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Environmental News You Missed On Earth Day
Friday, April 23, 2021 - 10:59am | 1022Read More...Earth Day — a day when consumers, investors, companies and governments recognize the importance of a healthy environment — will naturally lead more companies to share sustainability goals. From sustainability survey results to greener buildings and improved environmental biodiversity, here are...
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Strict Rules Key To Sustainable Transportation, Climate Policy Expert Says
Monday, April 19, 2021 - 10:47am | 1310Read More...FreightWaves recently chatted with Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign, to learn about how transportation-related climate change policy works. After law school, Becker fought to pass legislation such as the Clean Air Act, California's vehicular emissions law, AB 1493,...
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Apple Launches $200M Fund To Counter Climate Change
Monday, April 19, 2021 - 6:51am | 575Read More...The Cupertino Giant Will Invest In Forestry Projects To Help Remove Carbon From The Atmosphere While Generating Financial Returns. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced the creation of a $200 million investment fund to reduce carbon emissions into the atmosphere and support sustainable forestry....
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Apple Spent $2.8B Raised From Green Bond Issue For Clean Energy Projects
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 - 11:14am | 374Read More...Technology giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) prefers to be known for not only its product and service offerings, but also for its commitment to the environment and society. What Happened: Apple has allocated about $2.8 billion raised from its previous issuances of Green Bonds into...
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Jack Ma's Ant Pledges To Go Carbon Neutral By 2030
Monday, March 15, 2021 - 4:15am | 565Read More...Ant Group, the financial technology affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2030. What Happened: Ant Group said that to reach the goal within the next nine years, it will set up a carbon neutrality fund to support the...
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Tesla Provided Most Of The $362M Regulatory Credits Purchased By Fiat Chrysler In 2020
Thursday, March 4, 2021 - 5:17am | 340Read More...Fiat Chrysler, a part of the newly-created automaker Stellantis N.V. (NYSE: STLA), said Wednesday that it purchased most of the $362 million in regulatory credits last year in Europe from Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), according to a report by CNBC. What Happened: Fiat Chrysler merged with Peugeot...
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Bill Gates Says 'Underestimating' Elon Musk 'Not A Good Idea'
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - 1:50am | 493Read More...Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates praised Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) and its CEO Elon Musk's contributions on mitigating climate change in a New York Times Co (NYSE: NYT) podcast this week. What Happened: “Well, it’s important to...
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Amazon Buying Hundreds Of Compressed Natural Gas Trucks: Reuters
Saturday, February 6, 2021 - 3:41pm | 231Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has ordered more than 700 delivery trucks that run on compressed natural gas, as it tries to reduce its carbon footprint, Reuters has reported. What Happened: A joint venture between Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and Westport Fuel Systems Inc (NASDAQ: WPRT) will...
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Elon Musk Wants To Drill For Texas Natural Gas To Power SpaceX Starship
Saturday, January 30, 2021 - 2:56pm | 247Read More...Elon Musk is aiming to drill gas wells in South Texas to make its own fuel and electricity to power its Starship spacecraft, Bloomberg has reported. What Happened: According to Bloomberg, Musk's space company SpaceX is looking to drill wells close to the company's Boca...
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink On ESG Investing
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 2:13pm | 262Read More...Larry Fink, CEO of the world's largest asset manager BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), released his annual letter to CEOss Tuesday, with a focus on climate change. "We expect companies to disclose a plan for their business model will be compatible with a net zero [carbon footprint]...
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Elon Musk To Award $100M For Development Of 'Best' Carbon Capture Tech
Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 10:10pm | 305Read More...Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk plans to donate $100 million in prize money towards the best carbon capture technology. What Happened: The billionaire tweeted his intentions to give away the prize on Thursday. Am donating $100M towards a prize for best carbon capture technology — Elon...
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Jim Cramer Sees These Two Non-Pure Play Stocks As Winners On Future Of Hydrogen Energy
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 2:54am | 433Read More...CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer on Monday said he preferred non-pure plays in the hydrogen energy sector as — while it has a major role there to play in clean energy's future — there is a long way to go before the technology actually matures. What Happened: Cramer...
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How Climate-Positive Cultivation Is Growing Greener Cannabis
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - 10:33am | 1037Read More...By Bill Shevlin, Co-CEO, 3 Bros Grow It’s no secret that indoor cannabis cultivation techniques have a massive carbon footprint. Today, cannabis is a dirty business due to its use of plastics, immense amounts of water and energy are required. Not only is this bad for the environment, but it...
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Jeff Bezos Names 16 Recipients Of $10B Earth Fund, Combating Climate Change
Monday, November 16, 2020 - 12:35pm | 495Read More...Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday announced the first 16 recipients of the Earth Fund launched to combat climate change. What Happened: In 2019, Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge— a commitment to be net zero carbon across Amazon's business by 2040, 10 years...
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US Formally Withdraws From Paris Climate Agreement
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 11:59am | 239Read More...The United States became the first nation to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday. The Paris Agreement is a 2015 United Nations deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with 196 signatories. What Happened: President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw...
