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Ge Vs #renewables
Dec 07 2017 03:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
GE, in 2018, to cut: . . . . . . 12,000 jobs, . . . . . . $3.5 billion of expenses, . . . . . . pare the quarterly dividend, and . . . . . . sell some businesses. 12-7-2017 Source: GE VS #Renewables
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Missouri Court Rules In Favor Of #tesla
Dec 06 2017 09:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
A lawsuit brought by the Missouri Auto Dealers Association (MADA) in 2015. , , , wanted the court to order the Missouri Department of Revenue, . . . not to allow Tesla to sell its automobiles directly to consumers, But, an appeals court in Missouri,...
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Worlds Biggest #renewable Battery
Dec 06 2017 02:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Tesla’s, “world’s largest” lithium-ion battery, . . . was officially opened in South Australia, . . . on December 1, 2017. What can the battery do? It Controls the Wind Farms, . . . Frequency. providing grid stability, . . . system security, and . . ....
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Use #fossil Fuels: Saudi Arabia Says No!
Dec 03 2017 08:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Saudi Arabia, . . . will shortly be issuing tenders for the construction of more than . . . £40 billion worth of solar, and wind energy projects, spread over the next . . . 12 years, as well as considering the building of the country’s . . . first nucl...
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Debt: Puerto Rico & Usa
Dec 02 2017 02:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Puerto Rico, . . . $74 billion in debt, (before the Hurricane), Plus . . . $94 billion additional in damage, . . . ----- . . $168 billion in debt. Puerto Rico's government, is effectively bankrupt. USA, . . . $21 Trillion in De...
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#energy Costs
Dec 01 2017 02:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Renewable energy, . . . coats less than, . . . Coal, and Nuclear. What would 100% clean energy look like where you live? 12-1-2017 Source: #Energy Costs
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#puerto Rico Needs?
Nov 21 2017 04:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
José Román Morales, acting chairman of the Puerto Rico Energy Commission, . . . in testimony before the . . . U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Puerto Rico needs to . . . “adopt, and implement alternatives, . . . that allow greate...
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$1 Trillion Fund: Dump #fossil Fuel Stocks...
Nov 20 2017 04:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Norges Bank, which manages its . . . $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund (the world’s largest) . . . is recommending the government dump fossil fuel stocks. They said the move . . . “will make the government’s wealth less vulnerable, . . . to a per...
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China: #solar-Power Easing Poverty
Nov 20 2017 02:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
China, the world’s biggest carbon emitter, . . . is poised to install, . . . 54 gigawatts of solar-power capacity in 2017. “The amount of rooftop solar plants, and . . . projects aimed at easing poverty, . . . were more than expected, and . . . develo...
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People In Charge Don’T Believe In #science?
Nov 19 2017 03:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Harrison Ford said, . . . “We face an unprecedented moment in this country. . . . Today’s greatest threat is not: . . . . . . climate change, . . . . . . pollution, . . . . . . flood, or . . . . . . fire. . . . It’s that we’ve got people in charge of i...
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$1 Trillion Invested In #climate Solutions
Nov 18 2017 01:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
$1 Trillion, . . . is already being invested in climate solutions, ranging from: . . . . . . renewables, . . . . . . energy efficiency, and . . . . . . public transport. https://www.youtube....h?v=IAZy75RKb84 $17 Trillion, . . . investing in...
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#coal: Renewables & Storage's, Effect On?
Nov 17 2017 03:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi targets, . . . almost tripling renewables capacity to . . . 175 GW by 2022. Power distributors in India, are opting to negotiate . . . 10-year agreements with coal power providers, rather than traditional . . . 25-year dea...
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#puerto Rico Electric Power
Nov 14 2017 02:15 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Ricardo Ramos, executive director of the . . . Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), . . . indicated the utility has created a “transformation plan,” . . . to improve service. Ramos’s new plan lacks specifics, . . . but includes 2 key componen...
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#puerto Rico Electric Power
Nov 12 2017 02:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
San Juan, Puerto Rico, . . . 7 weeks after hurricane Maria, . . . many of the city’s residents can’t: . . . . . . turn on lights, . . . . . . cook, . . . . . . store food, or . . . . . . take a real shower. The Sept. 20 storm toppled the electrical sy...
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#grid Fixes
Nov 11 2017 02:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
It took more than 10 days, of around-the-clock work, to restore electricity to . . . 350,000 customers after fires struck California wine country last month. Returning service to all . . . 4.4 million power customers in Florida, . . . after Hurricane...
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Cheap, Healthy, Pollution-Free, Energy
Nov 11 2017 02:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
We finally have the option, . . . to cut out the pollution, . . . with no sacrifice. Electric vehicles offer: . . . . . . better driving experience, . . . . . . more convenience, and . . . . . . lower price (total cost of ownership), . . . from renewab...
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Will China Dominate #car Manufacturing?
Nov 10 2017 06:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
"The Chinese have taken over the world in: . . . . . . wind turbine production, and . . . . . . photovoltaic. "China's investing billions in battery technology, electric cars, and . . . introducing a regulatory regime, . . . that will prod...
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Powering Up #puerto Rico
Nov 06 2017 04:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
As hospitals, . . . burn through their reserve diesel supplies, . . . essential equipment shut down, and . . . medicines started to expire. An announcement from the island’s Governor, . . . that pre-registered private companies, . . . could legally st...
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Can #tesla Power Puerto Rico?
Nov 05 2017 11:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Can #Tesla Power Puerto Rico? https://www.youtube....h?v=i4I35NWo6E8
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#solar Power Growth In Vietnam
Nov 05 2017 07:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
According to the Vietnamese Government’s targets, . . . solar power is expected to become, . . . the main new renewable energy source in the future, . . . with an installed capacity to be increased from around . . . . . . . . . . .7 MW by 2017, to . ....
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#earth Warming Report
Nov 05 2017 06:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
A Congressionally mandated report, released by the . . . U.S. Global Change Research Program, . . . “In the United States, . . . energy related carbon dioxide emissions have been declining, . . . are expected to remain flat through 2040, and . . . will...
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#diesel Fuel: Banned In China
Nov 02 2017 12:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
China To Ban Sale Of High-Sulfur Diesel Fuel For Tractors & Ships, . . . that is, diesel fuel with more than 10 parts per millions (ppm) of sulfur. . . . will be banned nationwide in China, . . . the government in the capital of Beijing has reveale...
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#jobs: Demand Is Expected To Double
Oct 28 2017 01:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bureau of Labor statistics shows that . . . jobs in solar and wind are projected to . . . grow fastest over the coming decade. Demand is expected to double, . . . for some renewable industry jobs. 10-28-2017 Source: #Jobs: Demand is expected to double
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#microgrid: Vs California Wildfires
Oct 27 2017 03:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
When the islanded microgrid at Stone Edge Farm near Sonoma, Calif., . . . kept operating for 10 days, . . . in spite of the fires that caused outages nearby, . . . the operators seized the opportunity, . . . to learn as much as possible, . . . from the...
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#puerto Rico: Microgrids
Oct 26 2017 02:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Puerto Rico's Bankrupt Utility Company, . . . $9 billion in debt, . . . It's diesel generators, are located in the southern part of the island, . . . while most of the demand is in and around the city of San Juan in the north. . . . That m...
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