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Entergy New Orleans To Pilot Vehicle-to-Grid Chargers in N.O. East
September 25, 2023 08:00 PM AEST| By 3BLNEW ORLEANS, September 25, 2023 /3BL/ - Entergy New Orleans is piloting the first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) project inside of Entergy’s service territory, in partnership with First Student, the largest sc...

Sowing Seeds for Future Wealth
September 23, 2023 03:00 AM AEST| By 3BLBy Dana ObristAt a time when stock prices are slumping and inflation is soaring, farmland looks to be an appealing investment, according to a 2022 article from Barron’s. The story notes that farmland...

Americans Say Climate Change Is Already Contributing to Rising Food Prices
September 23, 2023 02:55 AM AEST| By 3BLA new survey conducted by The Harris Poll and Action Against Hunger reveals that Americans are concerned that climate change is impacting food security. The research showed that 78% of Americans say r...

KeyBank Partnership With Operation HOPE Marks Beginning of New Era in Homebuyer & Financial Education in Buffalo
September 23, 2023 02:50 AM AEST| By 3BLKeyBank and Operation HOPE, Inc., a national non-profit dedicated to financial empowerment for underserved communities, celebrated the beginning of a new era in homebuyer and financial education in Bu...

The McDonald’s HACER® National Scholarship Program Grants Half a Million Dollars to 31 Exceptional Hispanic Students Across the U.S.
September 23, 2023 02:10 AM AEST| By 3BLCHICAGO, September 22, 2023 /3BL/ - Thirty-one Hispanic students from all over the country are confidently embarking on their college journey after being awarded a combined half a million dollars as r...

Full Circle Moment: A Captain Gives Back to His Community Through Mentorship
September 23, 2023 01:00 AM AEST| By 3BLFor as long as Quincy Pulliam could remember, he gazed up at the sky to watch the airplanes fly by at his mother’s beauty salon. Located in Euless, Texas, it was perfectly positioned near Dallas Fort...

UAW is expanding strike against GM and Stellantis – but not Ford
September 23, 2023 12:48 AM AEST| By InvezzUnited Auto Workers has decided to expand its strike against two of the three legacy automakers – General Motors Company and Stellantis NV. The union is not being as aggressive against Ford Motor Co, though, because it has shown real interest i...

Major Companies Applaud U.S. Governors for New Clean Building Collaboration and Commitment
September 23, 2023 12:00 AM AEST| By 3BLSeptember 22, 2023 /3BL/ - Major U.S. companies and business groups are celebrating the new collaboration and commitments among more than two-dozen U.S. governors, who have pledged to work together to...

The Home Depot Receives Green Power Leadership Award From the EPA
September 22, 2023 11:45 PM AEST| By 3BLOriginally published on Built From ScratchFor more than 20 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Green Power Leadership Awards have recognized America’s leading green power us...

STEM Leader Marlene Watson Receives the 2023 AISES Ely S. Parker Award
September 22, 2023 11:00 PM AEST| By 3BLALBUQUERQUE, N.M., September 22, 2023 /3BL/ - AISES is celebrating Marlene Watson as the winner of the 2023 Ely S. Parker Award, the highest professional honor AISES confers. Recipients of the award n...

Forging a Path to Net Zero
September 22, 2023 11:00 PM AEST| By 3BLTodd Brady, chief sustainability officer at Intel, joins Mandi McReynolds for the final episode in the ESG Talk Climate Week series. Todd sheds light on Intel's pursuit of net-zero emissions, emphasiz...

How One Food-Delivery App Cut Single-Use Plastic With a Tweak
September 22, 2023 10:30 PM AEST| By 3BLA tweak to Ele.me’s interface cut single-use cutlery by 648% between 2019-2020: studyAcademics urge widespread adoption of such green nudges to reduce plastic wasteSmall lifestyle changes can make a b...

Black & Veatch Appoints Andrea Bernica as Chief People Officer
September 22, 2023 07:30 AM AEST| By 3BLOVERLAND PARK, Kan., September 21, 2023 /3BL/ – Andrea Bernica, who was Black & Veatch’s lead employment and corporate counsel before serving as Chairman and CEO Mario Azar’s chief of staff, has b...

Creating More Affordable Housing in Kentucky
September 22, 2023 06:30 AM AEST| By 3BLLouisville’s Russell neighborhood, one of the nine communities of Fifth Third’s Empowering Black Futures program, will soon have a new affordable housing complex called The Eclipse, which is slated to...

AllianceBernstein: Kicking Off Climate Week in NYC
September 22, 2023 06:25 AM AEST| By 3BLFrom AllianceBernstein's Chief Responsibility Officer, Erin Bigley: "Hi everyone, I’m Erin Bigley, AllianceBernstein’s Chief Responsibility Officer. As we kick off Climate Week in New York t...

Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report: Energy
September 22, 2023 06:20 AM AEST| By 3BLMondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right ReportWe are focusing on both increasing our energy efficiency and our use of renewable energy across Mondelēz International – so we can aim to go further in reducing...

The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation Quarterly Giving Series: Q2 2023 (September)
September 22, 2023 06:10 AM AEST| By 3BLOriginally published on DICK'S Sporting Goods Sideline ReportTOGETHER, WE CHANGE LIVESToday we’re bringing you the latest quarterly giving series from The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation to highlight...

New Holland’s First Autonomous, All-Electric Utility Tractor — The Revolutionary T4 Electric Power Tractor
September 22, 2023 06:00 AM AEST| By 3BLFor 2024, New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, is introducing the first all-electric utility tractor with autonomous features: the T4 Electric Power. The T4 Electric Power tractor addre...

Our Climate Transition Opportunities and Risks
September 22, 2023 05:20 AM AEST| By 3BLClimate change can impact our timberlands and operations in both negative and positive ways. Impacts are more likely to be opportunities, leveraging the benefits of forests and wood products as natura...

Covia’s Commitment to Water Conservation
September 22, 2023 04:55 AM AEST| By 3BLThe commitment to responsible water stewardship is shared across our organization. In 2022, our facilities continued to leverage new technologies and innovative conservation strategies to help reduce...