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#fukushima Vs Restarting Nuclear Plants?
Oct 19 2017 02:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Japan debate's, . . . when to bring N-plants back online. How should the stable supply of electricity, . . . which underpins people’s daily lives, be maintained? The pros and cons of utilizing nuclear power generation, . . . have become a major fo...
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#france
Oct 16 2017 06:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Total & Erg, . . . looking to sell off, . . . around 2,600 gas/petrol service stations . . . because Of investor worries about . . . growing electric vehicle market. Enel, the largest utility firm in Italy, recently announced a . . . €300 millio...
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#fossil Fuels Are Dead
Jul 21 2017 01:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
US railroad company CSX, . . . is not planning to buy new locomotives to haul additional coal, The fleet has been trimmed by . . . 900 locomotives, and could be trimmed . . . 100 more. The workforce has lost . . . 2,300 employees, and could lose . ....
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#follow The Money: Worlds Bank
Oct 02 2017 02:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
World Bank to Triple Funding to Egypt to . . . $US 1 Billion, . . . Focus on Renewable Energy. 10-2-2017 Source: #Follow the Money: Worlds Bank
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#follow The Money: Utilities Spend Billions
Sep 29 2017 01:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
4 utilities are putting billions, . . . into building the clean side of their business: . . . . . . AES, . . . . . . NextEra Energy, . . . . . . Energy Partners, and . . . . . . Duke Energy. The drive to own renewable energy, . . . isn't part of a...
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#follow The Money: The Grid
Oct 05 2017 01:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Problem: While electricity consumption may be going down, . . . the price of everything we use to generate that electricity is going up. . . . For the industry: . . . . . . energy consumption is a revenue source, . . . . . . while generation is a cost....
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#follow The Money: Tesla & Puerto Rico
Oct 08 2017 01:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
With the island’s electrical system still in shambles from Hurricane Maria, . . . Puerto Rico has taken a step closer to revamping its power grid, . . . using Tesla solar technology, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Saturday. They also spoke about using Tes...
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#follow The Money: Sweden
Jun 19 2017 02:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
AP7, Sweden’s largest pension fund, . . . sold off a total investment of nearly $100 million in: . . . . . . 23 coal, . . . . . . 15 oil, and gas enterprises. It just sold off its shares in . . . ExxonMobil, and . . . TransCanada. 6-19-2017 So...
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#follow The Money: Jpmorgan Chase
Jul 29 2017 06:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
JPMorgan Chase, (New York banking giant) . . . announced Friday, it plans to switch all its facilities to . . . 100% renewable power, . . . by 2020. 7-29-2017 Source: #Follow the Money: JPMorgan Chase
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#follow The Money: Free Energy
Oct 07 2017 12:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
German battery storage maker sonnen, . . . is offering Australian households “free energy” for . . . 2 years, if they have rooftop solar, and . . . use an approved installer, . . . for one of their battery storage devices. 10-7-2017 Source: #Follow t...
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#follow The Money: European Investment Bank
Oct 07 2017 01:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
New Delhi: The European Investment Bank, . . . today inked a partnership agreement with . . . International Solar Alliance, for an . . . 800 million euro financial aid to support . . . India's clean energy project. Solar power has huge potential,...
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#follow The Money: Electricity Cost?
Oct 19 2017 02:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
You don't know what you've LOST, . . . till it's GONE! What does the LOSE of Electricity mean to you? . . . To some it's a: . . . . . . nuisance, . . . . . . an economic burden, or . . . . . . even lethal. What do you think, . . ....
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#follow The Money: Coal
Oct 10 2017 05:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Regulations, are NOT Waging a War on Coal, . . . Economics is! The fundamental economics, . . . around coal-fired electricity, have not changed, and . . . rolling back the Clean Power Plan . . . isn’t going to change that. 10-10-2017 Source: #Fo...
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#follow The Money: Banks
Oct 21 2017 05:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Follow the Money: . . . . . . Citi, . . . . . . JPMorgan Chase, . . . . . . Bank of America, . . . . . . Morgan Stanley, . . . . . . UBS et all unleash . . . $Trillions in smart energy plays . . . across a broad portfolio of solutions in: . . . ....
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#follow The Money: £19 Trillion
Jul 22 2017 12:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Stephanie Pfeifer, . . . CEO of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change said, . . . “It’s vital the UK Government, . . . embeds within its industrial strategy, and . . . the clean growth plan, . . . a detailed, and ambitious policy framewor...
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#follow The Money: $8 Billion
Oct 07 2017 01:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Australian Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Kane Thornton said . . . 41 renewable energy projects, will deliver over . . . 4330MW of new capacity, have been committed in 2017, creating an . . . $8 billion investment, and approximately . . . 46...
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#follow The Money: $6.5 Trillion
Sep 20 2017 04:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
300+ Companies have signed up to the . . . Science Based Targets initiative, currently represent an estimated . . . $6.5 trillion in market value . . . . (that’s roughly the equivalent of the NASDAQ stock exchange) are responsible for . . . 750...
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#follow The Money: $50 Billion Loan
Oct 14 2017 01:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Congress approved a . . . $5 billion loan to Puerto Rico. 90% of it's power grid, has not been restored, since . . . Hurricane Maria struck last month. 10-14-2017 Source: #Follow the Money: $50 Billion Loan
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#follow The Money: $5.5 Trillion Dollars
Oct 08 2017 12:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
40 Catholic institutions, . . . announcing their divestment from the . . . fossil fuel industry, and its ancillaries, is thought to be about . . . $5.5 trillion. 10-8-2017 Source: #Follow the Money: $5.5 Trillion Dollars
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#follow The Money: $3.5 Billion
Apr 09 2017 07:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
PacifiCorp, a division of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, issued a . . . 3-year, $3.5 billion plan for its renewable energy system, . . . from Wyoming to California. The 6-state plan will add. . . . 900 megawatts of capacity by: . . . . . . upgrading...
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#follow The Money: $22 Trillion
Jul 07 2017 03:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
$22 Trillion, . . . Managed by nearly . . . 389 Global Investors, . . . who urge G20, to . . . help drive investment into the low carbon transition. “In line with the commitments already made by G20 governments, . . . we need to see a clear pla...
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#follow The Money: $10.2 Trillion
Jun 18 2017 09:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), . . . $10.2 trillion will be invested in new global power generation, about . . . $7.6 trillion, of that on renewable's, . . . between 2017, and 2040. 6-18-2017 Source: #Follow the Money: $10....
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#follow The Money: $10 Billion
Sep 29 2017 12:00 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
Daimler, Mercedes’ Parent Company . . . initial investment in electric cars was, . . . $1 billion. Elon Musk Challenged them to Invest $10 Billion. And Daimler responded revealing it would increase its investment to . . . $10 billion....
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#follow The Money: Jpmorgan Chase
Sep 17 2017 12:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Global banking giant,JPMorgan Chase, . . . announced a major drive to reduce the energy use in its portfolio of over . . . 5,500 properties in 60 countries, and a commitment to source . . . 100% of its energy from renewables by 2020. As buildings acco...
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#follow The Money: $15 Barrel Oil
May 25 2017 01:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
International Monetary Fund (IMF) research paper says, . . . Oil could converge to about $15 per barrel by the early 2040's, . . . when electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to take a larger share, . . . implying fossil fuels' much shorter...
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