March 2, 2023
March 2023 Updates from the Idaho Statehouse
Source: Ryan McGoldrick, March 2nd, 2023 At this point last month, the session has been relatively quiet on CleanTech. That quickly changed over the past month. Here are the CleanTech bills we are following right now: H24 would create the Idaho Launch Grant Program, which would provide graduating Idaho students with $8,500 grants to pursue […]

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March 2, 2023
Sustainability is Growing Jobs, like Hempitecture is Growing the Insulation Biz!
Source: Lisa Hecht, March 2nd, 2023 At the ribbon-cutting for Hempitecture, I learned a few things about the literally “growing” opportunities in sustainability. First, any business can become more sustainable, as in the building industry. Hempitecture is making non-woven building insulation from industrial hemp, providing jobs for growers, factory workers, truckers, and ultimately, building contractors. It […]

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September 29, 2021
The ecoDemonstrator Advances Aviation Innovation and Discovery
Source: Mel Clark, the Morning Consult, August 4, 2021 The future of commercial air travel was on display in Washington, D.C., as part of a limited tour in the United States and abroad. The Boeing ecoDemonstrator program pushes the boundaries of innovation in aerospace by taking new technologies out of a lab setting and putting them to […]

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July 14, 2021
The Impact of Excessive Heat on the Power Grid
In June 2021, the Pacific Northwest suffered the worst heat wave in recorded history. Since record keeping began in 1894, only three days have ever recorded a temperature of over 100° F, but June 2021 had three consecutive days of temperatures over 100° F. The unprecedented heat wave devastated crops, with the U.S.  Department of […]

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March 19, 2021
Preparing Your Cleantech Business for Acquisition (Guest Member Post)
Source: Michael Frantz, CFP®, UBS Financial Services, Inc. The popularity of net-zero carbon emissions goals combined with the current low interest rate environment may provide tailwinds for merger & acquisition (M&A) activity. Given this landscape, it could be worthwhile for cleantech owners and entrepreneurs to plan for their firms to be acquisition targets. Business owners […]

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November 30, 2020
Commentary: Eight mayors – We need a Marshall Plan for Middle America
Source: Mayors William Peduto, Jamael Tito Brown, Nan Whaley, Andrew Ginther, John Cranley, Steve Williams, Ron Dulaney Jr. and Greg Fische. Washington Post, November 20, 2020 Every four years, voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky are told how important they are to American industry, but once the election is over, nothing happens. The United States now has a president-elect who comes […]

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August 17, 2020
Commentary: What Will A Biden-Harris Administration Do For Nuclear Energy?
Source: James Conca, Forbes, August 17, 2020 The CleanTech Alliance is a non-partisan organization. We do not endorse any candidate or party. The idea that Republican Administrations are pro-nuclear and Democratic ones are anti-nuclear is one of those enduring myths, like the idea that Republicans are better for the economy than Democrats. When either party […]

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June 11, 2020
Climate Change Driving Forests To Smaller And Younger Trees
Source: James Conca, Forbes, May 31, 2020 Our planet’s forests are adapting to global warming, as one would expect. But their trees are getting shorter and younger. And that’s going to continue for a long time. A new study published in Science by scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), led by Dr. Nate McDowell makes a compelling […]

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May 8, 2020
Commentary – A no-brainer stimulus idea: Electrify USPS mail trucks
Source: David Roberts, Vox, April 22, 2020. The boxy, whiny postal truck that is so familiar to Americans, with the driver on the right next to a loud sliding door, is called a Grumman Long Life Vehicle (LLV). As of 2018, the US Postal Service owns and operates 229,000 total vehicles, more than 141,000 of […]

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May 1, 2020
Member Profile #2- Michael Smith, Impact Bioenergy
Source: Michael Smith, May 1, 2020 CleanTech Alliance members are combating the coronavirus and adapting to its challenges every day.   In an effort to inspire and connect our members in these difficult times, the CleanTech Alliance is publishing a series of profiles to highlight how are members are adjusting to this new normal.  You can read our first profile on Eric […]

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