… intelligence, and automation. Building smart ecosystems with voice assist For the past decade, utilities and their partners have been working to get smart thermostats into … intelligence, and automation. Building smart ecosystems with voice assist For the past decade, utilities and their partners have been working to get smart thermostats into … intelligence, and automation. Building smart ecosystems with voice assist For the past decade, utilities and their partners have been working to get smart thermostats into …
… grabbed a handful of reddish orange seaweed. She described how these two organisms would eventually support one another in a continuous loop. Waste from the shrimp would nourish the … learned about the benefits feeding seaweed to cattle while engaging in one of her favorite pastimes: research. “I like to read emerging scientific papers—a lot,” she said. When she … potential partnerships, and a faculty member nominated Alexia for a Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award . Over the summer, Alexia and Gracie participated in the Tsai …
… Studies (SEEDS) II team has designed, implemented and studied Solarize campaigns as a series of randomized field trials. The SEEDS II team wants to understand two effects: the … interact with adoption among these groups. In addition to Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, the SEEDS II … 18, 2019 Lessons Learned from Solarize Campaigns in Connecticut Maggie Yuan Yao (Master of Environmental Management '19) Lucy Shim (Master of Environmental Science '20) Introduction …
… to power manufacturing and transportation on a previously impossible scale. It was one of a series of innovations that sparked the Industrial Revolution, and over the next few … These developments were largely beneficial, but they came with costs, one of which was environmental degradation. The steam engine is powered by combustion—usually the burning of … quality of life, and current technologies and resources won’t sustain those changes. This past fall, I attended Greenbiz VERGE , a conference in Oakland, California that brought …
… low- and moderate-income (LMI) customers. To do this, the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies has partnered with Duke University, the CT Green Bank, and non-profit SmartPower to conduct a series of rigorous controlled field trials that explore what motivates residential solar … the patchwork service territories create particular challenges, as customers at outreach events often get their energy from diverse sources despite living in the same town. The …
… side of impact investing since its inception in 2008. The curriculum has rarely covered the environmental aspects of the triple bottom line – instead, it has focused on financial and … economy [that can] address the world’s toughest challenges.” The upcoming annual flagship event in San Francisco on Oct. 9-15 (SOCAP15) is considered the largest conference for … first session of a two-part series will take stock of opportunities and trends from the past year while showcasing the different stakeholders and sources of capital that are coming …
… Success Bonds or Social Benefit Bonds, have been gaining significant traction during the past several years as a way to entice private capital to help address challenging social … Now, a group called Blue Forest Conservation is exploring one of the nation’s first environmentally-focused impact bonds. A panelist described this bond last week at the Social … normally burn up. USFS spending on fire suppression leads to less money for wildfire prevention, creating a vicious cycle that Blue Forest Conservation is aiming to disrupt. This …
… Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every year. Previous posts in this series detail how we got to this point and work underway to address the problem. Here we … in and providing services to the waste management sector. Beyond waste management, waste prevention is also a potential gold mine. The problem of plastics in the ocean represents a … every year. What steps are needed to solve the plastics problem? Satwik Mudgal (Master of Environmental Management '19) Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every …
… steps remain to support truly effective plastic management efforts. The next blog in this series takes up these issues. Photo credit Mike Batson . 2780 Thriving Food Systems and … enters our oceans every year. What is being done to clean it up? Satwik Mudgal (Master of Environmental Management '19) Eight million tons of plastic waste enters our oceans every … steps remain to support truly effective plastic management efforts. The next blog in this series takes up these issues. Photo credit Mike Batson . … Satwik Mudgal … Eight million …
… Figure 2: Triggers to installing primary heating systems. The survey points to three key events that trigger a decision to install a new heating and cooling system. Most … Figure 2: Triggers to installing primary heating systems. The survey points to three key events that trigger a decision to install a new heating and cooling system. Most … Figure 2: Triggers to installing primary heating systems. The survey points to three key events that trigger a decision to install a new heating and cooling system. Most …