The Latest from Ingrid Lobet

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  Clean industry

  Changing up the recipe to make low-carbon cement

  Startup Brimstone Energy swaps in a climate-friendly replacement for limestone.

  By Ingrid Lobet  .  16 November 2021

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  Clean industry

  Major firms pledge to start buying low-carbon materials and technologies

  Amazon, Apple, Boeing and others say they'll make the first move to clean up global supply chains, while a West Coast coalition will help decarbonize construction materials.

  By Ingrid Lobet  .  9 November 2021

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  Clean industry

  Are concrete makers moving fast enough to switch to lower-carbon products?

  A new report says major manufacturers of concrete and cement are dragging their feet on decarbonization — and government inertia isn't helping either.

  By Ingrid Lobet  .  3 November 2021

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  Solar

  Florida is about to get a massive solar buildout

  The Sunshine State's largest utility will more than double its solar capacity, but its plan doesn't please all community advocates.

  By Ingrid Lobet  .  1 November 2021

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  Clean industry

  This startup wants to use cheap surplus clean energy to make high-temperature industrial heat

  California-based Rondo has plans to decarbonize cement production and much more.

  By Ingrid Lobet  .  30 September 2021

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  Clean industry

  Steelmakers forge ahead on cleaning up their notoriously dirty industry

  From miners to automakers, steel industry players are starting to come together to make "green steel" the new norm.

  By Ingrid Lobet  .  28 September 2021

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  Carbon-free buildings

  Cement is terrible for the climate. California just passed a law to fix that

  A first-in-the-nation law will force a 40% reduction in the carbon-intensity of cement, which is now responsible for about 8% of greenhouse gas emissions.

  By Ingrid Lobet  .  27 September 2021

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  Hydrogen

  Hydrogen industry must clean itself up before expanding into new uses, report finds

  A new report from Earthjustice calls out the climate toll of hydrogen made from natural gas.

  By Ingrid Lobet  .  31 August 2021

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  Clean industry

  California considers ambitious bills to rein in carbon emissions from concrete

  Experts say concrete could be much cleaner, but the policy to make it so is missing. State lawmakers want to change that.

  By Ingrid Lobet  .  30 June 2021

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  Workforce diversity

  Probing the lack of solar training opportunities in some of L.A.'s historically Black neighborhoods

  Community leaders say residents need more options to be able to reap the economic benefits of clean energy.

  By Ingrid Lobet  .  10 May 2021