September 2024

Urban Streetlights Give Trees Tougher Leaves, Hurt Insects

Energy + Environment

Urban Streetlights Give Trees Tougher Leaves, Hurt Insects

David Shiller September 3, 2024

CORRECTION: The study cited below focussed on trees that were all exposed to High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lamps. Therefore, the findings can not be generalized to LED streetlights. Special thanks to Jim Levecchi at AECOM for sharing this detail of the study. Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have published research showing exposure to [...]

Product Monday: Streetleaf Partners With Largest Homebuilder

Energy + Environment, Sustainability

Product Monday: Streetleaf Partners With Largest Homebuilder

David Shiller September 2, 2024

Streetleaf is a Tampa Bay, FL-based startup producing solar streetlights. Earlier this month, they formalized a nationwide partnership with the largest home builder in North America, D.R. Horton. The sustainability story for solar streetlights is pretty well known; like most solar streetlights, Streetleaf operates off the grid using solar power and a battery. Streetleaf [...]

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