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April 16, 2019
Starbucks teams up for local power in Texas
Starbucks Coffee Company, Cypress Creek Renewables, and U.S. Bank are teaming up on a portfolio of solar farms across Texas. As a part of the deal, two solar farms developed, built and now operated by Cypress Creek are providing enough energy for the equivalent of 360 Starbucks stores in Texas.
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GHG Emissions - April 16, 2019
Murphy Oil touts emissions reduction efforts
Murphy Oil Corporation has spent approximately $95 million from 2015 to 2018 on environmental expenditures in order to reduce GHG and other emissions. The company reported this investment with the release of its inaugural sustainability report
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Hydro - April 15, 2019
Microsoft signs 5-year hydropower deal in WA
Microsoft Corp. announced new agreements to boost clean energy and connectivity in Washington state. The two agreements with Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) will see Microsoft receive carbon-free electricity to power its Puget Sound campuses
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GHG Emissions - April 15, 2019
University of Michigan signs PPA for 50% of campus power
The University of Michigan has committed to purchase approximately 200,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy annually beginning in 2021. The deal puts the University on track to reduce GHG emissions significantly by powering about half of the purchased electricity for the Ann Arbor campus with Michigan-sourced renewable resources.
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Distributed Energy Resources - April 13, 2019
Weekend reads: Vehicle-Grid integration is the key; London premieres ultra low emission zone
It's the weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web:
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Energy Efficiency - April 12, 2019
2019 ENERGY STAR Award Winners
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring 183 ENERGY STAR partners for their outstanding contributions to public health and the environment.
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GHG Emissions - April 12, 2019
Apple reveals new supplier clean energy commitments
Apple® announced it has nearly doubled the number of suppliers that have committed to run their Apple production on 100% clean energy, bringing the total number to 44. Because of this partnership between Apple and its suppliers, Apple will exceed its goal of bringing 4 gigawatts of renewable energy into its supply chain by 2020, with over an additional gigawatt projected within that timeframe.
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GHG Emissions - April 11, 2019
Walmart reports Project Gigaton progress, offers emissions calculator
Walmart announced that in the first two years of Project Gigaton, the company’s suppliers have combined to avoid more than 93 million metric tons of emissions as they head toward the goal of one gigaton (1 billion metric tons) by 2030.
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April 11, 2019
CooperVision eyes 100% RE, efficiency advancements
CooperVision, a manufacturer of soft contact lenses, has converted its three Rochester, N.Y.-area sites to 100% renewable electricity usage. The company began moving to electrical power using RECs two years ago in Rochester.
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Wind - April 10, 2019
Hormel closes in on 50% RE with VPPA
Hormel Foods Corporation has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for wind energy. Through this and other initiatives, the company will be supplied by almost 50% renewable wind power.
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