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Minnesota’s clean energy workforce is more diverse than the broader state economy. And more jobs are coming in fields like energy production, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, and green construction. But workers of color need more access to training and pathways to higher-paying careers.
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For the Global South to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, help stabilise global warming and protect water resources, agricultural innovation is needed. Investing US$15.2bn a year more will bring a number of ‘critical goals’ within reach, according to new research.
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Circular Philadelphia is working to eliminate landfills by constantly repurposing our waste. Could it also be an avenue to economic growth in Philly?
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Focusing research on solutions instead of problems enables scientists to make their findings more relevant to the public, according to Jessie Buckley, Ph.D. She spoke Aug. 12 as part of a new NIEHS cross-divisional seminar series.
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Federal officials recently examined battery-related fires in a variety of recycling settings, including electronics processing sites. In addition to noting safety concerns, the analysis determined that batteries “jeopardize the economics of the electronics recycling industry.”
The EPA report, published last month, comes as there is heightened attention on lithium-ion battery fires across many sectors of the waste management industry. For the report, EPA researchers examined e-scrap facilities, municipal recycling centers, landfills, transfer stations and other locations.
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Wealthier nations have extensive telemetry networks, but the majority of worldwide fish catch goes untracked
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Chobani is transitioning its Single-Serve Oat Blend yogurt from plastic into a paper-based cup. The new packaging, which took two years to develop, is expected to reach store shelves late this year.
The oat yogurt cups join Chobani’s recent product innovations — oat milk, cold brew coffee and coffee creamers — that already have paper-based packaging that is recyclable. The announcement comes as part of a broader companywide initiative to improve the sustainability of Chobani’s packaging by transitioning from plastic to paper, and to encourage other food and beverage makers to follow suit.
“Is this going to solve everything in packaging? No, but it’s a step in the right direction,” said Peter McGuinness, president of Chobani. “It’s a … start to reduce our reliance on plastic. There is a lot more work” to do.
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Climate change and a devastating heat wave have decimated towns like Mendota this summer, and the carnage stretches far beyond fruit. Farmworkers are struggling to find employment, working fewer hours or driving long distances for jobs. Fewer workers means less spending in the community. Less money for farm suppliers, restaurants, and the small shops where people wire money to family members in Mexico and Central America. Without the water everyone needs to survive, a sense of anxiety pervades about what the future will bring.
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Chevron Technology Ventures, the oil giant’s venture capital arm, is investing in long-duration energy storage firm Malta Inc. as part of a Series B financing round.
Chevron is joined by Piva Capital, Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Proman, Alfa Laval and Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz in the fundraising round, which topped $60 million. Malta spokesman Matt Burke said the funding will support construction of the company’s first 100 MW plant relying on thermal energy storage.
Separately, North Carolina-based storage firm FlexGen announced a $150 million equity commitment from Apollo Global Management, which FlexGen CEO Kelcy Pegler Jr. said would support hiring and training as the company expands its storage contracts. The company works on utility- and commercial-scale storage and developed the HybridOS management system, which supports automation of energy storage and dispatch.
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Plastic waste has emerged as a consistent issue consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies must grapple with as consumers demand solutions to single-use plastics. At SNAXPO21, held Aug. 22-24, Todd Fayne, associate director, global snacks R&D, PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY, detailed the largest snack manufacturer in North America’s strategy to address its role in plastic waste.
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