Headline News:
- “From Bio Waste To SCOBY Packaging” • MakeGrowLab has a material that can replace plastic packaging. Its SCOBY product is home-compostable, has a shelf life of 2 years, is a microbial and oxygen barrier, is insoluble in water and impermeable to water, and is 100% free from plastic and microplastic. And SCOBY is even edible! [CleanTechnica]
SCOBY packaging (MakeGrowLab image)
- “Project To Give LA Record-Cheap Solar Power Stymied By DWP Labor Union Concerns” • Los Angeles has been sitting on a contract for record-cheap solar power for over a month. City officials have declined to approve it because the city-run utility’s labor union raised concerns. It is still fuming over a decision to shut down three gas-fired power plants. [KTLA]
- “Teen Eco-Activist Greta Thunberg To Arrive In New York After 2-Week Sail” • Eco-activist Greta Thunberg is expected to arrive in New York City on Wednesday, two weeks after she set sail from the English coastline, as part of her campaign to pressure politicians to put climate change at the top of their agendas. [NBC New York]
- “CNN Announces Details For Climate Crisis Town Hall” • CNN announced the candidate lineup for its unprecedented prime-time event focused on the climate crisis. Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls will appear in New York at back-to-back town halls on Wednesday, September 4, taking audience questions about their climate plans. [CNN]
- “Wind Energy Retains Lead Over Hydropower, According To Latest EIA Report” • The latest issue of EIA’s “Electric Power Monthly” shows both solar and wind continued to grow. US wind generation increased by 0.9% to 7.8%, topping by hydropower by 0.4%. Solar power accounted for 2.7% of the nation’s total net generation. [Windpower Engineering]
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August 28 Green Energy News posted first on Green Energy Times
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