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Solar  -  February 14, 2020

Facebook adds another Va. solar farm to renewable portfolio

Facebook has expanded its portfolio of solar plants in Virginia through an agreement announced Feb. 13 with a 100 MW facility in Greensville County.
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GHG Emissions  -  February 13, 2020

LA mayor commits city to carbon-free building construction

All new or substantially rehabilitated buildings owned by the City of Los Angeles will be 100% carbon-free under a new initiative announced Feb. 10 by Mayor Eric Garcetti.
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Energy Efficiency  -  February 13, 2020

SJW Group cuts emissions with clean energy, biofuels, solar installations

SJW Group, a California water and wastewater utility, is aiming to purchase 100% carbon-free power by the end of 2021, which is expected to save 4,682 tons of CO2 from 2019, and complete the installation of on-site solar, according to their newly rel
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Sourcing Renewables  -  February 12, 2020 - By Patrick Flynn, Salesforce

Why Corporate Sustainability Must Change

Developing a corporate sustainability strategy has never been more important. In this column, Patrick Flynn, Senior Director of Sustainability for Salesforce discusses how new technologies, partnerships, and robust environmental data give companies a chance to do well and do good, while making the biggest positive impact .
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GHG Emissions  -  February 12, 2020

Volvo Trucks begins installation of EV charging infrastructure

Volvo Trucks has begun the installation of charging infrastructure for a fleet of electrified commercial trucks, which is being implemented in partnership with Greenlots, a member of the Shell Group.
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Energy Efficiency  -  February 11, 2020

Belfonti rolls out efficiency upgrades across commercial portfolio

A Connecticut-based real estate company has successfully completed energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across its portfolio of offices and independent living and multi-family apartment complexes.
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Solar  -  February 11, 2020

Tempur Sealy invests in solar power for manufacturing facility

Tempur Sealy International announced Feb. 10 that its largest mattress manufacturing facility, located in Albuquerque, N.M., will be receiving locally-generated renewable energy that will reduce the amount of electricity purchased from the public utility by approximately 2 million kWh.
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GHG Emissions  -  February 10, 2020

UPS invests in electric delivery vans, orders 10,000 vehicles

UPS announced Jan. 29 that they have purchased 10,000 electric vehicles from Arrival, which will be rolled out in their UK, Europe and North America delivery routes from 2020 to 2024, and has made an investment in the UK-based electric van company.
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February 10, 2020

Boston University plans largest carbon-netural building in the city

Boston University has unveiled plans for its new 305-foot-tall Center for Computing and Data Sciences, which will become the largest carbon-neutral building in the city of Boston and help the university on its path to be carbon neutral by 2040.
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Energy Efficiency  -  February 8, 2020

Weekend Reads: Bernie's plan for federally-run electricity production; Airbnb's initiative for sustainable travel

It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.
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