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Gary E. Frank

Gary E. Frank is a writer with more than 30 years of experience encompassing journalism, marketing, media relations, speech writing, university communications and corporate communications.

Air conditioning units on a wall — refrigerant emissions

As Global Efforts to Reduce Refrigerant Emissions Gain Momentum, This Software Helps Companies Track Their Use

By Gary E. Frank

A phone displaying the Pinterest app — RECs

Tribally-Owned Seneca Environmental Makes First-of-Its-Kind Renewable Energy Deal With Pinterest

By Gary E. Frank

The Ozas shopping mall in Vilnius, Lithuania — AI

Exergio Gives Shopping Malls Energy-Efficient Makeovers With AI

By Gary E. Frank

A smoke stack — direct air capture

Startups Are Scaling the Direct Air Capture Industry

By Gary E. Frank

A woman works on a laptop in a factory — DEI

DEI Has a Role to Play in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector

By Gary E. Frank

An Aldi store — HFCs

How Aldi is Tackling Extremely Potent Greenhouse Gases

By Gary E. Frank

A branch of Climate First Bank.

This Bank Was Founded to Combat Climate Change, and It’s Growing Fast

By Gary E. Frank

Cameron Steele celebrates money raised for kids in mexico with baja beach bash

‘Doing the Baja Thing’: Off-Road Racer Rallies Adventurers in Support of a Good Cause

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By Gary E. Frank

A couple standing together in front of a home — CDFIs

Who Funded Over 200,000 Affordable Housing Units and Small Businesses Last Year?

By Gary E. Frank

A woman sitting in a meeting — workplace ageism

Workplace Ageism is Widespread, Companies Can Check Their Biases to Change That

By Gary E. Frank

A scientist swabs a Petri dish — citizen scientists

Citizen Scientists Might Find The Next Microbe That Can Fight Climate Change

By Gary E. Frank

A person holding a graduation cap in the air — Excel Center

Excel Center Helps People Who Are Incarcerated Earn High School Diplomas

By Gary E. Frank

How "The More You Know" Campaign Stays Relevant 35 Years Later

By Gary E. Frank

The 2024 Semi Finalists at the Entrepreneurs' Organization Global Student Entrepreneur Awards.

Student Entrepreneurs Take On Ocean Pollution and Fast Fashion

By Gary E. Frank

A person using a tablet.

Older Employees Could Be the Answer to Tech's Workforce Problem

By Gary E. Frank

Warrior Built Car Racing — nonprofit serving veterans with automotive skills building

‘It Takes a Team.’ How Action Sports Empower Combat Veterans When They Return Home

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By Gary E. Frank

Reading glasses on a table — VisionSpring

Reading Glasses Increase Earnings in Low-Income Communities

By Gary E. Frank

Solar panels over a parking lot — Net zero

Companies Remain Committed to Net Zero, So How Can They Reach Their Goals?

By Gary E. Frank

Notpla's thin-film plastic alternative sachets made from seaweed.

A Coalition of Companies is Replacing Thin-Film Plastic With Seaweed

By Gary E. Frank

Students in class — HBCUs

HBCUs are Leading the Fight for Environmental Justice

By Gary E. Frank

woman using the computer with hologram of code in front of her — women in tech

How Sama Became One of Few Tech Companies Where Women Are Equally Represented at Every Level

By Gary E. Frank

A grocery story aisle — Phononic

Phononic’s New Cooling Technology Reduces Grocery Store Emissions

By Gary E. Frank

The The Divya machine from The Washing Machine Project.

60% of the World Spends Hours Handwashing Clothes, The Washing Machine Project Aims to Help

By Gary E. Frank

An "I voted" sticker for Orange County, Florida — voting rights

The Debt Relief Program Restoring Voting Rights for People with Felony Convictions

By Gary E. Frank

A protester holds a sign that reads "We demand justice and change."

A Guide for Companies to Embrace Social Justice

By Gary E. Frank

worker walks through shared michigan solar garden in the snow - community solar

'Solar For All' Grants Could Boost Community Solar by 25 Percent

By Gary E. Frank

A person watering plants in a greenhouse.

Greenhouses Can Produce Crops and Energy With New Solar Film

By Gary E. Frank

Entrepreneurs who are a part of the DREAMS program in Uganda.

How 1,200 Refugees in Ethiopia Are Becoming Business Owners

By Gary E. Frank

John Sabraw of Ohio University paints with pigment made from pollution in Sunday Creek

At Ohio University, Students and Teachers Turn Pollution Into Paint to Save Sunday Creek

By Gary E. Frank

A man with headphones on speaks into a microphone.

This News App Increases Exposure and Revenue for Black Publishers and Podcasters

By Gary E. Frank

Members of the Alternative Spring Break Program pose with a pile of bagged trash.

Students On Board Floating Classroom Are Cleaning Up the Mississippi River

By Gary E. Frank

A student raises their hand in a classroom.

Coalition Connects Brands With Schools Struggling to Teach Sustainability

By Gary E. Frank

The dome of the United States Capitol Building.

Innovating Across the Aisle Solves Social Issues

By Gary E. Frank

Crypto.com Arena WELL Health Safety PHOTO small

What Do Health and Safety Ratings Mean for Sports and Entertainment? Crypto.com Arena Helps Us Find Out

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By Gary E. Frank

The Gulp microfiber filter sits on top of a washing machine — this device captures Microplastic Particles

This Washing Machine Filter Gulps Up Microplastics

By Gary E. Frank

Notpla and MACK's sustainable detergent sachets.

Move Over Microplastic-Making Detergent Pods, a Plastic-Free Version is Here

By Gary E. Frank

Purple coral growing underwater in the Florida Keys.

You Don’t Have to be a Scientist to Save Coral Reefs

By Gary E. Frank

Allbirds net-zero shoe, M0.0NSHOT, in gray.

Allbirds Made a Net-Zero Shoe and Wants Other Brands to Copy It

By Gary E. Frank

Owens Corning headquarters Campus Solar Array over parking lot in toledo ohio

From Ambition to Action: Owens Corning Moves to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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By Gary E. Frank

A beekeeper holding up a square of honeycomb with bees on it.

Honey Bees May Soon Take Probiotics to Improve Their Health

By Gary E. Frank

Water is poured into a glass.

Xylem Looks to Raise Awareness of America's Rural Water Crisis

By Gary E. Frank

onsite solar at CNH industrial plant

Onsite Solar Isn’t as Easy as It Looks: How Manufacturers Can Get It Done

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By Gary E. Frank

A flock of sheep grazing on a solar farm - renewable energy

More Clean Energy on Less Land? This Report Reveals It's More Than Possible

By Gary E. Frank

workers commuting in the subway

The State of the American Workforce: Layoffs, Job-Switching and a Search for Balance

By Gary E. Frank

man holding iPhone

Your iPhone Contains More Recycled Materials Than You Thought

By Gary E. Frank

A row of microscopes

Could This CO2-Eating Microbe Revolutionize Carbon Capture?

By Gary E. Frank

care workers and domestic workers visit washington

Workers Rally to Sound the Alarm on the Growing 'Care Crisis'

By Gary E. Frank

tree nursery for indigenous species Lilongwe Malawi - mastercard priceless planet

Consumers Care About Sustainability: Mastercard Shows How Business Can Respond

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By Gary E. Frank

coworkers in a meeting - diversity and inclusion D&I

How Northwestern Mutual’s Decade-Long Business Case for DEI Challenges the Industry Status Quo

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By Gary E. Frank

frontier co-op employee working in factory - company supports second chance hiring

Frontier Co-op Breaks Down Barriers to Employment Through Second Chance Hiring, Apprenticeships

By Gary E. Frank