“BP is backing both blue and green hydrogen. A gas power plant in northeast England with carbon capture and storage capabilities will be the foundation of a low-carbon industrial cluster with blue hydrogen fed to industrial customers.”
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Ocean plastic pollution is a huge — but solvable — problem
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Urchin Ranching In California Becomes A Reality In 2020
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Microsoft, Alaska Airlines team up for alternative jet fuel
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Boost circular economy to improve climate change and social cohesion
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Fighting Climate Change, One Building At A Time
“BlocPower is targeting mid-size buildings, like small apartment buildings, community centers, and churches, almost exclusively in low-income neighborhoods. They've worked on a thousand buildings so far, in half a dozen cities. Like many start-up companies, it's relying on venture capital to get off the ground and isn't yet profitable. But Baird thinks it will be.”