• Mayor David Gronbach: Imagine what we could do with two more years – Danbury News Times

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  Mayor David Gronbach: Imagine what we could do with two more years Danbury News Times Approximately $3 million has been financed for roads and bridges and I have allocated funds for design work necessary to rehabilitate Squire Hill and Long Mountain Roads in the spring. Library Expansion: The … Renewable Energy/Efficiency: We are …

• Energy Jobs: New CEO at Enphase, Empower Shutters, Paul Ryan Ex-Chief of Staff Goes Into Clean Tech – Greentech Media

  Energy Jobs: New CEO at Enphase, Empower Shutters, Paul Ryan Ex-Chief of Staff Goes Into Clean Tech Greentech Media The solar tracking market is growing steadily, but GTM Research says hardware vendors will increasingly also have to provide additional value, such as solar-plus-storage solutions, which NEXTracker is investing in. Global renewable developer Mainstream … and more »

• Obama appointees negotiated for jobs while still in office – E&E News

  Obama appointees negotiated for jobs while still in office E&E News In July 2016, Hopper, then director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, filed a recusal statement saying that she was in job negotiations with the Solar Energy Industries Association. Others also appeared interested in Hopper. She filed another …

• Valencia County: An Economic Hub – Valencia County News Bulletin

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  Valencia County: An Economic Hub Valencia County News Bulletin On a national scale, the economy has experienced an unprecedented long period of recovery and employment rates are very low, said Jeffrey Mitchell, the University of New Mexico's Bureau of Businesses and Economic Research director. “Typically, creation … and more »

• Gary Cohn's Master Plan Is Going Up in Smoke – Vanity Fair

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  Gary Cohn's Master Plan Is Going Up in Smoke Vanity Fair Given that many believe Cohn decided not to resign in the wake of his boss's equivocating on white supremacists on the hope that he'll get the Fed job, he's got to be feeling pretty unhappy right now about his life choices, which could leave him … and more »

• Job 1? Making sure the lights stay on – Sentinel & Enterprise

  Job 1? Making sure the lights stay on Sentinel & Enterprise To solve this problem and allow more households to install solar energy system, the town has applied for a grant to partially fund what would essentially be a huge battery for storing solar energy — a piece of equipment that could cost between $2.5 …

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• Social entrepreneurship gains high level of interest in Nepal – Tiffin Advertiser Tribune

  Social entrepreneurship gains high level of interest in Nepal Tiffin Advertiser Tribune One of the young men I met with, Manesh Danel, started a non-profit organization that is raising money to fund cataract surgeries. The idea came to him while working as a computer … Danel runs the organization part time while maintaining his full …

• Amarillo City Council adopts higher property tax rate – Amarillo.com

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  Amarillo City Council adopts higher property tax rate Amarillo.com The new tax rates, coupled with rising property values, will fund $3.1 million worth of projects — including raises for police, firefighters and nonuniformed city employees as well as increased retirement fund contributions. The average … Commercial … and more »

• Sydney energy-financing startup Brighte raises $4 million in round led by Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes – SmartCompany.com.au

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  Sydney energy-financing startup Brighte raises $4 million in round led by Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes SmartCompany.com.au Brighte founder Katherine McConnell left her job as senior manager at Macquarie Bank in 2015 to found the startup, after being inspired to help consumers “cut energy bills dramatically” and change the solar power and battery industry in a way that … and more »

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• The Trump-Cohn Romance Is Officially Dead – Vanity Fair

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  The Trump-Cohn Romance Is Officially Dead Vanity Fair Trump chafes at some of the retired Marine Corps general's moves to restrict access to him since he took the job almost a month ago, said several people close to the president. They run counter to … Separately, the liberal watchdog group Citizens for … and more »

• Midtown Detroit Inc. and partners announce $20 million Selden Corridor initiative – Michronicleonline

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  Midtown Detroit Inc. and partners announce $20 million Selden Corridor initiative Michronicleonline Midtown Detroit, Inc. and its partners announced a $20 million investment for the Selden Corridor Initiative, a mixed-use redevelopment that will create new housing, job opportunities and training, and new businesses in Midtown Detroit. … Midtown …

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• South Africa's most populous and intimidating city has been named its most environmentally friendly – Quartz

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  South Africa's most populous and intimidating city has been named its most environmentally friendly Quartz In news that might surprise some, South Africa's densely populated financial capital, Johannesburg, has been declared the country's most environmentally friendly metro area in an annual government-run competition. The Greenest Municipality Competition, …

• Mission Waco unveils Urban REAP project – The Baylor Lariat

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  Mission Waco unveils Urban REAP project The Baylor Lariat The project was kick-started when Green Mountain Energy Sun Club provided Mission Waco with a grant of $234,000 to fund it. Mission Waco executive director Jimmy Dorrell said he sent in the original proposal for the grant … With the help of Lehr and …

• Pulse of the Peninsula: Harvey a call to act on climate change – The Island Now

  Pulse of the Peninsula: Harvey a call to act on climate change The Island Now How ironic is the climate catastrophe in Texas, the leading proponent of fossil fuels and opponent of programs incentivizing the transition to clean, renewable energy (and the localized independence that wind, solar and geothermal bring), that Harvey …

• $20 million redevelopment announced for Selden Corridor – The Detroit News

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  $20 million redevelopment announced for Selden Corridor The Detroit News Detroit — A new $20 million project planned for the Selden Corridor in Midtown will feature mixed-income rental housing, a new public courtyard, flexible work … and more »

• County moves toward cease and desist order for solar project – Benitolink: San Benito County News

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  County moves toward cease and desist order for solar project Benitolink: San Benito County News Despite having just received more than $100,000 in taxes from Con Edison from the Panoche Valley Solar project, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors indicated it did not trust the company to pay additional taxes in a timely manner and decided to …

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• As National Park Service celebrates 101 years, Nebraska man's journey to visit all 417 units reaches over halfway point – News-Herald.com

  As National Park Service celebrates 101 years, Nebraska man's journey to visit all 417 units reaches over halfway point News-Herald.com “One hundred and ten degrees in Texas, I found out, can melt a solar component on your van. A rock hitting my van's windshield in … “I have to thank all the great, kind and generous people I've met in my travels, all the people who helped fund my …

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• Calgary's National Music Centre benefits from $5 million in federal funds – Calgary Herald

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  Calgary's National Music Centre benefits from $5 million in federal funds Calgary Herald Although the funding has been in place for about a year, Calgary Liberal MP Kent Hehr, minister of Veterans Affairs, officially announced the investment Thursday through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund in support of Studio Bell, home of the NMC … and more »

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• The knock on environmentalists is that they've been better at opposing than proposing. – In These Times

  The knock on environmentalists is that they've been better at opposing than proposing. In These Times In 2017, solar or wind power wins most competitive bids for electric supply: India just announced the closure of dozens of coal mines and the cancellation of plans for new coal-fired generating stations because the low cost of solar power was … and more »

• Study Tour of Wind and Solar Farms – Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service

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  Study Tour of Wind and Solar Farms Government of Jamaica, Jamaica Information Service Several senior officers of the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation on Friday (August 18) participated in a study tour aimed at engaging stakeholders with renewable sources of energy and the mitigation and adaptation work being done locally …

• August 21, 2017: Millions Travel to Witness Total Solar Eclipse, Counterprotesters Flood Boston Common During "Free … – BizBash

  August 21, 2017: Millions Travel to Witness Total Solar Eclipse, Counterprotesters Flood Boston Common During "Free … BizBash 1. MILLIONS TRAVEL TO WITNESS TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE: In anticipation of the nation's first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in almost a century, which occurs today starting at 1:23 p.m. ET, millions of Americans have traveled to the “path of totality …

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• Ohio News Notebook – Delaware Gazette

  Ohio News Notebook Delaware Gazette There were job losses in the construction and manufacturing sectors. Auditor: Village's ex-mayor convicted of theft in … Authorities also said Neff failed to credit 25 percent of village income tax revenue to the village's capital improvement fund as … and more »

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• Scammers selling "doggles" ahead of solar eclipse – KNSS

  Scammers selling "doggles" ahead of solar eclipse KNSS Scammers selling "doggles" ahead of solar eclipse. Steve & Ted. Friday, August 18th … This is the first step I would also encourage employee unions to not delay implementation of these races so we can be more competitive in the job market … and more »

• Good riddance to White House corporate commissions – Washington Examiner

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  Good riddance to White House corporate commissions Washington Examiner Presidents Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton, Nixon, and all the rest undoubtedly raised political funds by gathering executives in the White House, while the executives got to showcase for shareholders their proximity to power, plus get an inside track on …

• America's other coal job, ignored by politicians, is dying fast – Crain's Chicago Business

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  America's other coal job, ignored by politicians, is dying fast Crain’s Chicago Business (Bloomberg) — A couple months ago, Donald Trump was cheering a new coal mine in Pennsylvania that will put 70 people to work—good news for a president whose pledge to revive the industry helped get him elected. But a bigger group of coal workers …

• Suspicious relationship between the Koch brothers and Utah university raises eyebrows – ThinkProgress

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  Suspicious relationship between the Koch brothers and Utah university raises eyebrows ThinkProgress Simmons and the other professors who staff the Koch-funded Institute of Political Economy also hold positions at Strata Policy. Simmons, who previously served as the Charles G. Koch Professor of Political Economy at the university, runs both the on … and more »

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• Perry arrives at critical time for energy funding – Tri-City Herald

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  Perry arrives at critical time for energy funding Tri-City Herald When Congress reconvenes, it will consider a proposal to fund U.S. energy innovation — the very technology, science and research that drives our country's future. … Our nation's 17 national laboratories support, sustain and secure Americans across … and more »

• Vivian Perez and Stephanie Weiner: Sweeping utility customer accounts won't resolve state budget mess – CT Post

  Vivian Perez and Stephanie Weiner: Sweeping utility customer accounts won't resolve state budget mess CT Post Connecticut House Democrats' “honest budget” and state Senate Republicans' “No-Tax-Increase” plan both raid money from either or both utility customer energy efficiency accounts called the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF) and the Regional …

• Sunwealth™ Announces First Closing of Solar Impact Fund – Business Wire (press release)

  Sunwealth™ Announces First Closing of Solar Impact Fund Business Wire (press release) BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sunwealth, an innovative clean energy investment firm bringing commercial solar to scale, today announced the first tranche closing of its Solar Impact Fund. The Fund offers investors two compelling … The standardized and … and more »

• Solectria CEO: Trade Case Could Bring Widespread Damage To US Solar Industry – Solar Industry

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  Solectria CEO: Trade Case Could Bring Widespread Damage To US Solar Industry Solar Industry Even if the case were found in their favor, given the extreme damage it would cause to the solar industry, there is very slim likelihood that any jobs will come back to these companies. For the record, even if all positions were restored, the number of … and more »

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