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California Economic Development Leaders Launch New Tool Connecting Business Owners with Trusted Lenders

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水曜日, 4月 24, 2024
Professional Services, Public Policy, Government, State, Local, Business, Small Business, Finance, Banking, Small business, Quaternary, IIE, Partnership, SVP, Initiative, CRF, Community development, Community, Ibank

California Small Business Loan Match, a new lender match tool for business owners to discover vital funding options, launches today in California.

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  • California Small Business Loan Match, a new lender match tool for business owners to discover vital funding options, launches today in California.
  • “We are thrilled to launch California Small Business Loan Match and connect California small business owners with pre-vetted lenders and loans they can trust,” said IBank Executive Director Scott Wu.
  • “All of these lenders use IBank’s Small Business Loan Guarantee Program which reduces lenders’ risk in loaning to small businesses that may struggle to access capital.
  • “Our lenders on California Small Business Loan Match are ideal for business owners who have been turned away from traditional banks or who faced hardships that they’re still recovering from,” said Megan Hodapp, IBank’s Small Business Finance Center Manager.

Autel Energy’s Global ESG Launch Is A Success: Around 5,000 Trees Planted In EVergreen's Inaugural Tree Planting Initiative

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火曜日, 4月 23, 2024
EV, Electric Vehicles, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Automotive, Environmental Health, Vehicle Technology, Professional Services, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Environment, Sustainability, Forest Products, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Green Technology, Climate Change, VOC, Evergreen, Carbon, NGO, Tree, Initiative, ESG, Multimedia, CO2, Energy

This activity offsets an estimated 2,190,000 kilograms of carbon emissions (CO2), and emphasizes Autel Energy's and partners' commitment to their ESG goals towards a sustainable tomorrow.

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  • This activity offsets an estimated 2,190,000 kilograms of carbon emissions (CO2), and emphasizes Autel Energy's and partners' commitment to their ESG goals towards a sustainable tomorrow.
  • Autel Energy champions a comprehensive ESG strategy, prioritizing environmental sustainability in its core principle, ranging from production to operations to achieve its ESG goals.
  • When they reach their CO2 reduction goals, Autel will plant a tree on their behalf, making a real-life impact.
  • Autel Energy, through its visionary EVergreen Initiative, stands as a beacon of sustainability and pro-environmental consciousness.

2024 US Cannes Lions Young Lions Winners Announced

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木曜日, 4月 18, 2024
Technology, Audio, Video, Entertainment, Events, Concerts, Millennials, Consumer, General Entertainment, Film & Motion Pictures, Public Relations, Investor Relations, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Advertising, Communications, Generation Z, Organization, Young Lions, CMO, Film, IAB, Element, Creativity, Pacific Ocean, PR, TEAM, Digital, Gen, Weber Shandwick, Culture, A100, Delta Air Lines, Initiative, Lion, Gold, Travel, NCM, Film industry

National CineMedia (NCM) , the largest cinema advertising platform in the country and the US representative to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, announces the winners of the 2024 US Young Lions competition.

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  • National CineMedia (NCM) , the largest cinema advertising platform in the country and the US representative to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, announces the winners of the 2024 US Young Lions competition.
  • The winners will compete in person as TEAM USA in the global Young Lions competition at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity , the world’s leading celebration of creative marketing and communications, taking place from June 17-21 in Cannes, France.
  • Following two years of investment and redesign of the US Young Lions program, NCM will be formally launching the US Lions Community at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this June.
  • Initiative, an official 2024 Event Sponsor of the US Young Lions competition, hosted the TEAM USA Winners Announcement event last night at their New York office.

PONIX AWARDED $5 MILLION USDA GRANT TO BREAK "GROUND" ON CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE IN GEORGIA

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水曜日, 4月 24, 2024
Climate change, University, Food, Partnership, GTC, Pesticide, Transport, Research, USDA, Farmer, Water, Carbon, Coalition, Woman, Lettuce, Environment, Initiative, UDC, Forestry, Food security, Apple, Student, HBCU, CFS, Washington, D.C., Renewable energy

ATLANTA, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Coalition for Food Security (CFS), led by minority-owned AgTech start-up, Ponix, is implementing a $5 million United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant, as part of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program, which helps measure and promote climate-smart farming practices. The program will design and launch an inclusive marketplace for sustainable vegetable producers, empowering minority and underserved communities to sell both their produce and carbon credits to corporate partners.

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  • "We're passionate about the benefits of hydroponic farming," said Ponix CEO, Michael Choi, who has incubated tech-enabled solutions for public and private sectors throughout his 15 year career.
  • "It's hyper local and yields a more nutritious product that doesn't require pesticides, recirculates water and conserves land," he said.
  • USDA is committed to supporting a diverse range of farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners through Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.
  • "We want a broad array of agriculture and forestry to see themselves in this effort, including small and historically underserved producers as well as early adopters."

AI-Powered Methane Emissions and Recapture Calculator Launches at Paxvac.com

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火曜日, 4月 23, 2024
Social, Methane, EPA, Woman, Greentech, Biophysical environment, Artificial intelligence, Oil, Carbon, Female, Climate, Sustainability, Initiative, ESG, Public service, COP28, Private sector, CO2, Natural gas

OAKLAND, Calif., April 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Powered by artificial intelligence, the 9th fastest growing energy company in America, Paxon Energy & Infrastructure, has built an online methane emissions calculator to support the oil and gas industry in the worldwide march to eradicate the most noxious greenhouse gas contributions to global warming. Developed by a female environmental engineer CEO who supplies some of the nation's largest utilities with methane recapture services that have, since 2016, prevented 830,000 tons of methane from hitting the atmosphere, the calculator lives at Paxvac.com and is offered to the industry at no cost.

Key Points: 
  • Developed by a female environmental engineer CEO who supplies some of the nation's largest utilities with methane recapture services that have, since 2016, prevented 830,000 tons of methane from hitting the atmosphere, the calculator lives at Paxvac.com and is offered to the industry at no cost.
  • Greentech such as a methane recapture process called 'cross compression' captures 99% of what would have been emitted."
  • The utilities that use methane recapture greentech have the potential to become one of the most significant environmental stewards of our time.
  • Use of technology like methane recapture is game-changing and could bend the climate curve back to healthful levels while we continue to transition to a renewable energy powered future."

The Carbon to Value Initiative Announces Year 4 of the Initiative's Carbontech Accelerator Program

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火曜日, 4月 16, 2024
AIR, Climate change, Technology readiness level, Ecosystem, Consulate, C2V, BASF, UFL, Fraunhofer, Partnership, Research, TRL, Growth, CLC, Fraunhofer Society, Biomass, Initiative, XPRIZE, Faculty, Economic development, Interim, Burial, Government, Student, Shell, Organization, Véronique, Management

SOMERVILLE, Mass. and HOUSTON and BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative)—a multi-year collaboration from the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (UFL), Greentown Labs, and Fraunhofer USA—enthusiastically announces the fourth year of its world-class carbontech accelerator program. 

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  • and HOUSTON and BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative)—a multi-year collaboration from the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (UFL), Greentown Labs , and Fraunhofer USA —enthusiastically announces the fourth year of its world-class carbontech accelerator program.
  • For its fourth accelerator cohort, the C2V Initiative and its Carbontech Leadership Council (CLC) are welcoming applications from startups at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4-7 that are developing carbontech solutions.
  • More specifically, the program collaborators are interested in carbontech innovations related to the following categories:
    Carbon Conversion to Added-value Products, e.g.
  • Startups with a novel carbontech innovation are encouraged to apply even if their technology is not listed above.

Linux Foundation Energy Announces New Open Source Initiatives for Substation Digitalization, Energy AI and Data, and More

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火曜日, 4月 16, 2024
NODE, AI, Texas Instruments, IEEE, Partnership, Everest Spices, Policy, Privacy, RMI, Shell, Knowledge, Compas, Software, RMI (energy organization), Conference, RTE, Documentation, EV, Omicron, Annual report, API, SAN, Johns Hopkins University, Building, Request for proposal, LF Energy, Research, International adoption, Confidentiality, Organization, Weather, Transpower, Initiative, Electronics, Octopus Energy, Interest group, Member, Open, Growth, Renewable energy

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LF Energy, the open source foundation focused on harnessing the power of collaborative software and hardware technologies to accelerate the energy transition, is pleased to announce that four new open source technical projects and three new working groups have been accepted into the foundation. These initiatives will provide the energy sector with new resources around digital substations, preparing for extreme weather events, taking advantage of advances in data and AI technologies, and more. This comes ahead of the Open Sustainability Policy Summit and Open EV Charging Summit, both of which LF Energy is hosting with partners in May.

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  • LF Energy hosts working groups, which bring together communities of disparate stakeholders to identify challenges and develop open source solutions for the energy transition.
  • LF Energy AI is a Special Interest Group created to drive AI for energy priorities forward.
  • LF Energy is organizing three upcoming events to gather various groups of energy stakeholders to learn and share best practices and open source solutions for the energy transition.
  • "We are pleased to see support for open source software, hardware, and standards growing to drive the energy transition forward," said LF Energy Executive Director Alex Thornton.

Washington Trust Contributes $22,000 to NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley

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月曜日, 4月 15, 2024
Organization, Initiative, Bank, Mentorship

WESTERLY, R.I., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Trust ("the Bank") today announced that the Washington Trust Charitable Foundation has awarded $22,000 to NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley to support their development and execution of a new Focused Neighborhood Homeownership Initiative ("Initiative").

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  • Available in both English and Spanish, the program will provide culturally and linguistically relevant education sessions, personalized credit counseling, homebuyer readiness services, mentoring, and post-purchase support.
  • "Washington Trust is committed to helping our neighbors realize the dream of homeownership," said Rolando Lora, Washington Trust Executive Vice President, Chief Retail Lending Officer and Director of Community Lending.
  • "We are proud to support their efforts as this investment is a testament to NeighborWorks' incredible commitment to create homeownership opportunities for underserved communities."
  • "We are grateful for the support of Washington Trust as we launch this very intentional and innovative program," said Joe Garlick Executive Director of NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley.

DENVER THRIVES AS A PIONEER IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

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木曜日, 4月 11, 2024
Carbon, City, National Geographic, Environmental management system, Water, Farmer, Platinum, Environment, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Travel, HVAC, Regional Transportation District, Urban village, Denver Botanic Gardens, Climate, Ani DiFranco, ISO, Michelin Guide, Populus, Restaurant, GEST, Farm, Horticulture, Transport, Certification, Honey, Footprint, Foot, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, Family, Recycling, Denver International Airport, Weather, Denver Union Station, Public health, Electricity, Sustainable transport, Colorado Convention Center, Friends, Wolf, Great Divide Brewing Company, Lighting, Hydroponics, RTD, LEED, Initiative, Rino, International Organization (journal), CO2, Tourism

DENVER, April 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Denver's city leaders and residents share a deep understanding of the importance of preserving our environment for future generations. As a result, attractions, restaurants, hotels and other businesses across The Mile High City are working to integrate sustainable practices to protect the city's natural beauty while enhancing the visitor experience, making it the ideal destination.

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  • Sustainable Transportation: The city encourages visitors to explore Denver using eco-friendly transportation options such as public transit and bike-rental programs.
  • To learn more about sustainable transportation options, check out the VISIT DENVER website .
  • In addition, Denver is proud to be the world's first destination to be certified at the Platinum level under the Event Industry Council's Sustainable Event Standards .
  • To learn more and plan your perfect trip to Denver, head to the VISIT DENVER website .

Zambian Government and Partners Unveil New Financial Mechanism to Accelerate Energy Access through Mini-Grids

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木曜日, 4月 11, 2024
Excellency, Education, Agriculture, UN, Global Alliance, Generator, Hospital, Rockefeller Foundation, School, Sustainable energy, Electricity, Sustainable development, Initiative, Sustainable Development Goals, Economic development, SDG7, COP28, DRE, Special, Dulce Base, Government, Renewable energy

The Demand Stimulation Incentive will support rural development by powering productive uses of energy in communities currently lacking access to reliable electricity.

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  • The Demand Stimulation Incentive will support rural development by powering productive uses of energy in communities currently lacking access to reliable electricity.
  • Increasing access to reliable, affordable, and modern energy remains a key priority for the Government of Zambia and a critical enabler to bolster economic development in the country.
  • The launch of the 1000 Mini-grid Initiative at COP28 marked a significant milestone in Zambia's pursuit of sustainable development and energy accessibility.
  • "Zambia's leading the way with its vision to accelerate mini-grid electrification in the communities that have long gone without reliable, affordable energy.