… information.) Solarize South Kingstown group. Image courtesy of SmartPower. Given that, how is Rhode Island faring after half a decade of Solarize? With help from SmartPower, a … drew to a close with programs in Barrington, Bristol, and South Kingstown. Table 1 shows the program dates and contracted capacity for the 2017 Summer and Fall Solarize … for each town. Table 1: Contracted Capacity of Recent Solarize Programs Promotion through Good Policy Rhode Island is blessed with strong solar support at the state level. There are …
… the past decade, CBEY has offered students a forum to pursue and refine novel solutions to sustainability challenges, from new ventures with a triple bottom line Peter Boyd, one of … ways. First, CBEY, in partnership with the Yale Center for Teaching and Learning and the CT Green Bank, will design and launch a new certificate program on “Financing and Deploying … or financial models in every state across the country. In addition, the forum will target efforts in states where clean energy is only starting to take root, making the Forum’s …
… of violence . This led to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reviewing greening as a tool for violence prevention . Sustainable Soils Commercial row-crop farming … farmers to take agriculturally used croplands out of production and convert them to vegetative cover will cause reductions in land erosion and improvements in water quality and wildlife benefits. However, an EWG analysis found that farmers opportunistically sign up for this rental income …
… As the residential solar market continues to grow, how proponents communicate the benefits of the technology can impact adoption rates and has … across seven towns. The goal of this study, titled “SEEDS II,” was to test whether, and how much, different messages about the value of solar impact rates of adoption. This post … per thousand owner-occupied households (Source: ACS 2016 5-yr Estimate, Connecticut Green Bank) The campaigns generated over 800 leads based on initial conversations with …
… what,” she says. “You need your idea, you need a viable business model, and you need a good team.” Early on, she received vital support through a grant from the Venture Creation … evolved into the CITY Accelerator . “I probably would not have done PowerHouse if I didn’t get the first thousand-dollar grant to guide me through the first steps,” she says. That … long time for their savings to compensate for this cost. Additionally, user interviews showed that consumers wanted the system to be automated, which would have required home …
… gathered in Phoenix to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and solutions in corporate sustainability, as part of the annual GreenBiz conference . While a hotel with five swimming … and the subject of a four-hour tutorial. The SDGs are a set of 17 goals and 169 targets that the world aims to meet by 2030. Many companies represented at GreenBiz align their … are taking to achieve sustainability, it is easy to frame small steps as large strides. However, many sessions at GreenBiz focused on setting ambitious goals and measuring impacts, …
… that pursue sustainable practices. In short, there is a profound shift underway in how capital markets value companies. So if you’re an investor, what do you need to know? In … and the Environment has released a new publication to answer this question. Entitled “ Just Good Business: An Investor’s Guide to B Corps , ” this report explores the distinct … business.” This publication comes at a time when both corporate and investor interests in sustainability are maturing. Today, 2,500 companies have certified as B Corps and 5,000 …
… and commercial buildings are currently responsible for roughly one-third of regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, representing a considerable market opportunity for … supporting federal, state, or municipal goals. State goals in the Northeast typically target a low-carbon economy characterized by low energy costs and sustained job growth in … demand for renewable thermal performance metrics. Given low adoption rates, the evidence on how RTTs perform after installation is lacking. Nor have consistent metering and monitoring …
… soap and detergents, in tires, in your sportswear, and even in paints. These microplastics get into the drains by one way or the other and it is unclear how many wastewater treatment plants can actually filter them out. Some studies suggest that … manufacture, and amazingly versatile—used for toothbrushes, computers, packaging consumer goods, and even for Boeing 787s , where plastic was a light-weighting breakthrough. Plastics …
… In the fall of 2017, CBEY, along with Yale University Office of Sustainability, and Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, organized a grant program for … Johnson, Alexia Akbay, Joseph Clingerman (all from Yale School of Public Health) Q – How did you come up with this idea? Tell us more While we all come from different academic … methods to date. An ecosystem is essentially formed between fish or shellfish and vegetation. In this case, nutrients such as nitrates and oxygen are recycled between the two, …