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Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, Marijuana Retailers, and Marijuana Delivery Operators are permitted to purchase and sell consumer-ready hemp and hemp products from @MassDeptAgr-licensed Producers and Processors. Learn more in our Guidance on Hemp. https://lnkd.in/eZ8u_ijy

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🌿 Evaluating Pesticides in California's Cannabis Products 🌿 The safety of cannabis consumers is paramount, and evaluating pesticide use in California's cannabis products is a critical step in ensuring quality and safety. This insightful article by Cannabis Risk Manager highlights the importance of rigorous pesticide testing and regulation to protect both consumers and the industry. 📚 Read more #CannabisSafety #PesticideTesting #CannabisIndustry #ConsumerProtection #cannabis #pesticides #cannabiscultivation #cultivation #USA #california #cannabisproducts https://lnkd.in/gsF-rFwG

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Constellation Energy to Restart Three Mile Island, Supplying Power to Microsoft - Constellation Energy has announced plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant, with an agreement to supply the generated power to Microsoft. - This initiative is part of Microsoft's broader commitment to achieving 100% renewable energy usage by 2030, ensuring a reliable and sustainable energy source for its operations. - The deal emphasizes the growing partnership between tech companies and energy providers to leverage nuclear power as a key component of renewable energy strategies. - Restarting Three Mile Island signifies a pivotal move in the energy sector, highlighting the potential of nuclear energy to support large-scale corporate sustainability goals. #NuclearEnergy #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability Read more: [https://buff.ly/3zCLIQC]

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Curious about what #solutionproviders and #electric #utility attendees have to say about the Summit? 💬 Just one example: "The opportunity to build relationships is unparalleled." Check out this video to hear honest testimonials from past #SUS participants 👂 and then come find out for yourself at #SUS24!

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"Predictive technology is now positioned as the ultimate tool for ensuring the viability of solar power resiliency on a global scale for years to come." Please join me in learning from this article in PV Tech from Tigo Energy's own Evgeny Finkel where he explores the practical challenges faced in the energy industry, including specific examples from recent history. Ensuring efficient, effective, reliable, and affordable energy is pretty far down Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Balancing supply and demand is an absolute requirement for utilities and disruptions such as the Covid-19 scare and the reality of war in Ukraine and Israel test the capabilities of energy providers. Evgeny and the team at Tigo Energy are innovating daily to use AI and machine learning technologies to contribute to uninterrupted energy worldwide.

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The solar industry in the U.S. is on the rise, and new tax benefits are set to give it an even bigger boost. According to PV Magazine, guaranteed and transferable tax credits will provide critical support, making the solar sector "too big to fail." These benefits include transferable Investment Tax Credits (ITC), which have increased from 26% to 30% trough 2032, offering developers greater flexibility and financial security. This change is expected to ensure more projects get off the ground. The article states: “When’s the last time you’ve had a 10-year time frame where you feel pretty good that these tax credits are going to be there, right?” At REplace, we believe the timing is perfect for our penetration into the US market to help develop these solar farms with minimum development risk and maximum ROI. Want to learn more? DM me. Source: https://lnkd.in/d6Px-arD

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The #cannabis industry continues to boom, but with big growth comes big responsibility. While the benefits of cannabis are far reaching and undeniable, there’s a big opportunity to develop more environmentally sustainable practices in cultivation. Here are some key concerns and possible solutions: 🌍 Water Usage Problem: Growing cannabis requires a significant amount of water, which can be a concern, especially in locations where droughts are common. Solution: Drip irrigation and rainwater harvesting can help conserve water and reduce the strain on local water supplies. 🌍 Carbon Footprint Problem: A higher demand for hemp-derived products has led to higher rates of cultivation. From energy consumption in warehouses and greenhouses to processing plants into shelf-ready products to transporting goods, cannabis cultivation can have a high carbon footprint. Solution: Supercritical CO2 extraction is one way to reduce carbon emissions by using non-toxic and recyclable carbon dioxide as a solvent. 🌍 Soil Degradation Problem: Cannabis cultivation can impact soil health through monocropping and excessive tilling, which can cause erosion, nutrient depletion, and biodiversity loss over time, rendering land unusable for plant growth. Solution: Adopting regenerative agriculture techniques like cover cropping and composting can improve soil fertility and reduce erosion. 🌍 Pesticide Use Problem: Pesticides and agrochemicals used to manage diseases and pests can contaminate ecosystems and harm non-target organisms by seeping into soil and water sources. Solution: With proper application and disposal practices, the risk of harm to the environment is greatly reduced. An even better option is to implement integrated pest management and all-natural pest control methods. 🌍 Waste Management Problem: The cannabis industry produces a lot of waste, including plant material packaging, and byproducts from extraction processes. Solution: By adopting composting and recycling programs, as well as repurposing byproducts, companies are able to minimize their environmental impact. By working to make a green industry even greener, we can create a better future for generations to come. https://lnkd.in/g7-FZ5zj

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Want to learn how microgrids can accelerate (and lower the costs of) EV charging? Click through to this case study about our project with Quality Custom Distribution, a food service logistics provider with a fleet of 30 electric delivery trucks in Southern California. Scale’s microgrid will: 1. Help QCD get its trucks on the road sooner than if it had waited for a utility service upgrade. 2. Provide charging with cost savings, lower emissions, and 100% reliability.    3. Enable QCD to get ahead of the curve on complying with California’s ACF and WAIRE regulations. This model can be replicated to accelerate the electrification of fleets across the state and across the country - read on to see why (and how): https://lnkd.in/dmuUZ_P2

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This week, Scale Microgrids published a QCD case study about our first-of-its-kind #cleanenergy #microgrid that our last-mile foodservice #distributioncenter will build and activate this year to accelerate our #fleetelectrification initiative in Southern California. 🚛 🔋 Read more at the link below. ⬇ #QualityCustomDistribution #foodservicelogistics #sustainability

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Cannabis & Climate: Leveraging Heat Stress Apps for a Resilient Future The cannabis industry faces unique climate challenges, especially as extreme weather and rising temperatures impact growth and productivity. A new article from Cannabis Risk Manager explores how heat stress apps are helping cannabis cultivators monitor and mitigate the effects of high temperatures on crops. These apps not only protect crops but also promote smarter water and energy use, advancing both sustainability and crop resilience. For cultivators, adopting tech solutions like heat stress apps is becoming essential in adapting to changing climate conditions. Read the full article to learn how these innovations are transforming cannabis cultivation #CannabisIndustry #ClimateChange #USAElection2024 #Dems #Project2025 #SupremeCourt #riskmanagement #cannabisriskmanagement #SustainableFarming #HeatStress #Agritech #CannabisCultivation https://lnkd.in/gmr6ZufT

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The other three California cannabis testing labs that lost permits are: NCALC, doing business as THC Analytical: License revoked on Dec. 20, 2023. Salinas-headquartered ProForma Labs: License revoked on Feb. 16. Northridge-based California Cannabis Testing Labs: License canceled on July 24. Most of the revocations stemmed from THC-potency inflation and sloppy lab practices. But state regulators revoked ProForma’s permit after a reference lab discovered chlorfenapyr – a banned pesticide – in a product the lab had approved for retail sale. ProForma Labs did not report detecting any chlorfenapyr, according to the DCC’s revocation notice. Read entire article @ https://lnkd.in/gCdHMhFs #cannabistestinglabs #thctesting #bannedpesticices #californialabshutdown #cannabislabtestinglicenses

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Solar Alliance revenue increases 55% in 2023 to $7.5 million Company continues to execute on its strategy in the high-growth U.S. solar Industry   Toronto, Canada and Knoxville, Tennessee, April 30, 2024 – Solar Alliance Energy Inc. (‘Solar Alliance’ or the ‘Company’) (TSX-V: SOLR, OTC: SAENF), a leading solar energy solutions provider focused on the commercial and utility solar sectors, announces it has filed its audited financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2023. The Company’s Financial Statements and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis are available under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca.   “Solar Alliance continued to successfully execute on our strategy as our team delivered a 55% increase in revenue year-over-year,” said CEO Myke Clark. “Solar Alliance continues to see strong demand for commercial solar projects, and we remain focused on larger, higher margin commercial solar projects to support our growth. In addition to executing on larger projects, we are now experiencing strong demand for solar projects for small and medium-sized businesses in rural communities. We reduced expenses and overhead during 2023 and we believe we will experience ongoing bottom-line improvements as those cost reductions have an impact on the full year for 2024. We continue to build a stable, growing company that is well positioned to take advantage of the current global shift to renewable energy,” concluded Clark.   For a Full Profile View & Press Release of Solar Alliance Energy Visit: https://lnkd.in/exTSu5a    #stockstowatch #stocks #smallcap #greenenergy #smallcaps #Investment #investing #stockstobuy #investors #renewables #renewableenergy #cleanenergy #solar #greenenergy #solarenergy #energy #solarpower #gosolar #solarpanels #sustainability #climatechange #environment #sustainableenergy #solarinstallation #sunpower @solaralliance $SOLR

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🔍New blog👓 For cannabis cultivators, soilless growing media can provide greater control over variables that directly influence yield and quality. Check out the many benefits of going soilless: https://lnkd.in/d3qFWJeU

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In our #ReadoftheWeek, three gurus of #cannabis analysis -- Wes Burk, Cindy Orser, and Markus Roggen -- discuss the challenges within the field and how to drive progress in the coming years... Read the full article here 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Uh6gFZ

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Read Jesse Redmond's latest report on LEEF Brands, Inc.'s 2Q24 results, highlighting their continued financial resilience in California's challenging cannabis market with positive AEBITDA and three consecutive quarters of positive operating cash flow #LEEEF #Cannabis #EquityResearch #WTR #WaterTowerResearch

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Berkeley Lab’s latest “Utility-Scale Solar” report analyzes record deployment in 2023. #UtilityScalePV #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower #PVDeployment #CleanEnergy #LCOE #SolarIncentives #PPA #SolarGrowth #ERCOT #SolarCapacity #EnergyTransition #SustainableEnergy #FederalTaxCredits #SolarMarket

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An MSO, or other multi-location business can use a unified API to consolidate sales data across multiple different markets and systems to give the internal analytics team the ability to measure and track performance, trends, patterns, etc. #cannabis #cannabistech #tech #technology #api #data #analytics #performance #trends #cannabisindustry

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After collaborating with VDE Americas on studying the impact of hail events on solar installations, FTC developed a hail stow strategy that positions solar modules to minimize the impact from direct hail and wind. #MarketsPolicy #Products #Software

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