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Category: Sustainability

Posted onDecember 30, 2018May 23, 2020Sustainability

Amazon, Microsoft Are Making Artificial Intelligence Real

by Heather Clancy

Species identification schemes. Early warning systems informed by sensors and big data. Predictive population modeling. Looks like a job for artificial intelligence! It felt appropriate to weigh in with a year-end riff about a topic that’s guaranteed to spark debate at holiday parties — when and…

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Posted onDecember 29, 2018May 23, 2020Sustainability

Amazon Digs Renewables, But Progress Is Elusive

by Heather Clancy

Is the world’s largest provider of cloud computing services falling down on its 2014 pledge to one day power all of its data centers entirely with renewable energy? That’s the question posed recently by an investigative report in The Information (subscription required, but you can…

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Posted onDecember 28, 2018May 23, 2020Sustainability

Why You Should Pay More Attention to Bloom Energy

by Heather Clancy

When rocket scientist K.R. Sridhar founded the technology startup that would become Bloom Energy in 2001 — and famously introduced its electricity-generating “box” to the world in 2010 during a “60 Minutes” segment — his inspiration was a photograph snapped from outer space illustrating the…

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Posted onDecember 1, 2018May 23, 2020Sustainability

Kickstarter To Designers: Consider The Environment

by Heather Clancy

Genusee, an eyeglasses maker that fashions its frames from water bottles sourced in Flint, Michigan. Huskee Cup, which brews up reusable mugs made out of coffee husk waste. EcoTruck, a toy made from a wood-hybrid material that is far tougher than competitive options. All three…

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Posted onNovember 4, 2017May 23, 2020Nature

Amazon, Apple Go for the Photo Opp

by Heather Clancy

Generally, you know a company is “serious” about a strategy when they march the chief executive officer out to be the mouthpiece or the face of it. Or at least that’s what the marketing gurus and guru-esses hope. So, I was intrigued by two recent…

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Posted onOctober 25, 2017October 25, 2017Nature

Is This Your Job?

by Heather Clancy

This post has absolutely nothing to do with the core “mission” of this blog, at least overtly. Covertly, however, I love the idea that The New York Times is willing to send a writer to all of its “52 Places to Go” list! Their mission:…

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Posted onOctober 13, 2017Sustainability

Well, That’s Embarrassing!

by Heather Clancy

Apparently, I have far more readers at my modest and very neglected personal blog, Technophile, than I heretofore realized. I just discovered dozens of messages trapped in Ninja forms purgatory. So, first, my apologies to those who never heard from me when you reached out…

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Posted onApril 16, 2017April 16, 2017Sustainability

Faith, Love, Hope — and Resistance

by Heather Clancy

On this Easter morning, it seems relevant to reflect on the theme of faith — a belief or conviction based on “spiritual apprehension” rather than proof. Faith is the foundation of every religion, of course, the reverse of the “seeing is believing” adage. It’s an emotion I…

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Posted onOctober 31, 2016Sustainability

Can You Name the Top 10 Solar Buyers?

by Heather Clancy

  It probably won’t surprise you to discover that many of the companies investing in on-site solar technology—rather than waiting around for their local utility to start selling clean power—are either retailers or real estate investment firms. The Solar Energy Industries Association keeps tabs on…

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Posted onOctober 30, 2016October 30, 2016Sustainability

Elon Musk’s Plan to Make Solar Roofs Sexy

by Heather Clancy

What discourages homeowners from investing in solar power generation technology? Cost is certainly the most obvious obstacle, but there’s also a certain snobbery involved. Seriously, most solar panels aren’t all the aesthetically pleasing. No matter how much my contractor-husband appreciates the idea of clean energy,…

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Heather Clancy is an award-winning journalist specializing in transformative technology and climate tech. As editorial director for GreenBiz.com, she chronicles the role of technology in decarbonization and business innovation meant to catalyze a low-carbon economy. Her articles have appeared in Entrepreneur, Fortune, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.

She co-authored the Amazon best-seller for entrepreneurs, Niche Down, How to Become Legendary By Being Different.

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A 100MW solar farm in Texas will mount panels directly on the ground

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Startup Erthos says its "earth-mount" approach can reduce utility-scale solar costs by up to 20% by eliminating steel racking.
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The Year in Cheer

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Happy New Year! And welcome to our annual year-end roundup of the brightest, boldest ways the world improved, evolved or otherwise changed for the better. It’s a randomized bingo-ball tumbler of a l...
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From Climate Exhortation to Climate Execution

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The Inflation Reduction Act finally offers a chance for widespread change.
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