• A conversation with gubernatorial candidate Setti Warren in Marblehead – Wicked Local Marblehead

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  A conversation with gubernatorial candidate Setti Warren in Marblehead Wicked Local Marblehead “I love my job,” Warren said. “But I'm seeing communities falling behind.” Warren said he believes “the defining issue of our time is economic inequality,” and he said he can turn it around. The married father of two said he enlisted in the Navy … and more »

• Onus on clean energy sector to create jobs – Khaleej Times

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  Onus on clean energy sector to create jobs Khaleej Times Jobs are being lost because of it. In the Philippines, mines are being closed down, leaving societies unemployed. So, people are now looking at the renewable energy sector for jobs to offset these losses," said Victor van Vuuren, director … and more »

• Investing in local startups not as lucrative as stocks – Santa Fe New Mexican

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  Investing in local startups not as lucrative as stocks Santa Fe New Mexican As of today, the $35 million invested annually by the State Investment Council in New Mexico startup companies is not returning the same as a stock index fund placed with a big Wall Street adviser. Still, many argue that doesn't mean the program should …

• Permanent Fund is not a sacred artifact – Las Cruces Sun-News

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  Permanent Fund is not a sacred artifact Las Cruces Sun-News … of our permanent fund returns in early childhood education should be a no-brainer. Research shows the rate of return on educating our youngest kids is about 13%, as people with better educations mean more and higher-paying jobs, less crime and less … and more »

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• Budget Plan To Raid Clean Energy Funds Draws Fire – Hartford Courant

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  Budget Plan To Raid Clean Energy Funds Draws Fire Hartford Courant He warned that, Connecticut will immediately start bleeding good-paying efficiency and solar jobs to other neighboring states that are investing more, not less, in these promising economic sectors,” according to Dornbos. “This will hurt in multiple ways… and more »

• Like Lithium Stocks? You Might Consider This Lithium ETF – Madison.com

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  Like Lithium Stocks? You Might Consider This Lithium ETF Madison.com Lithium stocks continue to party like it's 1999. Shares of Albemarle (NYSE: ALB), Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile, or SQM (NYSE: SQM), and FMC Corp. (NYSE: FMC) — the three largest lithium producers listed on a major U.S. stock exchange — have … and more »

• City Council candidates answer on the issues – Southernminn.com

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  City Council candidates answer on the issues Southernminn.com The city was promised $200,000 in Legacy Fund support, but must use it by the end of June 2019. “Along with that, we're hoping for some … “A community solar array you pay for with city funds is a set-up we're contractually not able to do because of …

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• Clean Energy Advocate – SustainableBusiness.com

  Clean Energy Advocate SustainableBusiness.com Home / Job / Clean Energy Advocate … Track and analyze progress in the development of the renewable energy sector, and identify and address barriers to siting and permitting; track implementation of the Renewable Energy Standard (RES), NY-Sun program …

• Here's what is inside Worcester's $500 million, 98-acre proposal to Amazon – MassLive.com

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  Here's what is inside Worcester's $500 million, 98-acre proposal to Amazon MassLive.com The city is offering $500 million in local real estate tax savings, 100 percent personal property tax exemption over 20 years, research and development tax credits, $1 million in job creation grant funds as well as other funding and services. "The City … and more »

• New director at ISD 88 Foundation – NUjournal

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  New director at ISD 88 Foundation NUjournal Staff photo by Connor Cummiskey The ISD 88 Foundation's new Executive Director Kim RockVam sits in her desk at the Washington Learning Center which lent the foundation the computer, space and phone line RockVam uses for her job. NEW ULM — A new … and more »

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• Pacoima must transform itself once again – LA Daily News

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  Pacoima must transform itself once again LA Daily News The Transformative Climate Communities grant would fund initiatives to install rooftop solar and home weatherization, expand job training and workforce development opportunities, promote active modes of transportation, and provide a fleet of electric …

• Strategies to create jobs in India: How to reap the dividend gifted by demography – Times of India (blog)

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  Strategies to create jobs in India: How to reap the dividend gifted by demography Times of India (blog) Poor fund allocation in R&D (less than 1% of India's annual budget, as compared to 3-5% by countries like the US and China) inhibits innovation, and hence prospects of job growth. A programme like the 'Small Business Innovation and … New age sectors …

• NM startup scores financing from tech titan Peter Thiel's fund – Albuquerque Business First

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  NM startup scores financing from tech titan Peter Thiel's fund Albuquerque Business First The startup plans to use the new funding to focus on refining its luminescent solar concentrator technology, which helps consolidate solar energy to produce electricity. The young startup joins another 33 … "A lot of it seems to be driven by the … and more »

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• Innovating for shared prosperity – MIT News

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  Innovating for shared prosperity MIT News Digital Citizen Fund (Technology Access) helps girls and women in developing countries gain access to technology, virtually connect with others across the world, and obtain necessary skills for success. dot Learn (Technology Access) creates technology … and more »

• Are smart robots going to steal jobs from your children or can they be taught to master the machines? – Courier Mail

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  Are smart robots going to steal jobs from your children or can they be taught to master the machines? Courier Mail It's a contradictory place, where people are fearful of their jobs being taken over by robots but where life-improving discoveries are an algorithm away. By the time Anise Johnston and her classmates …. Keay turns on a video of the solar-powered … and more »

• Mixed reaction: Liberals reject 50% renewables but offer support for batteries in South Australia – Energy Storage News

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  Mixed reaction: Liberals reject 50% renewables but offer support for batteries in South Australia Energy Storage News Solar Citizens has welcomed South Australia's Liberal Party's AU$100 (£59.1 million) commitment to support solar households in shifting to battery storage yet opposed them scrapping the 50% renewable goal as a missed opportunity. Dan Spencer … and more »

• This utility is training workers for the clean energy future – with an eye on inclusion and equity – Environmental Defense Fund (blog)

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  This utility is training workers for the clean energy future – with an eye on inclusion and equity Environmental Defense Fund (blog) Since the bill went into effect, ComEd has worked with a variety of groups – including Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and environmental justice stakeholders – to meet the legislation's goals. By crafting a comprehensive and inclusive … The pipeline …

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• Ethiopian companies to benefit from European Investment Bank backing for USD 100m private equity – CNBCAfrica.com

  Ethiopian companies to benefit from European Investment Bank backing for USD 100m private equity CNBCAfrica.com The EIB's USD 10 million participation represents the first backing for an Ethiopia focused fund and one of the first engagements with a single country private equity fund in Africa by Europe's long-term lending institution. … Its investment strategy … and more »

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• How a Coal Plant in Michigan Became an Insurance HQ – EcoWatch

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  How a Coal Plant in Michigan Became an Insurance HQ EcoWatch JCK: The successful redevelopment of the old coal-fired Ottawa Power Station into the sustainably designed headquarters of the Accident Fund (now named the AF Group) created or preserved hundreds of jobs in Lansing and helped remake Lansing's downtown …

• This man is solely responsible for making a village in Manipur 100pc computer literate – YourStory.com

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  This man is solely responsible for making a village in Manipur 100pc computer literate YourStory.com A picture of Surjit Ningthoujam handing over solar energy equipment to a family when he ensured 100 families in a Manipur village had solar power in 2016. Image source: The Telegraph … “Asking a 54-year-old person to participate in a computer …

• Mudajaya wins RM1.16bil LRT3 job from Prasarana – The Star Online

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  Mudajaya wins RM1.16bil LRT3 job from Prasarana The Star Online The funds raised from the placement exercise will be used to finance the construction of a new power concession asset. The company has won a contract from the Energy Commission to develop a large-scale solar photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 49MW …

• Overnight Energy: EPA to propose Clean Power Plan repeal | Pruitt takes on wind, solar tax credits | Committee to … – The Hill

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  Overnight Energy: EPA to propose Clean Power Plan repeal | Pruitt takes on wind, solar tax credits | Committee to … The Hill The EPA's announcement is the first major step toward fulfilling a key campaign promise Trump made to repeal the climate rule that he's called “stupid” and “job-killing.” Trump's EPA argues that the agency overstepped with the regulation, arguing it … Scott Pruitt says subsidies give renewables an unfair edge, and here's why he's a monumental hypocriteZME Science Scott Pruitt Says That EPA Will Repeal the Clean Power PlanFRONTLINE all 580 news articles »

• Floating solar farm Townsville | Townsville Bulletin – Townsville Bulletin

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  Floating solar farm Townsville | Townsville Bulletin Townsville Bulletin TOWNSVILLE could become home to Australia's first floating solar farm under a $336 million proposal that promises to create up to 1200 local jobs. HydroSun … and more »

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• Russia To Become A Leader In Energy Storage – Nasdaq

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  Russia To Become A Leader In Energy Storage Nasdaq Energy Minister Alexander Novak said earlier this week that Russia could find a place among the world's leaders in solar power generation and energy storage. Russian solar panel makers, the minister added, can already produce an efficiency factor per … and more »

• Mayor's Verde Fund faces an uncertain future – Albuquerque Journal

  Mayor's Verde Fund faces an uncertain future Albuquerque Journal SANTA FE, N.M. — It's been 17 months since the Santa Fe City Council approved a budget that included a funding source for his Verde Fund, Mayor Javier Gonzales' initiative to use city dollars to help combat poverty in the community and climate change.

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• My Turn: How an obscure trade law could kill 50000 solar jobs – AZCentral.com

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  My Turn: How an obscure trade law could kill 50000 solar jobs AZCentral.com The very traits that President Trump honors in American industry are the pillars of the American solar industry: massive job creation, including in American manufacturing, innovation that builds competition, affordable energy for every day Americans … and more »

• Students crowdfund to build the world's best solar home: FutureHAUS Dubai – Augusta Free Press

  Students crowdfund to build the world's best solar home: FutureHAUS Dubai Augusta Free Press … world's best solar home: FutureHAUS Dubai. As student leader of Virginia Tech's Solar Decathlon Middle East team, Laurie Booth is guiding the only U.S. team selected for an intercollegiate global competition to build the world's best solar home …

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• Republican earns 10 awards in MPA newspaper contest – Gasconade County Republican

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  Republican earns 10 awards in MPA newspaper contest Gasconade County Republican “These stories were written in the face of a court order banning police agents from talking with the reporter, making his job extremely difficult,” the judge wrote. “Still, he covered all the bases while speaking with a family member to get the …

• The Incredible Corrupting White House – Slate Magazine

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  The Incredible Corrupting White House Slate Magazine … who treats the treasury like a slush fund. Trump takes regular trips to his properties in Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia. At last look, according to the New York Times, he spent 85 days visiting at least one of his properties out of a total of … and more »

• Coal Will Not Bring Appalachia Back to Life, But Tech and Government Jobs Could – EcoWatch

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  Coal Will Not Bring Appalachia Back to Life, But Tech and Government Jobs Could EcoWatch As renewable energy technologies like solar and wind have become cost competitive with fossil fuels, demand for coal has waned in the power sector. In 2006, coal provided 49 percent of U.S. electricity; just 10 years later, that number had fallen to 30 … and more »

• Salesforce Just Launched A $50 Million Impact Investing Fund – Fast Company

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  Salesforce Just Launched A $50 Million Impact Investing Fund Fast Company To find out, Salesforce Ventures has launched a $50 million impact investment fund to invest in social enterprises that are using its cloud-based customer relationship management platform in new ways to change the world. The group has already committed … and more »

• New tariff proposals put solar in "a land of complete uncertainty … – Utility Dive

  New tariff proposals put solar in "a land of complete uncertainty … Utility Dive The U.S. battle over solar panel imports goes into its next round today before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), with two manufacturers easing their … and more »

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