Tag: sustainability

EnergySavvy, a Seattle startup that helps utilities implement energy-efficiency programs, has closed out its latest financing round at $8.25 million. The company had previously announced $7 million in early May, including cash from Prelude Ventures. New backers include EnerTech Capital and El Dorado Investment, a unit of PinnacleWest Capital, the investment arm of EnergySavvy customer […]

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By Jake Richardson, Clean Tecnica A recent report shows how Fortune 500 companies are using renewable energy to save hundreds of millions of dollars every year. Collectively, they are saving about $1.1 billion dollars, according to the report put out by Ceres, David Gardiner & Associates, Calvert Investments, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Some of the companies […]

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Case Studies Profile For-Profit Sustainability at Work Spokane, WA. Sustainable Media Group, a pioneering producer of education and corporate training materials, today announced a new series of business case studies highlighting a forward-looking, innovative approach to business and environmental sustainability. Multiple Media. “Sustainable Solutions” is a multiple-media program – videos, e-books, and print books, Study […]

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By Ryan Randazzo, The Republic | azcentral.com The U.S. military’s increasing use of alternative fuels and electricity sources is making the nation stronger and helping drive down commercial prices for renewable energy, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Thursday in Tempe. Mabus, who oversees a $170 billion annual budget and about 900,000 people, was speaking to the […]

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$27,500 Awarded to Entrepreneurial Student Innovators April 3, 2014 – The annual UW Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC), now in its sixth year, challenges interdisciplinary student teams to define an environmental problem, develop a solution, produce a prototype, and create a business summary that demonstrates the commercial viability of their product, process or service. 23 teams were selected […]

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Spokane, WA— March 31, 2014— Ecova, a total energy and sustainability management company, today announced the availability of the Ecova Energy and Sustainability Management Platform, an enterprise software solution designed to help commercial and industrial clients manage, analyze and report on their resource usage data through a single intuitive platform. The Ecova Platform is the foundation for […]

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This article originally appeared in Blue & Green Tomorrow’s Guide to Sustainable Transport 2014. A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) previously estimated that 2% of manmade carbon emissions came from aviation. This was expected to increase to 5% by 2050. Whilst the aerospace industry has made progress, questions remain about whether it […]

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By Cheryl Kaften, Sustainable Business Investors who have shied away from clean-tech companies for the past two years haven’t lost interest, but are broadening their scope into more areas of sustainability, according to a report by Cleantech IQ [PDF]. “The definition of ‘clean tech’ has expanded greatly. There is still some perception that when you talk about clean tech, […]

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Originally published by Clean Technica Energy benchmarking may not sound like the most important concept in the clean tech dictionary, but it’s helped Seattle identify an energy efficiency path forward to save up to $90 million annually on utility bills. These estimated savings come courtesy of the Seattle 2011/2012 Building Energy Benchmarking Analysis, which summarizes data […]

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In 2011, Centurylink Field became home to Washington’s largest solar array. The Solyndra solar panels click into place and capture light from all directions rather than just one which is great for those typical overcast days. The solar array spans the area of two football fields on top of the CenturyLink Field Event Center, generating more than 800,000 […]

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