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Pique Behind the Curtain Vol. 22
A newsletter for those who are interested in climate solutions, media and film production
Spun Like Cotton Candy, Tastes Like Chicken
Welcome to this week’s edition of Pique Behind the Curtain, our weekly newsletter debuting new content, highlighting great storytelling, and sharing behind-the-scenes footage from our films.
Tender Food
Co-Founders Christophe Chantre, Grant Gonzalez, and Luke McQueen met in a Harvard lab doing research on growing cell-based meat without the animal.
Beef production accounts for 60% of all the agricultural land on our planet but makes up only 2% of the calories. It is incredibly unsustainable. Tender Food’s products can address both climate and the unethical production processes of the meat industry.
Using groundbreaking technology, they are creating plant-based and cell-based meat products.
So, how does it work? Tender has developed manufacturing platforms that look almost like a cotton candy machine, mixing soy proteins, dietary fibers, and other carbohydrates to create hair-like fibers that can be organized like muscle tissue. The end result is meat alternatives that go beyond the existing plant-based burgers.
Watch the full video here.
Sneak Pique
Next week we’re wiping our hands clean of unnecessary carbon emissions. Well, technically we’re washing them.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings account for approximately 12% of the GHG output in the United States. Clean O2 is a company on a mission to reduce emissions in the heating industry. Their carbon capture technology, CarbonX, uses a chemical process to convert CO2 captured from heating system exhaust into a stable carbonate used in soaps and detergents.
Interested? Tune in next week to learn more about the soap-prising way Clean O2 is contributing to a greener heating industry.
Good Climate News!
This week in good climate news 🌍:
Finally, For Truck’s Sake!
For the first time in 20 years, tailpipe pollution limits will be set for trucks, buses, delivery vans, and tractor-trailers. This new rule will require heavy-duty trucks to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide by 90% by 2031.
Of the seventy-two million people that are estimated to live near major trucking routes in the United States, the majority are people of color and low-income families. These standards being put in place are an important step in the right direction for long overburdened communities. In fact, the EPA estimates that this regulation will prevent up to 2,100 premature deaths.
What We’re Watching, Reading, and Listening to
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