green bank
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of green bank
First recorded in 1990–95, for an earlier sense; 2005–10, for the current sense
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Regan, whose agency oversees the green bank, called the grant programs a way to “tackle the climate crisis and reshape the economy” at the same time.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Lawmakers in New Mexico are crafting green bank legislation at the urging of the Coalition of Sustainable Communities New Mexico, a group of local governments aligned to support climate policies.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
State and local green banks sprouted up across the United States about a decade ago, when an effort to establish a national green bank failed in the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 25, 2021
New York, for instance, is trying to nurture energy innovation on a small scale through a state "green bank" that helps companies bring riskier new technologies to market.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2017
At nightfall he brought them to his ent-house: nothing more than a mossy stone set upon turves under a green bank.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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