Across The Wire

1. Duke Energy Will Seek To Renew Nuclear Plant Licenses To Support Its Carbon Reduction Goals
   9/19/2019

   Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced today it will seek to renew the operating licenses of the 11 reactors it operates at six nuclear stations in the Carolinas for an additional 20 years

2. Charlotte Water Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions With Renewable Diesel
   9/17/2019

   Charlotte Water, the largest public water and wastewater utility in the Southeast, is expanding its commitment to environmental sustainability with a pilot project to run dozens of its vehicles on cleaner-burning renewable diesel produced by Renewable Energy Group (REG)

3. Tetra Tech Wins $48M USAID Global Marine Pollution Prevention Contract
   9/17/2019

   Tetra Tech, Inc. announced recently that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded the Company a $48M contract to reduce and prevent the global pollution of marine debris in our oceans.

4. Dropps, Innovator In Sustainable Cleaning Products, Partners With Oceana, Leader In Protecting The World's Oceans, To Prevent Single-Use Plastic Pollution At The Source
   9/17/2019

   Dropps, a leader in eco-responsible cleaning products, today announces a partnership with Oceana — the international organization focused on protecting the world's oceans — with a mission to make prevention the cure by addressing the issue of plastic pollution at the source

5. New Industrial Drying System Promises To Save Water And Reduce Energy Use By 65 Percent
   9/12/2019

   Today, Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) announced they have successfully demonstrated a new industrial drying technology that uses far less energy, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and saves money

6. EPA Recognizes Green Energy Solutions For Leading Green Power Use
   9/11/2019

   Green Energy Solutions, LLC announced today that it recently joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership

7. AEP Accelerates Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction Target
   9/10/2019

   American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) is cutting carbon dioxide emissions faster than anticipated and has revised its 2030 reduction target to 70 percent from 2000 levels

8. Social Costs Of U.S. Air Pollution Are Down Across Economy, But Vary Widely Between Sectors
   9/9/2019

   Air pollution negatively impacts the U.S. economy, costing the U.S. roughly 5% of its yearly gross domestic product (GDP) in damages ($790 billion in 2014). The highest costs come from early deaths, attributable to exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5)

9. SeekOps Inc. Secures Venture Funding To Scale Energy Sector Emissions Inspection Solutions
   9/6/2019

   SeekOps Inc., a company which develops and fields advanced sensor technology to detect, localize, and quantify natural gas emissions through integrated drone-based systems, has secured funding from two strategic investors as part of its Series A-1 fundraising

10. Bretthauer Oil Now Carries REG Ultra Clean™ Diesel
    9/5/2019

    Bretthauer Oil announced today the availability of REG Ultra Clean™ Diesel for bulk delivery and for purchase at Bretthauer Oil cardlock sites in Hillsboro, Oregon and McMinnville, Oregon