorous sustainability criteria by third-party experts. Read More →
Frontera Grill Demonstrates Sustainable Dining in Chicago
2021-08-25
As consumers are becoming more aware of the impact of their actions, one thing many restaurant goers are starting to consider is the environmental impact of the food that they eat. Read More →
How Insulation Can Save Money and the Planet
2021-08-12
Most building owners let the builder make the decisions regarding insulation, not considering much about it besides that it works. One may look at the R-value, a value that measures how well insulation resists heat flow, or how well the material insulates sound.Read More →
The Connection Between Cows’ Diets and Carbon Emissions
2021-08-11
If you have looked into sustainability in food and restaurants, you may have come across information about cattle already. Animal agriculture is resource-intensive and has a substantial carbon footprint.Read More →
The Green Restaurant Association Has a Plan for Sustainable Businesses
2021-08-02
n a fossil fuel economy, every material action has embedded CO2 emissions. Whether purchasing food from a grocery store and loading the items into your car, or sending a basic email (a minor energy load for individuals, but impactful at scale!), pollution accompanies modern activities like a faint shadow.Read More →
Chicago’s Proposed Ban on “Single-Use Foodware” and What That Means for Sustainability
2021-07-29
Now that it is once again the season of farmer’s markets, I’ve been buying more local produce than I do when it’s cold out. Farmer’s markets often feature produce and prepared foods from multiple nearby states, but you can also find produce grown within the city.Read More →
What Green Certifications are Right for the Food and Restaurant Industry?
2021-07-29
Now that it is once again the season of farmer’s markets, I’ve been buying more local produce than I do when it’s cold out. Farmer’s markets often feature produce and prepared foods from multiple nearby states, but you can also find produce grown within the city.Read More →
American Food Manufacturing Summit Makes Plans for Virtual Event in 2021
2021-07-29
Aimed exclusively at the global steelmaking industry, the Sustainable Steel Strategies Summit, hosted by Steel Times International, wrapped up its two-day virtual event on June 23.Read More →
How to Source Sustainable Seafood in Restaurants
2021-07-29
Now that it is once again the season of farmer’s markets, I’ve been buying more local produce than I do when it’s cold out. Farmer’s markets often feature produce and prepared foods from multiple nearby states, but you can also find produce grown within the city.Read More →
Using an Old Design Technique to Help Combat Rising Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest
2021-07-23
As temperatures continue to rise worldwide, architects are becoming increasingly aware of the designs necessary to ensure that buildings can remain cool inside.Read More →
Microsoft Pledges to be Carbon Negative by 2030
2021-07-23
Microsoft just pledged to be carbon negative by 2030, stating that they will use their recent clean energy purchases to power all of their global operations within the next decadeRead More →
Chicago Restaurants Where Sustainability is on the Menu
2021-07-23
The transition towards running a more sustainable restaurant can be intimidating, but three of Chicago’s most eco-friendly establishments provide a blueprint for success. Regardless of your business’ disposable income to begin this journey, the stories behind these restaurants present a vision for easy decarbonization. Read More →
Five Innovative Ways that Companies are Curbing Food Waste
2021-07-16
Brought into the field by Israeli startup, Wasteless, dynamic pricing is a way that grocery stores can reduce food waste and increase revenue.Read More →
Chicago’s Urban Farms Can Provide Local, Fresh Produce to Restaurants
2021-07-15
Now that it is once again the season of farmer’s markets, I’ve been buying more local produce than I do when it’s cold out. Farmer’s markets often feature produce and prepared foods from multiple nearby states, but you can also find produce grown within the city.Read More →
EcoDrain Turns Wasted Water into Energy
2021-07-14
Long, hot, showers are a luxury many people enjoy on a daily basis. However, showering is the most energy intensive activity that most people engage with during their day.Read More →
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo: The Future of Green Buildings
2021-07-09
Aimed exclusively at the global steelmaking industry, the Sustainable Steel Strategies Summit, hosted by Steel Times International, wrapped up its two-day virtual event on June 23.Read More →
REVIEW: Farming for the Future: Ecosystem Market Summer Series
2021-07-09
The Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Partnership hosted the first two webinars of a series last week.Read More →
Net Zero 2021: A Worldwide Hub of Industry Innovation
2021-07-08
Aimed exclusively at the global steelmaking industry, the Sustainable Steel Strategies Summit, hosted by Steel Times International, wrapped up its two-day virtual event on June 23.Read More →
The Future of Food: Four Plastic Packaging Alternatives
2021-07-06
Each year, the United States alone generates millions of tons of plastic food containers and packaging, yet only a small percentage is recycled or burned for energy.Read More →
Transitioning to Sustainable Packaging
2021-06-30
When advocating for sustainable change, it is sometimes difficult to create distinctions between a policy that is both environmentally beneficial and a reasonable thing to expect from other people. Read More →
The Benefits of Energy Efficient Lighting and How to Make the Change
2021-06-29
When advocating for sustainable change, it is sometimes difficult to create distinctions between a policy that is both environmentally beneficial and a reasonable thing to expect from other people. Read More →
Waste Not Want Not: Leftover Food and Behavioral Sustainability.
2021-06-28
When advocating for sustainable change, it is sometimes difficult to create distinctions between a policy that is both environmentally beneficial and a reasonable thing to expect from other people. Read More →
Eco-Friendly Hotels and Restaurants in the Midwest
2021-06-27
As a new journalist in the microgrid space, I can make few claims regarding the chemistry of solid-state batteries or the response rates of high-speed grid controllers.Read More →
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities and Restaurants
2021-06-26
As a new journalist in the microgrid space, I can make few claims regarding the chemistry of solid-state batteries or the response rates of high-speed grid controllers.Read More →
Solar Energy Illuminates Food Manufacturing Warehouses
2021-06-25
As a new journalist in the microgrid space, I can make few claims regarding the chemistry of solid-state batteries or the response rates of high-speed grid controllers.Read More →
Intelligent Lighting Cuts Energy Costs for Businesses
2021-06-16
As a new journalist in the microgrid space, I can make few claims regarding the chemistry of solid-state batteries or the response rates of high-speed grid controllers.Read More →
A Diverse Future for Microgrid Tech
2021-06-16
As a new journalist in the microgrid space, I can make few claims regarding the chemistry of solid-state batteries or the response rates of high-speed grid controllers.Read More →
Locally Grown: How “The Farmstand” Enables Agriculture in Urban Environments
2021-06-16
In the 1980’s and 1990’s, popular science fiction adopted a grim, neon aesthetic epitomized by movies like Bladerunner and Total Recall. The pillars of cyberpunk—sky highways, rain streaking from taxi-cab windows, and massive holographic advertisements—reflected one idea of the future city.Read More →
CleanGreen 3D: Printers and Sustainable Printing Solutions
2021-06-16
On Thursday, June 3rd, 2021, as Microgrid Knowledge’s annual conference came to an end, the renewable energy news site held their final session of the month-long event. The seminar “How Microgrids Will Change the Way We Make, Deliver, and Use Energy ” was led by Steve Pullins, Chief Technology officer at Alphastruxure. He used the opportunity to prompt expert panelists on what the future of microgrid technology and system configuration will look like. Read More →
How Microgrids Will Change the Way We Make, Deliver, and Use Energy
2021-06-16
On Thursday, June 3rd, 2021, as Microgrid Knowledge’s annual conference came to an end, the renewable energy news site held their final session of the month-long event. The seminar “How Microgrids Will Change the Way We Make, Deliver, and Use Energy ” was led by Steve Pullins, Chief Technology officer at Alphastruxure. He used the opportunity to prompt expert panelists on what the future of microgrid technology and system configuration will look like. Read More →
How Milk Delivery Is Making A Comeback
2021-06-16
It’s not often that an old tradition returns. Those “hipsters” who don handlebar mustaches and suspenders in attempts to bring back a bygone era have their efforts limited by a modern perspective and, as a result, come off as disingenuous.Read More →
Why Does a Microgrid Cost What It Costs?
2021-06-16
The second week of Microgrid Knowledge’s annual Microgrid Conference held a seminar on the factors that bulk up the price of microgrid interventions, specifically “development and permitting delays, state regulations and utility rules, generation choices, location, [and] market rules.Read More →
Meet the Plastic Alternative Poised to Save the Oceans
2021-06-16
Here’s a riddle: What looks like plastic, acts like plastic, and is found in fish? If your answer was plastic, a few years ago you’d be right. Now, thanks to Lucy Hughes and her team, there is a new answer, MarinaTex. Read More →
Speaking For the Trees: Business Collaboration and Sustainable Forestry
2021-06-09
Deforestation has been a hot-button sustainability issue for as long as I can remember, and despite all the progress made on this front, there is still a long way to go in terms of environmentally (and socially) responsibly sourced paper products.Read More →
Aware Of What We Wear: Fashion and Sustainability
2021-06-04
Recently, when attending a Fashion and Sustainability Panel as a part of World Trade Week, I began to have feelings of anxiety about the clothes that I was wearing.Read More →
Me and Mine: How Sustainable Mining Can Forge a Path into the Future
2021-06-04
As mining companies encounter a world that is increasingly hostile to their efforts and, despite that, in desperate need of their services, sustainable operations have become an essential part of doing business.Read More →
Everything You Need to Know About EPR
2021-06-04
EPR stands for Extended Producer Responsibility. It seeks to make the manufacturers of disposables responsible for lessening the safety, environmental, and economic repercussions of their products as they reach the end of their use. Read More →
Microgrid Event: “Why the Electric Grid is No Longer Enough”
2021-05-20
Although conventional electric grids form the backbone of our energy infrastructure, they have become expensive to maintain, and will not satisfy our future of higher electricity demand and unpredictable weather conditions. Read More →
How to get more out of microgrids
2021-05-20
On May 13th Microgrid Knowledge hosted “How to Get More out of Microgrids: Overcoming the Challenges” as part of their month-long Microgrid Conference. The session featured industry experts Scott Kessler, Head of Microgrid Strategy at Siemens, Scott Manson, Technology Director at SEL, Keith Thomson, Co-Founder and Facilitator at AVL Critical Services Microgrid Group, and Karim El Alami, Managing Director at Elum Energy. Led by Samantha Reifer, Director at Scale Microgrid Solutions, panelists were prompted to explain their perspectives on major challenges preventing communities from fully relying on microgrids, and how to navigate and manage these issues.Read More →
Happy Arbor Day on behalf of the Green World Alliance team!
2021-04-30
National Arbor day is a celebration that reminds us of the importance of trees. After Earth day, this is another day to remember to plant, protect, and preserve trees. History of Arbor day J. Sterling Morton, Nebraska newspaper editor and “tree enthusiast”, proposed a holiday to plant trees and theRead More →
How Do We Return to Normal Without Raising Carbon Emissions?
2021-04-29
For a brief window in 2020 the world economy slowed. Roads and sidewalks emptied as citizens retreated indoors to protect their health and slow viral spread. Dwindling tourism and closed borders forced the carbon-intensive airline industry to ground planes and schedule half-empty flights, creating extreme financial distress across the global aviation sector.Read More →
05-12-2021 MIDWEST REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT
2021-04-26
Microgrid 2020 Global is the one virtual conference you will not want to miss. Don’t take our word for it. See what your peers have to say about our events:Read More →
April 22 – Earth Day – Time for a New Approach?
2021-04-22
As Earth Day 2021 approaches, a key argument in Naomi Klein’s seminal book of eco-political thinking This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate feels relevant.Read More →
Microgrid 2021 Conference – May 11-June 3
2021-04-06
Microgrid 2020 Global is the one virtual conference you will not want to miss. Don’t take our word for it. See what your peers have to say about our events:Read More →
Wind Catcher: A quiet lightweight portable wind turbine made out of recycled materials, perfect for camping or emergency backup.
2021-03-31
The Wind Catcher, by the copenhagen-based company KiteX, is a new innovation that can be used for camping or emergency backup in combination with solar panels for sunless days, or solo. It can connect to a classic generator for extra power as well. 2 models are available, 200W and 600WRead More →
Do eco-friendly products work? Yes is the answer! What do they have in common?
2021-03-24
Good House Keeping has recently published a list of the “11 Best Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products”. Among other products tested successfully were: Bon Ami Powder Cleanser, Seventh Generation Disinfecting Multi-Surface Cleaner, Method ANTIBAC Bathroom Cleaner, Arm & Hammer Baking Soda Shaker, and many more. It is also good to look atRead More →
Asbestos recycling: Can asbestos be recycled? Read more to find out…
2021-03-02
Can Asbestos Be Recycled? Short Answer: Yes. Asbestos can be recycled, but not in the way you would recycle paper or plastic. This type of recycling uses high temperatures to change asbestos fibers into glass or ceramic fibers that are safe to use for other purposes. If asbestos is in your home,Read More →
The first affordable EV Porsche: the Taycan under $80,000
2021-02-22
The first electric vehicle from Porsche started at $103K for the Taycan 4S and $185K for the Turbo S.Read More →
Recycled plastic bricks stronger than concrete by a Kenyan company
2021-02-08
Nzambi Matee, founder of Gjenge Makers in Nairobi, Kenya, has discovered a way to give a second life to plastic waste.Read More →
2020 Sustainability Sheroes of the USGBC Community recognized.
2021-01-30
“Don’t be afraid, just go for it!” are the wise words repeated with passion by Jessica Davis, Director of the IUPUI Sustainability…Read More →
Siemens Gamesa and Siemens Energy to integrate offshore wind-to-hydrogen solution
2021-01-20
Offshore wind to hydrogen solution soon to be introduced by Siemens Gamesa and Siemens EnergyRead More →
Advanced light reveals how different biofuels behave
2021-01-14
Vehicles have evolved to become more efficient and sophisticated, but their fuel hasn’t necessarily evolved along with them. Read More →
New process more efficiently recycles excess CO2 into fuel
2021-01-13
For years, researchers have worked to repurpose excess atmospheric carbon dioxide into chemicals, fuels, and other products.Read More →
Upcycling: New catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives.
2021-01-13
Only a small percentage of plastic bags and other polyethylene packaging is recycled…Read More →
New Generation of High-Efficiency LG NeON 2 Solar Panels
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2020-10-21
New Generation of High-Efficiency LG NeON 2 Panels, 60- and 72-cell “L5” series solar modules designed to provide greater lifetime performance…Read More →
For Eco Warriors: SLO active’s The Climate Crisis Guide
2020-09-25
SLO active’s Climate Crisis Guide neatly summarizes the current climate crisis and offers a sustainable future. Read More →
Array Technologies, Supplier of Solar Trackers, Looks to Launch IPO
2020-09-23
Array Technologies, a solar tracker company, filed paperwork indicating plans to take the company public…Read More →
Everything you need to know about insuring an electric vehicle
2020-08-03
Robert Anderson invented the first electric car in 1832, but only in recent decades have electric cars become major contenders in the automobile industry.Read More →
Kia Wants to Replace Public Transportation With Micro-EV’s
2020-05-27
Kia Motors is considering the future of public transportation by pushing for micro electric vehicles.Read More →
New Report Details Jobs & Skills Programs Needed for Circular Economy
2020-05-26
A new report from Circle Economy details jobs & skills that will be necessary in the future as the world transitions into a circular model.Read More →
New Research Shows the World is Wasting More Food than Previously Thought
2020-02-26
A recent study published by Plos One has found that the world is wasting a lot more food than previously thought. Previous estimates from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have shown an average per capita waste of 214 calories per day. The new findings show 527 calories perRead More →
A New Proposal Could Heat and Cool Buildings Using Groundwater
2020-02-25
In Minneapolis, a new proposal has been introduced for a city project that would include the use of a thermal energy system using an underground aquifer. The project includes a food hall and apartment complex on the edge of the Mississippi river. Minneapolis is known for being one of the coldestRead More →
BEST PRACTICES: USGBC’s Annual List of Top 10 States For LEED Green Building Certification
2020-02-25
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced their annual list of the Top 10 U.S. States for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building, with Colorado at the top spot, based on 2019 LEED data. The Washington, D.C.-based USGBC created LEED, the most prolific green building frameworkRead More →
Jeff Bezos Just Announced a $10 Billion Donation to Combat Climate Change
2020-02-19
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced that he will be committing $10 billion of his own money to fight climate change. The announcement came via Instagram and is, by far, the largest donation to the cause to date. The Bezos Earth Fund will support “any effort that offers a real possibilityRead More →
Researchers at the University of Bath Developed a Solar Desalination System
2020-02-18
Researchers have designed a system that can desalinate ocean water. The system uses Ionics to separate salt from water and is powered by solar. Desalination on large scales typically uses a large amount of energy, costs vasts amounts of money, and has unintended environmental impacts. A small-scale system, used strategically,Read More →
The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Looks to Hold Producers Accountable
2020-02-12
A new bill introduced to Congress proposes a reduction of the production of plastic in the United States. There is often a focus on consumers to responsibly reduce the amount of plastic they consume and dispose of it properly. The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act of 2020 shifts responsibilityRead More →
Researchers Have Found a Way to Make Graphene Out of Trash
2020-02-11
Scientists at Rice University in Houston TX have found a way to create Graphene by using waste. The process, named flash graphene, works by heating carbon-containing materials to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat this intense creates graphene in 10 milliseconds. This graphene can then be used in a wide range ofRead More →
BEST PRACTICES: Microsoft Corp States Ambitious Goal – Carbon Negative by 2030
2020-02-10
Technology behemoth Microsoft, based in the United States (U.S.), made its position on corporate sustainability clear with a bold pledge late January – to be carbon negative by 2030, and further, a 2050 goal to eliminate all of the carbon the company has introduced since its inception in 1975. ManyRead More →
Europe Plans to Invest $130 Billion Into New Oil and Gas Infrastructure
2020-02-05
The United States has been pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords since 2019. It turns out that other countries haven’t necessarily been so great either. According to the World Resources Institute, 15 countries have plans or policy to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. While a majority may reach theirRead More →