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- Why Starbucks is giving away climate-tolerant coffee treesMore than half of the land used to grow Arabica beans for the world’s largest coffeehouse could be unusable by 2050. The post Why Starbucks is giving away climate-tolerant coffee trees appeared first on Trellis.
- Why General Motors lobbied against its own EV goalsTrump’s gutting of pro-EV regulations was backed by several large automakers. Here’s how other companies can learn from those experiences. The post Why General Motors lobbied against its own EV goals appeared first on Trellis.
- How climate standards are slowing down corporate decarbonizationMany standards have become bottlenecks rather than enablers. The post How climate standards are slowing down corporate decarbonization appeared first on Trellis.
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Daily Archives: 05/02/2012
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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