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Germany: #energy, Produced & Used Locally
May 13 2018 06:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
One remarkable feature of the German energy sector, . . . that is hardly likely to be ignored by visitors to the country, . . . is the localization of the electricity supply system. The decentralization strategy, (Die Energywende), . . . which forms th...
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Florida: Municipal Utilities Go #solar In Big Way
May 07 2018 12:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA), announced, . . . “the largest municipal-backed solar project in the nation.” 12 cities, that will buy power from the project include: . . . . . . Alachua, . . . . . . Bartow, . . . . . . Beaches Energy Services (...
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Norwegian Fjords
Apr 05 2017 02:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
To comply with new government requirements, . . . for all new ferry licensees, . . . to deliver zero- or low-emission alternatives. Ferry company Fjord1, has ordered, . . . 3 fully electric ferries, scheduled to enter active service on , . . . January...
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#ev Charging: Western Europe’S Largest
Oct 16 2017 07:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Royal Dutch Shell, bought NewMotion, . . . which operates one of Western Europe’s largest, . . . EV charging networks. Shell is introducing fast charging points, . . . at its gasoline and diesel stations. 10-16-2017 Source: #EV charging: Western Eur...
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#bipartisanship
Jun 09 2017 05:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
North Carolina State legislators, . . . are actually working together on a bill, . . . that could significantly boost the solar industry, . . . backed by both Duke Energy, . . . a wide range of environmental, and . . . renewable energy groups. 6-9-2...
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Reserve Bank Of India
Apr 28 2015 10:55 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
India has been looking to foreign institutions to raise capital, . . . for renewable energy projects in the country – including: . . . . . . USA, . . . . . . Japan, . . . . . . France, and . . . . . . Germany. The Reserve Bank of India has revised the...
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#global Decarbonization
Apr 20 2017 01:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The Global Alliance of Solar Energy Research Institutions (GASERI), consisting of the . . . USA, Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), . . . Germany, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, and . . . Japan, Research...
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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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Follow The Money: Usa #energy Revolution
Apr 21 2018 01:00 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Clean Renewable Energy, . . . once, a vision touted mainly by environmentalists, . . . now, it is shared by market purists, because, they are so affordable, . . . that they’re driving coal production, and generation, . . . out of business. In the last...
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Nyserda Awards $2 Million
Oct 16 2012 10:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) . . . awarded $250,000 to each of 8 companies and research centers . . . to develop working prototypes for a wide range of energy-storage technologies. Under the terms of these...
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Furor Over Dropped Vote For Sandy Aid Defused
Jan 03 2013 05:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Senate passes Superstorm Sandy aid bill Sandy killed at least 113 people in the United States and . . . left millions of people without power . . . after running up the East Coast in late October. The storm hit hardest in New York and New Jersey. Pe...
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Samoa
Mar 05 2017 02:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
The island used to rely entirely on imported diesel fuel for its electricity, . . . but, in an effort to create a more sustainable future, . . . hundreds of residents are participating in a new solar energy project. SolarCity and Tesla, . . . is allow...
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Follow The Money: $200 Billion For #renewable
Apr 20 2018 01:20 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Wells Fargo plans to put, . . . $200 billion into new: . . . . . . renewable-energy, . . . . . . clean-technology, investments, and financing, . . . between now and 2030. 4-20-2018 Source: Follow the Money: $200 Billion for #renewable
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India: All Villages Are Now #electrified
Apr 29 2018 12:50 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
3 years ago, . . . 18,452 villages were without access to power, . . . 17,181 have now been electrified. . . . The others are either uninhabited, or . . . classified as grazing reserves. A village is said to be electrified, . . . if at least 10% of...
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Interactive Map: Small Business Friendliness
May 14 2012 12:40 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
2012 Thumbtack.com Small Business Survey, in partnership with Kauffman Foundation
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Insurance Co's Believe In Climate Change
Dec 15 2012 07:05 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Hurricane Sandy destruction, surpassing the $50 billion mark, . . . insurance companies are starting to pay attention. “Weather- and climate-related insurance losses today average $50 billion a year. . . . These losses have more than doubled...
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Make Workers: More Like #robots
Apr 21 2018 12:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Artificial intelligence, . . . is making machines, . . . that can do most of what people do, . . . better and cheaper. World Bank, . . . is preparing its latest World Development Report, . . . due to be unveiled this fall. World Bank, say's, . ....
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"nuclear Power Is Dead" With Jeremy Rifkin
Apr 02 2013 03:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Question: What would be your view on nuclear energy?
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3 Bankrupt #nuclear Plants
Apr 20 2018 12:35 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Bankrupt FirstEnergy Solutions, . . . is seeking customer-funded bailouts, . . . or, it says, it will close, . . . 3 nuclear plants in Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The complete nuclear fuel cycle: . . . . . . from the mining and milling of uranium, . . . ....
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Hawaii: Consumer-#utility New Law
Apr 27 2018 11:35 AM | eds in Economy & Politics
A new law was signed today, . . . that will drive public electric companies in Hawai’i . . . to consider their customers first. Electricity Ratepayer Protection Act Signed Into Law (audio included) (HPR) 4-27-2018 Source: Hawaii: Consumer-#Utility Ne...
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220 Patriotic Millionaires Beg For Tax Hike
Dec 01 2012 03:30 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
There aren't enough Members of Congress . . . who empathize with ordinary American working families . . . because Congress has become a rich man's (and rich woman's) game. Roll Call's annual list of the 50 richest Members (2012) inclu...
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War: Profits Vs Climate
May 02 2012 03:10 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
"Profit" Clean Energy Switch to Cost Fossil Industry $4 Trillion by 2020.
"Climate" change is going to wreck us, warns International Energy Agency (IEA).
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Renewables To Run Dutch Trains
May 24 2014 08:25 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
VIVENS, signed an agreement with the utility Eneco to deliver . . . 1.4TWh of electricity from wind farms in the . . . . . . Netherlands, . . . . . . Scandinavia, and . . . . . . Belgium. A large number of rail carriers of both passengers and freight,...
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Follow The #money: Vw Buys #batteries
May 05 2018 12:45 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Volkswagen, says it expects to be producing . . . 3 million electric cars a year by 2025. “By 2020 we will offer our customers more than . . . 25 new electric models, and more than . . . 20 plug-in hybrids,” Diess said. . . . across all brands and reg...
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Universities Are Buying Renewable Energy
Nov 26 2014 08:40 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Universities matter because they are educating the future leaders, and . . . members of our society. Integrating energy efficiency and renewables into a school’s culture, . . . exposes each wave of students to more efficient and sustainable processes,...
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