Climate tech accelerator aims to bridge gaps for Black and Brown entrepreneurs
The Massachusetts program is a collaboration between environmental justice group Browning the Green Space and Greentown Labs, one of the country’s leading cleantech incubators. Applications are open until Dec. 23.
Why Ohio’s top oil and gas producing counties continue to lag in jobs
A decade into Ohio’s shale gas boom, seven Appalachian counties still have unemployment rates that exceed the state average. Experts and local sources suggested four reasons why fracking hasn’t closed the gap.
COP27’s big breakthrough
This year’s COP27 climate conference wrapped up this weekend with a surprisingly big concession from some of the world’s biggest emitters — but climate advocates say oil and gas interests still weakened their win.
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