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Public comment period (Until Dec 23rd) on the draft Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level: 1990 Baseline and 2020 Business As Usual (BAU)
MassDEP Greenhouse Gas Stakeholders: The DEP will hold a public comment period on the Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Level: 1990 Baseline and 2020 Business As Usual (BAU) Projection Update. …
EPA Methane Cut - New Regulations, and Resistance
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has recently finalized a new methane rule that will see heavy regulations implemented into the gas and oil sectors. Methane emissions, a greenhouse gas that t…
Volkswagen Punished for Emissions Cheating
In September 2015 a report came out stating that 11 million of Volkswagen's cars contained software that falsified emission data. Since then, the car manufacturer has been facing a great deal of scrut…
SEPT 26-28: REGISTER NOW for "The Michigan Energy Symposium"
INFO: Climate change is a potential threat to the welfare of mankind and its mitigation is becoming urgent. Nuclear energy, which provides one-fifth of U.S. electricity generation, is a leading utilit…
EBC Energy and Climate Change Program: New MassDEP Regulations to Reduce Carbon Emissions Feb. 3 @ 7:30am
Environmental Business Council (EBC) Energy and Climate Change Program: New MassDEP Regulations to Reduce Carbon Emissions When: February 3, 2017 @ 7:30-10:30 am (Registration: 7:30-8am, Program: 8…
Climate Change, Part 4: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
I have been writing off and on about Bill Gates’ October 2018 post regarding climate change. Initially, I was interested in what he had to say because I was surprised to find out how much of an
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Climate Change, Part 5: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t It?
This is this the final installment to the Climate Change series I’ve been writing for the last month or so, based on Bill Gates’s blog post. Since I’m wrapping it up, it seems timely
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Euro-Global Climate Change Conference, September 18-19, 2020
We are glad to invite you to the Euro-Global Climate Change Conference 2020 which is going to commence from 18-19 September 2020 at Paris, France.
The Climate Change Conferences 2020 Paris demonstr
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Webinar: St. Louis Tackles Carbon from Existing Building The Midwest’s First Building Performance Standard, June 24, 1 PM EDT
Welcome to the June session of our Community Connections Webinar Series. Join the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT) in partnership with USGBC and the Midwest Buil
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Virtual: 2020 Northeast Multimodal Transit Summit, November 23, 11am - 7:30pm EDT
Announcement – The Nov 23rd summit sessions will be online, with the exception of the morning outdoor walk audit.
As we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we are working together t
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Virtual Conference: 2021 Energy Efficiency Finance Forum, May 25-26
Want to know how financing can drive a clean energy future? Join us for the 13th Energy Efficiency Finance Forum (EEFF) — the premier conference for industry leaders like you
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Online: Net Zero Build Summit, Charging the Midwest for the Renewable Energy Revolution, July 6, 12 PM EST
In the Midwest, incentives to use renewable energy set at state-level remains low compared to other areas in the US, such as the West- and East Coast. The absence of incentives and targets results in
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Canada Green Building Conference, October 26-28, Virtual
Building Lasting Change returns this October, with a new online program: for Canada to meet its new 2030 carbon targets, the building sector must be united in its commitment and actions. We have
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Free Webinar: Zero is the New Black: The Path to Carbon Neutrality, December 15, 10 am PST
This class is offered in partnership with San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E). Buildings have one of the highest carbon footprints—they currently contribute to 30% of global annual greenhouse
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