EDF Climate Corps Blog: Posts from Guest Authors
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Turning Up the Heat on Energy Efficiency
Guest Author | September 22, 2015
I was already level with the roof on a ladder when my General Motors supervisor pointed out the irony of my situation. As an Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps fellow, I was destroying the homes of the young maple tree seedlings trying to grow in the rain gutter of a Detroit home. I’m all for trees, but not when they take up residence in a rain gutter...
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Can a Climate Change Film Be As Memorable As TERMINATOR?
Guest Author | July 28, 2014
Can you tell a story about climate change that’s as memorable as Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, True Lies, Titanic or Avatar? James Cameron, the acclaimed director of all of those blockbusters, clearly thinks it’s worth a shot given his involvement in a nine part docu-series that had its premier screening in London this week.
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Can a Climate Change Film Be As Memorable As TERMINATOR?
Guest Author | July 28, 2014
Can you tell a story about climate change that’s as memorable as Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, True Lies, Titanic or Avatar? James Cameron, the acclaimed director of all of those blockbusters, clearly thinks it’s worth a shot given his involvement in a nine part docu-series that had its premier screening in London this week.
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A Summer of Living Dangerously: Showtime, Office Depot, Climate Corps, and Yale
Guest Author | February 20, 2014
Brendan Edgerton (Yale MBA/MEM ’15) didn’t know what he was getting himself into when he accepted the offer to be an Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellowin the summer of 2013. In addition to the challenge of uncovering the right set of investment opportunities in energy efficiency for Office Depot, Edgerton’s every move would also be documented by Director James Cameron’s Showtime camera crews.
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AT&T Celebrates Its 5th Year Participating in EDF Climate Corps
Guest Author | January 27, 2014
AT&T will be engaging with EDF for the fifth year in a row, because it’s that good.
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AT&T Celebrates Its 5th Year Participating in EDF Climate Corps
Guest Author | January 27, 2014
AT&T will be engaging with EDF for the fifth year in a row, because it’s that good.
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EDF Fellowship Bringing Big Splash with Water Reduction
Guest Author | January 17, 2014
In partnering with and challenging businesses, EDF has created tools and resources to help companies such as Verizon shape its water and energy usage reduction programs. One example is EDF’s Water Efficiency Toolkit...
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EDF Fellowship Bringing Big Splash with Water Reduction
Guest Author | January 17, 2014
In partnering with and challenging businesses, EDF has created tools and resources to help companies such as Verizon shape its water and energy usage reduction programs. One example is EDF’s Water Efficiency Toolkit...
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EDF Climate Corps Alumnus Identifies Reusable Takeout Containers to Reduce Food Service Waste
Guest Author | October 30, 2013
Anyone who works in corporate sustainability probably knows that employee cafeterias can generate a lot of waste. And, based on hours of Google searching, it seems like a lot of companies that are aiming for “zero waste to landfill” are adopting compostable or biodegradable food service products.
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Your Morning Routine and Industrial Energy Efficiency – Not so Far Apart
Guest Author | August 30, 2013
The buzz of your alarm against the bedside table jolts you into consciousness. You rise, shower and dress. Habitually, you squirt some Olay into your palm and Crest onto your toothbrush.