- How will the Finger Lakes spend $500M? – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester Democrat and ChronicleHow will the Finger Lakes spend $500M?
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Support FLX Foods, an existing consortium, to aid expanding companies including the controlled environment agriculture start-up AquaTerRen (leveraging $250 million in private investment creating 400 jobs at Eastman Business Park), high pressure …
and more » - U.S. solar industry battles 'white privilege' image problem – Business Insider
U.S. solar industry battles 'white privilege' image problem
Business Insider
"That's a real market," said Rive, adding that SolarCity could eventually create an investment fund dedicated to affordable housing. What solar companies are up against is fears that poor Americans are effectively paying for the lucrative incentives …
and more » - Windblown Thursday – Weekend Rain – Don't Write December Off Just Yet – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis Star TribuneWindblown Thursday – Weekend Rain – Don't Write December Off Just Yet
Minneapolis Star Tribune
… is the curse of handsomeness. According to a new study from University College London's School of Management, men are more likely to be overlooked for competitive roles that rely upon individual talent – sales positions, for example – if they are …
and more » - Paris Climate Talks Highlights: Near the End, but No Deal Yet – New York Times
New York TimesParis Climate Talks Highlights: Near the End, but No Deal Yet
New York Times
PARIS — Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that he would sell an agreement on tackling climate change to the American people almost entirely as a jobs and economic issue. “This is the most extraordinary market … Mr. Birol said that …
and more » - Clean energy CEO scolds own industry – Houston Business Journal (blog)
Clean energy CEO scolds own industry
Houston Business Journal (blog)
The retail solar industry has long been a market with two faces. On one side, it's allowing retail power markets to get behind a renewable, clean energy source. On the other side, it's been propped up by a tax credit that has effectively subsidized the …
and more » - California Editorial Roundup – Sacramento Bee
California Editorial Roundup
Sacramento Bee
Perea didn't reveal his destination, saying he had not decided between job options, but he's expected to take a governmental-relations job for an industry group in Sacramento. Like Rubio, he has been seen as a friend to oil interests, most recently …
and more » - Suicidal Tendencies: How Saudi Arabia Could Kill the COP21 Negotiations in Paris – Newsweek
NewsweekSuicidal Tendencies: How Saudi Arabia Could Kill the COP21 Negotiations in Paris
Newsweek
Saudi Arabian representatives at COP21 have been publicizing the Kingdom's investments into renewable energy—like this solar panel project at the King Abdulaziz city of Sciences and Technology, Al-Oyeynah Research Station—but critics say that's just …
and more » - INSIGHT-US solar industry battles 'white privilege' image problem – Thomson Reuters Foundation
INSIGHT-US solar industry battles 'white privilege' image problem
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Despite a sharp drop in the price of solar panels and innovative financing plans that have brought the technology to many middle income households over the past decade, it is still seen as a luxury only rich, mostly white, consumers can afford. That …
and more » - Pension fund invests in dirty fossil fuels – San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco ExaminerPension fund invests in dirty fossil fuels
San Francisco Examiner
Approximately $480 million in San Francisco employees' pension funds are currently invested in dirty fossil fuel companies, including Exxon, Chevron and ConocoPhillips. This means city employees are banking on the continued extraction of coal and oil …
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