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… The Yale Center for Business and the Environment (CBEY) will conduct research into how Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants are awarded at the federal level. In partnership with Doug Rand, a CBEY Expert in Residence, … know about it. The National Academies have published thousands of pages on SBIR grant programs, but have largely missed the point: the NSF, which represents only ~10% of the …
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… the Sabin Sustainable Venture Prize the opportunity to be matched with a mentor from our network of partners and experts. Sabin Mentors commit a minimum of two hours to advising their … their ideas in front of a panel of judges and compete for the prize of $25,000. Visit our event website for more details. … file-default","data-delta":"4"}}]] Howard Chang Director of Operations, Partner Development, Sun Edison …
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… donation from the Emmett Foundation to support its mission of developing leaders who are uniquely capable of addressing social and environmental challenges. The Gift The gift … itself as a leading resource on clean energy finance. The new gift will expand this work in two ways. First, CBEY, in partnership with the Yale Center for Teaching and Learning and the … to help CBEY reach this match and expand our work even further can be found here . Related Programs Planetary Solutions Generator … The Yale Center for Business and the Environment …
… Charles Branas, an epidemiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, finds that urban farms are linked to increased feelings of community and lower levels of violence . This led to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reviewing greening as a tool for violence prevention . Sustainable Soils … 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 … grew rapidly between 2004 and 2015. While the growth rate has slowed since 2015, homeowners are still steadily adopting rooftop solar, in part because of the continued statewide presence of Solarize. Solarize campaigns use community-based social networks to promote the adoption of solar through a group pricing scheme. Since 2012, over 80 …