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    Human-Centric Sustainability: Beyond Carbon in the Classroom

    ByPiAdmin

    What happens when a curious middle-school student applies today’s AI tools to a simple science question—and keeps asking better questions instead of stopping at the first answer? This article explores human-centric sustainability through the experience of Maya, an eighth-grader who didn’t want to build a volcano for her science fair. She wanted to understand whether…

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    Beyond Carbon: How Rotary Can Measure What Truly Matters

    ByPiAdmin

    A practical, human-centered sustainability framework for Smart Rotary ClubsWhile carbon accounting remains important, Rotary’s most powerful sustainability contributions are human-centered—and require a broader way of measuring what truly matters. Sustainability discussions in Rotary increasingly begin with carbon footprints—and often stall there. Carbon accounting, net-zero aspirations, and offsets are important tools, but they are not sufficient…

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    Powering Tomorrow: Florida’s Green Hydrogen Revolution and the Quest for Perpetual Sustainability

    ByPiAdmin

    In the relentless pursuit of energy independence and genuine environmental stewardship, Florida is rapidly emerging as a critical proving ground for the next generation of sustainable power. At the forefront of this revolution are groundbreaking green hydrogen projects, notably Duke Energy’s DeBary Hydrogen Production Storage System, which offers a vivid glimpse into the future of…

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    Sun Going Down on Renewable Energy Tax Credits (30% ITC)

    BySustainMe

    Act Before the 30% ITC Sunset The 30% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for solar energy was once set to shine until 2037. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), that daylight is fading fast. What began as a decade-long runway has become a short sprint — especially for homeowners and businesses trying to lock in…

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    Elias’s Future Farm: Building a Sustainable Legacy for 100 Years and Beyond

    BySustainMe

    From Choices to Legacy: the Future Sustainable Farm Elias, the Ohio farmer we met in recent scenario planning case studies, faces choices that mirror the world’s energy dilemmas: drilling for oil and gas, planting corn for ethanol, building solar and wind farms, or adopting regenerative agriculture. Each path offers rewards and risks, but as Elias…

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    A Tale of Two Reports: Why the DOE’s Climate Assessment Demands a Reality Check

    ByPiAdmin

    A Working Group (of 5) Came out with a “Moderate” Report for the DOE A new DOE climate report has been released by the U.S. Department of Energy at the end of July 2025. Authored by five “independent” researchers, it concludes that the economic damages of climate change may be less than believed and that…