• 6 Ways To Harness Tonight's Rare New Moon & Solar Eclipse – mindbodygreen.com
  6 Ways To Harness Tonight’s Rare New Moon & Solar Eclipse  mindbodygreen.com

  Raise the bar on those New Year’s resolutions! The first new moon of 2019—a potent solar eclipse in Capricorn—galvanizes our goals this January 5 at 8:28 …

• Educational Landmarks in Delta State – Vanguard
  Educational Landmarks in Delta State  Vanguard

  Last year, during the commissioning of a multi-million, ultra-modern library complex built by the Okowa administration in the very heart of Asaba, the senate …

• India sees encouraging rise of green finance – India Climate Dialogue
  India sees encouraging rise of green finance  India Climate Dialogue

  by Sapna Gopal | Jan 4, 2019. A growing and persistent need to reduce carbon emissions has led to an increase in funding for innovative green projects in India.

• Fees would tell carbon polluters: Clean up your act – Miami Herald
  Fees would tell carbon polluters: Clean up your act  Miami Herald

  The rising cost of fossil fuels would send a message to businesses: Find cleaner, cheaper ways to power our country and stabilize our climate.

• Round 2 For Sununu | News, Sports, Jobs – Nashua Telegraph
  Round 2 For Sununu | News, Sports, Jobs  Nashua Telegraph

  CONCORD – Divided government is reality in New Hampshire, as one day after House Democrats passed a gun ban and Senate Democrats expressed support …

• 9 key issues that Maryland lawmakers will address during the 2019 General Assembly session – Baltimore Sun
  9 key issues that Maryland lawmakers will address during the 2019 General Assembly session  Baltimore Sun

  Maryland’s 188 lawmakers go back to work Wednesday for their annual 90-day General Assembly session. From abortion to marijuana to sports betting, here’s a …

• Scientists despair as US government shutdown drags on – Nature.com
  Scientists despair as US government shutdown drags on  Nature.com

  Space missions can continue to collect data, but thousands of federal researchers are forced to stay home without pay.

• Oil Prices Edge Up—Energy Journal – The Wall Street Journal
  Oil Prices Edge Up—Energy Journal  The Wall Street Journal

  Good morning and welcome back from the holiday break! Crude prices are higher, buoyed by a supply cut from major producers and news of a pause in the …

• PELOSI-vs.-McCARTHY era dawns — NEWSOM's college plan — FEINSTEIN snubs HARRIS — BECERRA fights back on healthcare — KDL could seek state DEM chair post – Politico
  PELOSI-vs.-McCARTHY era dawns — NEWSOM’s college plan — FEINSTEIN snubs HARRIS — BECERRA fights back on healthcare — KDL could seek state DEM chair post  Politico

  THE BUZZ: Californians now lead both caucuses in the House of Representatives, with Rep. Kevin McCarthy handing the gavel to Speaker Nancy Pelosi …

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• Pine Gate, John Hancock Partner On 35-Project Solar Portfolio – Solar Industry
  Pine Gate, John Hancock Partner On 35-Project Solar Portfolio  Solar Industry

  Pine Gate Renewables has entered into a partnership with John Hancock to own and manage 413 MW across 35 solar facilities in North Carolina, South …

• ‘What Will I Not Miss?’ In California, a Long Farewell From Jerry Brown – The New York Times
  ‘What Will I Not Miss?’ In California, a Long Farewell From Jerry Brown  The New York Times

  WILLIAMS, Calif. — It’s time to add another name to the farewell tour circuit in this year of Elton John, Joan Baez, Paul Simon and Ozzy Osbourne: Edmund G.

• No job? No salary? You can still get $20,000 for ‘green’ home improvements. But beware – Tampa Bay Times
  No job? No salary? You can still get $20,000 for ‘green’ home improvements. But beware  Tampa Bay Times

  Under the PACE program, there are not the same strict federal rules dictating what is disclosed to the customer about interest rates, duration of payback and …

• Interrogating Atiku’s policy plan – Guardian Nigeria
  Interrogating Atiku’s policy plan  Guardian Nigeria

  Just like every other seasonal activity, it is predictable that the 2019 election cycle will dawn. What was not predictable, perhaps until recently, are the characters …

• The year in review – Gloucester Mathews Gazette Journal
  The year in review  Gloucester Mathews Gazette Journal

  JANUARY: A coastal storm blankets the region with 4-8 inches of snow and frigid temperatures; shutting down most businesses, offices and schools for several …

• 2018 Year in Review — White Bear Press | News – White Bear Press
  2018 Year in Review — White Bear Press | News  White Bear Press

  Whew. Looking back at the White Bear Press, the variety of community news and feature stories published in 2018 was copious. We can’t begin to include …

• Disrupters: 15 People Who Are Changing Denver – 5280 | The Denver Magazine
  Disrupters: 15 People Who Are Changing Denver  5280 | The Denver Magazine

  Newsmakers, innovators, and game changers who spent the past year setting lofty goals and building a metro area they believe in. These individuals, in sectors …

• News Brief: Government Shutdown, Russia Detains U.S. Citizen, NASA Probe – New Hampshire Public Radio
  News Brief: Government Shutdown, Russia Detains U.S. Citizen, NASA Probe  New Hampshire Public Radio

  NOEL KING, HOST: Congressional leaders are going to go to the White House today for a briefing on border security. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Which happens …

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• Bill McKibben Has A New Year's Message About Climate Change — Act Quickly – CleanTechnica
  Bill McKibben Has A New Year’s Message About Climate Change — Act Quickly  CleanTechnica

  January 1st, 2019 by Steve Hanley. Bill McKibben has been writing about climate change for 30 years. Along the way, he has been arrested multiple times, spat …

• A year of climate and political change 2018 | News, Sports, Jobs – Maui News
  A year of climate and political change 2018 | News, Sports, Jobs  Maui News

  Climate change and political change took Maui County by storm in 2018. Oh, and there was that end-of-the-world thing. In most hurricane seasons, storms brew.

• Year's top 10 stories recapped | Local News – Elk Valley Times
  Year’s top 10 stories recapped | Local News  Elk Valley Times

  1 The massive fire in February that destroyed Sir’s Fabrics, an iconic business that helped shape Fayetteville over the last 70 years, leads the list of the top 10 …

• Solar Asset Fund shrugs off RCR Tomlinson collapse, seeks $25m – The Australian Financial Review
  Solar Asset Fund shrugs off RCR Tomlinson collapse, seeks $25m  The Australian Financial Review

  Just before Christmas Impact Investment Group, the manager of Solar Asset Fund, replaced RCR Tomlinson as operator of the Swan Hill solar farm with another …

• CAMBODIA: Don Bosco Technical School makes improvements and educates close to 300 last school year – MissionNewswire
  CAMBODIA: Don Bosco Technical School makes improvements and educates close to 300 last school year  MissionNewswire

  (MissionNewswire) Don Bosco Technical School (Don Bosco Kep) and Don Bosco Children Fund, both located in the Kep district within the Kep province of …

• How a new building will prepare SUNY Broome students for in-demand jobs – Press & Sun-Bulletin
  How a new building will prepare SUNY Broome students for in-demand jobs  Press & Sun-Bulletin

  The center will prepare students for jobs in technology-driven factories, the clean-energy industry and other growth sectors.

• If Ocasio-Cortez's 'Green New Deal' succeeds in 2019 it will be the most radical plan offered in decades – Fox News
  If Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’ succeeds in 2019 it will be the most radical plan offered in decades  Fox News

  Incoming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., pledged to voters she would be a far-left outsider who would push her party toward adopting “democratic …

• CPEC – a win-win situation for Pakistan, China – Daily Times
  CPEC – a win-win situation for Pakistan, China  Daily Times

  ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a major and pilot project of the Belt and Road Initiative and one major platform for …

• Your Money Horoscope for 2019 – VOGUE India
  Your Money Horoscope for 2019  VOGUE India

  2019 horoscope for money and finances: Wondering what 2019 will mean for you, money-wise? Russell Grant gives you all the insights you need to chart out …

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• Climate Policy In 2018 Centers On IPCC Warning & Continued Global Growth – CleanTechnica
  Climate Policy In 2018 Centers On IPCC Warning & Continued Global Growth  CleanTechnica

  December 28th, 2018 by Joshua S Hill. As the year draws to a close it is only natural to look back at what has been, and forward at what might be. This is doubly …

• Form 10-K Energy Services of Ameri For: Sep 30 – StreetInsider.com
  Form 10-K Energy Services of Ameri For: Sep 30  StreetInsider.com

  Get instant alerts when news breaks on your stocks. Claim your 2-week free trial to StreetInsider Premium here. UNITED STATES. SECURITIES AND …

• Pivoting from information gathering to action; Concord Sustainability Director plans for 2019 – Wicked Local
  Pivoting from information gathering to action; Concord Sustainability Director plans for 2019  Wicked Local

  Kate Hanley said that in 2017, when she came across the job posting for Concord’s first sustainability director, she was intrigued right away.“It was exciting that a …

• Joey Loganos win, Brian Frances arrest among top NASCAR stories – Daytona Beach News-Journal
  Joey Loganos win, Brian Frances arrest among top NASCAR stories  Daytona Beach News-Journal

  There was no shortage of news on or off the track during the 10-month long Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, which got the green and checkered flags in …

• Bread-and-butter local issues threaten to derail the global economy – The Guardian
  Bread-and-butter local issues threaten to derail the global economy  The Guardian

  Leaders must focus on domestic matters in 2019 to solve world problems such as trade and climate change.

• Eight SA startups to look out for in 2019 – Ventureburn
  Eight SA startups to look out for in 2019  Ventureburn

  A number of tech startups hit the headlines this year. Ventureburn has picked eight that we think readers should follow closely in 2019.

• PURA Chair Katie Dykes Named DEEP Commissioner | Connecticut Public Radio – WNPR News
  PURA Chair Katie Dykes Named DEEP Commissioner | Connecticut Public Radio  WNPR News

  In naming Katie Dykes as commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Gov.-elect Ned Lamont has chosen a person who is well …

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• Flint mailman retiring after nearly 50 years on the job – ABC 12 News
  Flint mailman retiring after nearly 50 years on the job  ABC 12 News

  Bill Welch is retiring after nearly 50 years delivering mail for the U.S. Postal *Service*, including 26 years on the same route.

• Congress should ensure that aid to black lung sufferers is there when they need it – Los Angeles Times
  Congress should ensure that aid to black lung sufferers is there when they need it  Los Angeles Times

  A tax on coal production that supports the Black Lung Liability Trust Fund is set to reduce by more than half at the end of the year unless Congress acts to …

• PURA chair Katie Dykes named DEEP commissioner – The CT Mirror
  PURA chair Katie Dykes named DEEP commissioner  The CT Mirror

  In naming Katie Dykes as commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Gov.-elect Ned Lamont has chosen a person who is well …

• Solar Power International 2018: Soundbites | Mayer Brown – Tax Equity Times – JD Supra
  Solar Power International 2018: Soundbites | Mayer Brown – Tax Equity Times  JD Supra

  Topics covered include tax equity, the solar start of construction rules, the investment tax credit (“ITC”) and tax basis risk after the Federal Circuit’s opinion in Alta …

• Canada, UK, World Bank to help phase out coal – www.miningnews.net
  Canada, UK, World Bank to help phase out coal  www.miningnews.net

  The World Bank noted that the top three coal producing countries were China, India and Indonesia, so future coal mine closures would be concentrated in Asia.

• As Auto Data Processing (ADP) Share Value Declined, Zevin Asset Management Has Trimmed Holding by $3.55 Million; As First Solar (FSLR) Shares Declined, Daiwa Sb Investments LTD Has Boosted Position – The FinExaminer
  As Auto Data Processing (ADP) Share Value Declined, Zevin Asset Management Has Trimmed Holding by $3.55 Million; As First Solar (FSLR) Shares Declined, Daiwa Sb Investments LTD Has Boosted Position  The FinExaminer

  Zevin Asset Management Llc decreased its stake in Auto Data Processing (ADP) by 14.69% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC.

• 19 fascinating people in Louisville in 2019 – plus 3 to keep an eye on – Courier Journal
  19 fascinating people in Louisville in 2019 – plus 3 to keep an eye on  Courier Journal

  As we look ahead to 2019, keep an eye on these people who could help shape Louisville, the state and our image.

• 50 Eco Warriors You Should Know – Philippine Tatler
  50 Eco Warriors You Should Know  Philippine Tatler

  We’ve all read about the perils of climate change, but who’s actually doing anything about it? The editors of Asia Tatler, having assessed eco-activism across the …

• Inside Washington DC's Ambitious Climate Change Bill – CityLab
  Inside Washington DC’s Ambitious Climate Change Bill  CityLab

  Washington, D.C. is on track to set a more ambitious timeline for fighting climate change than any state.

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• [BC-MCT-INTERNATIONAL-BJT] | AP & Wire Services – Richmond.com
  [BC-MCT-INTERNATIONAL-BJT] | AP & Wire Services  Richmond.com

  (TNS). Tribune News *Service*. International Budget for Tuesday, December 25, 2018. Updated at 0100 UTC (8 p.m. U.S. EST Monday). Additional news stories …

• Renewable Energy Opponents Turn Up The Volume – CleanTechnica
  Renewable Energy Opponents Turn Up The Volume  CleanTechnica

  December 24th, 2018 by Steve Hanley. Regular CleanTechnica readers tend to think alike on many important topics. The world is getting warmer. Unless …

• Corporate Philanthropy: Beyond the Bottom Line – Twin Cities Business Magazine
  Corporate Philanthropy: Beyond the Bottom Line  Twin Cities Business Magazine

  Minnesota set the standard for corporate philanthropy decades ago, but now businesses are feeling the pressure to give more than money.

• Malloy leaves Lamont long list of parting recommendations – Miami Herald
  Malloy leaves Lamont long list of parting recommendations  Miami Herald

  Strongly consider highway tolls is among long list of recommendations Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is leaving to his successor.

• I found love and happiness after losing 12 babies and two divorces – The Standard
  I found love and happiness after losing 12 babies and two divorces  The Standard

  This year has been a wild ride for some, but for others, it was the year their lives changed dramatically for the better.

• Small-Town America Is Dying. How Can We Save It? – The New York Times
  Small-Town America Is Dying. How Can We Save It?  The New York Times

  Can America’s languishing rural communities reinvigorate themselves and bring jobs, infrastructure and people back to their increasingly austere landscapes?

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• Monolith Solar up against deadlines to restart construction, finance business – Albany Business Review
  Monolith Solar up against deadlines to restart construction, finance business  Albany Business Review

  The clock is ticking on Monolith Solar Associates LLC, as the largest solar energy company in the Albany area is approaching critical deadlines it needs to meet …

• A California program to incentivize electric cars may cost $14 billion – Quartz
  A California program to incentivize electric cars may cost $14 billion  Quartz

  California politicians have been tasked (paywall) by executive order with the herculean job of getting 5 million new electric cars on the road by 2030, 14 times …

• The Green New Deal, explained – Vox.com
  The Green New Deal, explained  Vox.com

  An insurgent movement is pushing Democrats to back an ambitious climate change solution.

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• The Bulletin: Haumaha to keep job despite criticism – The Spinoff
  The Bulletin: Haumaha to keep job despite criticism  The Spinoff

  Good morning, and welcome to The Bulletin. In today’s edition: Wally Haumaha to keep job despite criticism in IPCA report, state of the immigration system in …

• Gov. Paul LePage's Legacy – Boothbay Register
  Gov. Paul LePage’s Legacy  Boothbay Register

  No matter what your opinion is of Paul LePage, it’s safe to say that his eight years as governor have added up to a contentious and controversial tenure.

• 3 Unknown but Amazing Dividend Stocks – Motley Fool
  3 Unknown but Amazing Dividend Stocks  Motley Fool

  Dividends can be a crucial component for any long-term wealth-building strategy. How so? Well, investors who reinvest dividend distributions over time can …

• 'Electricity-in-a-Box' Brings Innovative Power Solution to Afghanistan's Off-Grid Communities – Modern Diplomacy
  ‘Electricity-in-a-Box’ Brings Innovative Power Solution to Afghanistan’s Off-Grid Communities  Modern Diplomacy

  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) of Afghanistan today inaugurated the distribution of 80 …

• Tax Breaks For Musk, Bezos And Various Other Billionaires – Forbes
  Tax Breaks For Musk, Bezos And Various Other Billionaires  Forbes

  Only little people pay taxes. Elon Musk (Ray Tamarra/GC Images)Getty. Dig a little deeper into your pocket. Pay more to the tax collector so that certain lucky …

• Natural gas utility to fund 'alternative heating' in Western Massachusetts – MassLive.com
  Natural gas utility to fund ‘alternative heating’ in Western Massachusetts  MassLive.com

  The Berkshire Gas Greenfield Operations Center. The utility has announced a grant program to fund non-fossil-fuel heating technologies. ( Mary Serreze ).

• The Inclusion Alpha: Year in Review – ImpactAlpha
  The Inclusion Alpha: Year in Review  ImpactAlpha

  Greetings, ImpactAlpha readers! The Inclusion Alpha. “Toxic” was the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year. Through investments and advocacy in 2018, …

• UN Environment joins campaign to green Kenya – Modern Diplomacy
  UN Environment joins campaign to green Kenya  Modern Diplomacy

  Building on the momentum of climate action UN Environment today joined the government of Kenya for the launch of ‘Greening Kenya Campaign’

• Human rights champions from across the world receive top UN prize – Modern Diplomacy
  Human rights champions from across the world receive top UN prize  Modern Diplomacy

  The “clear and profound” guidelines enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “have made it the world’s most widely translated document.

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• Nottingham City Council Budget: £22m in savings needed – West Bridgford Wire
  Nottingham City Council Budget: £22m in savings needed  West Bridgford Wire

  The council says that austerity isn’t over for Nottingham, with the City Council’s main Government funding slashed by three quarters since 2013 – reducing from …

• Why “impact investing” doesn’t have as much impact as you think – Vox
  Why “impact investing” doesn’t have as much impact as you think  Vox

  “Impact investing” is built on a simple idea: If you’re going to invest your money, you’ll want to invest it in companies that are doing work that you believe in.

• New research debunks Trump’s attack on economic effects of Paris Agreement – ThinkProgress
  New research debunks Trump’s attack on economic effects of Paris Agreement  ThinkProgress

  By Marlene Cimons. This month, when diplomats met in Poland to negotiate the implementation of the Paris Agreement, the United States took on the role of the …

• Global Solar Power Solutions Company D.light Raises Massive USD 41 Mn For African Expansion – WeeTracker Media
  Global Solar Power Solutions Company D.light Raises Massive USD 41 Mn For African Expansion  WeeTracker Media

  Solar-powered solutions provider D.light has just completed an investment round of USD 41 Mn from a consortium spearheaded by Inspired Evolution – an …

• What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From The Failures Of These Five Startups – WeeTracker Media
  What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From The Failures Of These Five Startups  WeeTracker Media

  Startup failures are more common than you think as nine out of ten startups eventually fail.But what can we learn from some of these failures.

• The 50 Best Places in America to Start a Business – Inc.com
  The 50 Best Places in America to Start a Business  Inc.com

  Where should you go to start your next business, expand your company, or find the best job candidates? Here’s your guidebook to the most dynamic cities in the …

• Report: Waste Incineration: A Dirty Secret In How States Define Renewable Energy – CleanTechnica
  Report: Waste Incineration: A Dirty Secret In How States Define Renewable Energy  CleanTechnica

  December 17th, 2018 by John Farrell. Originally published at ilsr.org. Burning garbage to generate power is neither clean nor renewable. Yet, aging, costly, and …

• Obaseki okays solar solution for rural schools – Vanguard
  Obaseki okays solar solution for rural schools  Vanguard

  In what is best described as a game-changing effort to mainstream innovative youths in community-focused solution to power problems in Edo State, Governor …

• What are the top sites open for development? – Port Huron Times Herald
  What are the top sites open for development?  Port Huron Times Herald

  Several sites have long sat vacant but are showing more recent signs of promise, and local leaders said they just want to be prepared.

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• 3 Top Dividend Stocks to Buy in December – Motley Fool
  3 Top Dividend Stocks to Buy in December  Motley Fool

  These top dogs are committed to paying out rich dividends to shareholders in the long run.

• Tesla’s arrival sparks Northern Nevada, but housing is a problem – Las Vegas Review-Journal
  Tesla’s arrival sparks Northern Nevada, but housing is a problem  Las Vegas Review-Journal

  SPARKS — On an overcast, snow-dusted December day, Tesla’s sprawling battery plant in rural Storey County sits like a squared-off iceberg dropped into the …

• Clean-energy battles transition from Malloy to Lamont – CT Post
  Clean-energy battles transition from Malloy to Lamont  CT Post

  As Governor-elect Ned Lamont’s energy transition committee began its work late last month, one member held up a cellphone and said if telephone inventor …

• Australian Financial Review – The Australian Financial Review
  Australian Financial Review  The Australian Financial Review

  After another year of chaos and anarchy in the energy sector it was inevitable that a question about energy in Chanticleer’s annual CEO Survey would provide …

• CT’s clean energy battles transition from Malloy to Lamont – The CT Mirror
  CT’s clean energy battles transition from Malloy to Lamont  The CT Mirror

  The Malloy administration tried for eight years to upend the state’s existing energy paradigm by creating a state energy department and rolling out dozens of …

• World Bank, Canada and Britain to assist nations in coal phase-out – ThinkGeoEnergy
  World Bank, Canada and Britain to assist nations in coal phase-out  ThinkGeoEnergy

  The World Bank, Canada and the United Kingdom have announced financial assistance to countries in their transition from coal to accelerate the uptake of …

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