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Green news- Inside Patagonia’s comprehensive plan to counter rising emissionsThe company made significant progress by switching to “preferred materials” but is struggling to tame supply chain emissions. The post Inside Patagonia’s comprehensive plan to counter rising emissions appeared first on Trellis.
- Here’s the missing manual for circular business practicesThe 236-page framework marks an attempt to apply a science-based lens to measuring and scaling circular business practices. The post Here’s the missing manual for circular business practices appeared first on Trellis.
- Google and McKinsey’s credit buy gets ambitious coalition off and runningThe Symbiosis Coalition is vetting nature-based projects with the aim of corralling commitments for 20 million tons of removal credits. The post Google and McKinsey’s credit buy gets ambitious coalition off and running appeared first on Trellis.
- How tariffs on new machinery affect reshoring goalsGovernment taxes are hindering the push for more domestic factories. The post How tariffs on new machinery affect reshoring goals appeared first on Trellis.
- Retail groups seek to shape rollout of California’s pioneering textile lawA newly formed alliance bids to run the cleanup mandated by a regulation that holds brands accountable for their discarded products. The post Retail groups seek to shape rollout of California’s pioneering textile law appeared first on Trellis.
- Inside Patagonia’s comprehensive plan to counter rising emissions
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Solar pannel from plants. Is it possible?
In a mashup of biology and electronics, researchers said they’ve made progress in making low-cost solar cell from plants.
A paper published in Scientific Reports describes an improved method for making electricity-producing “biophotovoltaics” without the sophisticated laboratory equipment previously needed. Researchers said custom-designed chemicals could be mixed with green plants, even grass clippings, to create a photovoltaic material by harnessing photosynthesis. Continue reading
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