• Cranston's Edgewood Highland School benefits from state loan to 'go green' – The Providence Journal

  Cranston's Edgewood Highland School benefits from state loan to 'go green' The Providence Journal As with the public works that the agency already was doing, the bank's energy-related activity would boost job creation, they said. The bank's Efficient … In addition to Edgewood Highland, for example, Newport is installing solar panels at its sewer …

• FACT SHEET: New Progress in a Resurgent American Manufacturing Sector – Whitehouse.gov (press release)

  FACT SHEET: New Progress in a Resurgent American Manufacturing Sector Whitehouse.gov (press release) Let us continue working to strengthen and expand the manufacturing jobs of tomorrow and ensure that opportunity for all is something we can keep making in America for generations to come. … In National Harbor, MD, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan … and more »

• YOUNG TALENT: Panel talks retention in Tier – Press & Sun-Bulletin

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  YOUNG TALENT: Panel talks retention in Tier Press & Sun-Bulletin "For job positions, we need to bridge the gap with SUNY Binghamton," said Ryan Andres, director of Sales of Mirabito Energy Products. Conway said the Chamber of Commerce has been working to develop the relationships between employers and BU.

• Grenko looking for your vote – Centerville Daily Iowegian

  Grenko looking for your vote Centerville Daily Iowegian "We are in a very difficult time here with jobs leaving, public schools struggling with funds, and a crumbling infrastructure receiving no attention," Grenko said. … Increasing the production of alternative energy sources like wind, solar and bio … and more »

• Colorado US Senate Race: Bennet, Glenn, Williams And Hammons On The Issues – Colorado Public Radio

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  Colorado US Senate Race: Bennet, Glenn, Williams And Hammons On The Issues Colorado Public Radio I've worked to make that happen through my work in the Senate, like passing tax credits for the wind and solar energy industries, which support thousands of jobs right here in Colorado. I also helped establish a patent office in Denver to support … and more »

• Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton take usual party positions on … – Idaho Statesman (blog)

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  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton take usual party positions on … Idaho Statesman (blog) Donald Trump Jr. has taken the lead on western issues for his father, and is pushing a mainstream multiple-use policy. Clinton's policies appeal to Democratic … and more »

• Boondoggle: How Ontario's pursuit of renewable energy broke the province's electricity system – Financial Post

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  Boondoggle: How Ontario's pursuit of renewable energy broke the province's electricity system Financial Post Through fat subsidies and high prices offered to wind, solar and other renewable industry players, jobs and growth would boom and Ontario would be free of its dirty coal plants. It was the End of Coal, the government said. The birth of a renewable miracle. and more »

• House District 39 candidates focus on experience, education and economy – Las Cruces Sun-News

  House District 39 candidates focus on experience, education and economy Las Cruces Sun-News Ethics Reform: Ensure honesty and ethics in government. I will fight corruption in Santa Fe and create a strong independent Ethics Commission with tough penalties for corrupt politicians and jail time for misusing taxpayer funds. Why are you the most … and more »

• Illinois' energy policy challenged – Medill Reports: Chicago

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  Illinois' energy policy challenged Medill Reports: Chicago Energy efficiency accounted for two-thirds of those clean energy jobs, while the remaining third came from the renewable energy industry in jobs like bioenergy, solar power, wind power and geothermal energy, as well as in other sectors such as …

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• Did you know there was a Solar Academy in Malaysia? – Star2.com

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  Did you know there was a Solar Academy in Malaysia? Star2.com “To alleviate poverty, the most efficient way is to get people jobs. But we … “The idea is to eventually generate our own income through installations to fund this programme, and as long as there is need for solar power, the programme will not die …

• Polling data shows support for the RECLAIM Act – The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration)

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  Polling data shows support for the RECLAIM Act The Exponent Telegram (press release) (registration) “The RECLAIM Act will provide funding to help retrain out-of-work coal miners for jobs in construction, farming, solar installation, a whole host of things,” Boettner said. “In addition, just reclaiming the old mine sites and cleaning up the … and more »

• Two vying to become Washington's next lands commissioner – Capital Press

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  Two vying to become Washington's next lands commissioner Capital Press The job's primary duty is to distribute state trust money for school construction and other projects, he said. “I believe that healthy working forests are the key to funding our schools, and timber is the key … But she also believes the department …

• Pierce, Diamond vye for Falmouth House District 44 seat – The Forecaster

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  Pierce, Diamond vye for Falmouth House District 44 seat The Forecaster 1 problem facing the Legislature is a lagging economy and the need to bring good jobs to Maine. She said has to look at how to replace waning industries with new, upcoming ones, and said a failed attempt to promote solar energy could have created …

• Sunburn for 10.04.16 – Low-key VP candidates get debate spotlight – Florida Politics (blog)

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  Sunburn for 10.04.16 – Low-key VP candidates get debate spotlight Florida Politics (blog) CONSUMERS FOR SMART SOLAR SPENDS MORE THAN $500K ON ADVERTISING IN ONE WEEK via Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster of Florida Politics – State records show Consumers for Smart Solar spent $761,758 between Sept. 17 and Sept. 23, the most recent campaign … and more »

• What's Scary, Scarier, and Scariest about Hillary – American Thinker

  What's Scary, Scarier, and Scariest about Hillary American Thinker Instead what she's talking about is: (A) creating new government jobs; or (B) creating new jobs with lobbyists and influence peddlers, the Public-Private-Partnership grifters who fund her political machine. Guys whose sons and daughters run companies …

• Wanted for local economy: jobs, vision, internet and safety – Redding Record Searchlight

  Wanted for local economy: jobs, vision, internet and safety Redding Record Searchlight With the unemployment rate in Shasta County more than half of what it was in the depths of the Great Recession, the North State's economy continues to mend. and more »

• Speech by World Bank President Jim Yong Kim: The World Bank Group's Mission: To End Extreme Poverty – World Bank Group

  Speech by World Bank President Jim Yong Kim: The World Bank Group's Mission: To End Extreme Poverty World Bank Group Mechanization and the arrival of technology have disrupted traditional industrial production, upended manual jobs and called time on the work that has been done by generations of families. … The Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility, the Global … and more »

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• Statewide Candidates Debated, But Where Were The Voters? – MTPR

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  Statewide Candidates Debated, But Where Were The Voters? MTPR There was a second vote, and that was recently used to suspend the rate for solar development in Montana. Again … "The Land Board manages 5.2 million acres of school trust lands, and the revenue that is generated from those lands goes, the bulk of it … and more »

• It's Time For The Coal Industry To Come Clean – Breaking Energy

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  It's Time For The Coal Industry To Come Clean Breaking Energy Data clearly show that decades ago, increasing productivity and a shift from eastern to western coal led to significant job losses even while the industry's overall production was in a period of dramatic growth. Remarkably, coal … About the analysis …

• Sunburn for 9.30.16 – The Grand Dame of Florida politics – SaintPetersBlog (blog)

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  Sunburn for 9.30.16 – The Grand Dame of Florida politics SaintPetersBlog (blog) RICK SCOTT'S GOAL FOR FINAL YEARS IN OFFICE: 'JOBS, AND THEN JOBS, AND THEN JOBS' via Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster of Florida Politics – The Naples Republican was one of the keynote speakers at the Florida Chamber Foundation's Future of … AFP-FLORIDA … and more »

• New Hopefully Yours thrift store opens with a large crowd – Burlington Hawk Eye

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  New Hopefully Yours thrift store opens with a large crowd Burlington Hawk Eye Jerry Smith, who donated more than $200,000 to the Hopefully Yours store, delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the new Hopefully Yours thrift store Thursday Sept. 29, 2016 at 617 Jefferson Street in Burlington, IA. The event included …

• Trump and Clinton talk science – North by Northwestern

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  Trump and Clinton talk science North by Northwestern Meanwhile, the solar industry was predicted to grow 116 percent this year, so it appears renewable energy is on the rise regardless of one bankruptcy a few years ago. Clinton: The Democratic nominee has a goal: to make America the clean energy … In 30 Years of Public Life, Hillary Clinton Has Never Made Anyone Feel GoodRushLimbaugh.com all 23,762 news articles »

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• Donations help woman 'Tackle Cancer' – KARE

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  Donations help woman 'Tackle Cancer' KARE Doctor Cynthia Cattell is a space plasma physicist and professor at the University of Minnesota. She's the kind of researcher that studies the Northern Lights, solar flares and radiation belts. Her greatest discovery to date? When she met her first … and more »

• China's New Silk Road Hinges on a Small Pakistan Port – Bloomberg

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  China's New Silk Road Hinges on a Small Pakistan Port Bloomberg Despite agreeing on a plan with the International Monetary Fund in 2013 that helped stabilize the economy, its industry is hampered by crippling power shortages, poor infrastructure and a downturn in global demand. Exports in the year ended June fell … and more »

• The Poverty of Progressivism – Journal Express

  The Poverty of Progressivism Journal Express To understand their positions, it's better to turn to the circle of advisors and the intellectual elites that back both parties. On this point, the sad truth is that Donald …. with higher prices, in foreign markets. The massive subsidies for wind and …

• Clinton, Trump give positions on ag, regulatory policy – Capital Press

  Clinton, Trump give positions on ag, regulatory policy Capital Press Over the past seven years, the amount of wind power in the US has grown threefold and the amount of solar power has grown 30-fold. Renewable … For example, Hillary will work to fully fund the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and will … and more »

• Councilor reaction a mixed bag to mayor's budget proposal – Rome Sentinel

  Councilor reaction a mixed bag to mayor's budget proposal Rome Sentinel I was also very disappointed to hear how unproductive the solar projects have been seeing how much controversy they caused.” She did note that the details for the demolition at the former … The 2016 budget included $20,000 for demolition whereas the …

• Why Environmental Activist Daniela Fernandez Takes Every Piece Of Advice With A Grain Of Salt – Bustle

  Why Environmental Activist Daniela Fernandez Takes Every Piece Of Advice With A Grain Of Salt Bustle It all began with a movie. The Inconvenient Truth, to be exact. Daniela Fernandez, then a student at Chicago's Lincoln Park High School, saw Al Gore's climate change documentary, and she knew she had to figure out how she — and other young people …

• The chief executive who hopes to be out of a job within five years – Irish Independent

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  The chief executive who hopes to be out of a job within five years Irish Independent Funds across Europe, the UK and US, including Washington DC's $6.4bn city pension fund and Sweden's Fourth National Pension Fund, known as AP4, have pledged to divest from fossil fuels and invest in green technologies. Last week, Bank of England …

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• Senate District 13 Candidate: Chris Johnson – PenBayPilot.com

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  Senate District 13 Candidate: Chris Johnson PenBayPilot.com And I would invest more in R&D projects like the University of Maine at Orono's current effort to commercialize the cellulosic nanofiber based materials into products and manufacturing processes. This project will likely yield good paying jobs to … and more »

• Big Spending by Fossil Fuel Supporters Swings Ohio Senate Race to GOP – InsideClimate News

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  Big Spending by Fossil Fuel Supporters Swings Ohio Senate Race to GOP InsideClimate News They hit him for state subsidies received by a solar company that planned an Ohio plant, but never built it. And they criticize the job he took after he lost his bid for re-election as governor—a job heading the progressive Center for American … and more »

• USDA grant to study waste power plant in Minnesota – Electric Light & Power

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  USDA grant to study waste power plant in Minnesota Electric Light & Power The partnership successfully secured a USDA Rural Business Development Grant which will fund a feasibility study to evaluate a potential new use for the plant – converting organic waste into renewable transportation fuel. “Rural small businesses have a …

• The debate questions media can't afford to ignore – Environmental Defense Fund (blog)

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  The debate questions media can't afford to ignore Environmental Defense Fund (blog) A discussion of the economy is woefully incomplete without acknowledging the trillions Citibank estimates climate impacts will cost, or the dramatic increase in solar energy jobs we've seen in recent years. Climate change is a key element of the United … Breaking the pack journalism paradigm – Columbia Journalism ReviewColumbia Journalism Review Read Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's Remarks at a Military ForumTIME Candy Crowley Injects Herself Into the Presidential DebateDaily Beast all 113 news articles »

• Five questions for Clinton and Trump: The economy and taxes – CBS News

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  Five questions for Clinton and Trump: The economy and taxes CBS News Aiming to accelerate the slow-but-steady economic progress of the last several years, 2016 candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have offered a variety of proposals to increase job creation and jumpstart economic growth. Their plans run the … Trump, Clinton on energy and environment: Polar oppositesNew Philadelphia Times Reporter Here's where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on energy issuesBusiness Insider all 13,208 news articles »

• Critics: Proposed charge could pull plug on clean energy growth … – Crain's Detroit Business

  Critics: Proposed charge could pull plug on clean energy growth … Crain’s Detroit Business A proposed new grid charge leveled at small solar and wind projects in legislation on the Michigan Senate floor could derail growth in the state's net metering … and more »

• Watertown Daily Times | 'An inappropriate use of public funds': A … – WatertownDailyTimes.com

  Watertown Daily Times | 'An inappropriate use of public funds': A … WatertownDailyTimes.com A solar panel factory built by SolarCity, a company that is part of the Buffalo Billion project, in Buffalo. The program took a blow Thursday when federal … and more »

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• Friends laud Ciminelli's impact on community – Buffalo News

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  Friends laud Ciminelli's impact on community Buffalo News Under Ciminelli, the company earned a reputation for winning lucrative state contracts, including one to build the SolarCity solar panel factory in South Buffalo. … Those contributions included $25,000 three weeks before his firm secured the … and more »

• Dems draw line in sand on Flint – Politico

  Dems draw line in sand on Flint Politico House Transportation Committee Democrats also objected to the elimination of a bipartisan agreement to overhaul a key waterways trust fund from the WRDA bill that easily cleared the panel in May. It included a provision to … If this portion of the … and more »

• Aps Makes Case For Rate Hike – Payson Roundup

  Aps Makes Case For Rate Hike Payson Roundup She also said the rate increase would help to fund modernization projects such as the natural gas Ocotillo Power Plant to generate peak power. “It's a $5 million asset,” she said. “We'll go ahead … in a rate increase hearing in five years,” he said …

• KEEPING IT SIMPLE: Future is renewable energy, but Coronado needs to be saved – White Mountain Independent

  KEEPING IT SIMPLE: Future is renewable energy, but Coronado needs to be saved White Mountain Independent There has been a lot of talk lately about solar and wind energy as a viable alternative to coal-fired power plants like the Coronado Generating Station a few miles outside St. Johns. … That means job losses in a county that is among the poorest in …

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• Central Jersey business calendar – MyCentralJersey.com

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  Central Jersey business calendar MyCentralJersey.com Keynote address by Luis de la Hoz, vice president of the nonprofit Intersect Fund and board member of Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. … Menlo Park Mall Job Fair, 4-8 p.m. Sept. 29, Center Court, Parsonage Road, Edison. Participating retailers …

• How do we cut poverty and emissions? Fund some clean energy – Thomson Reuters Foundation

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  How do we cut poverty and emissions? Fund some clean energy Thomson Reuters Foundation Henry Shue, a philosopher and public policy expert at the University of Oxford's Centre for International Studies, thinks there's one promising solution: Rich countries need to pay poor ones to adopt clean energy, such as wind and solar power. Why … and more »

• It's Time to Get "Ambitious" About Partnerships – Huffington Post

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  It's Time to Get "Ambitious" About Partnerships Huffington Post It's been a year since we adopted the Sustainable Development Goals—a new roadmap for international development. Since then, I've noticed something strange. I can't remember the last time someone mentioned the SDGs without calling them “ambitious. and more »

• Rutland Economic Development Corp. Kickstarts Greater Rutland Makerspace with $50000 Grant – vtdigger.org

  Rutland Economic Development Corp. Kickstarts Greater Rutland Makerspace with $50000 Grant vtdigger.org The Rutland Economic Development Corp. board has approved a broad plan to support the launch of a nonprofit makerspace for the Rutland region, including $50,000 of startup capital provided by a special job creation fund donated to REDC by Green … and more »

• Workington job seekers offered a boost with free Sustainable Future scheme – Cumbria Crack

  Workington job seekers offered a boost with free Sustainable Future scheme Cumbria Crack There are just twelve places on the programme, all of which are being offered at no cost to the participants thanks to funding from the Hadfield Charitable Trust and the Abbeyfield Carlisle Society Community First Fund, via Cumbria Community Foundation …

• World Leaders Debate International Security Challenges, Calling for Concerted Efforts to Curb Threats, as General … – ReliefWeb (www)

  World Leaders Debate International Security Challenges, Calling for Concerted Efforts to Curb Threats, as General … ReliefWeb (www) Focusing on international peace and security, world leaders stressed the need to curb terrorist attacks, end ongoing conflict, resolve the refugee crisis and reform the Security Council, as the General Assembly continued its annual debate today … and more »

• DSU set to launch stadium project amid campus upgrade – St. George Daily Spectrum

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  DSU set to launch stadium project amid campus upgrade St. George Daily Spectrum But the most immediate advances relate to Dixie State's anticipated Human Performance Center and additions to the Legend Solar Stadium. Dixie State University President … Williams told the regents that DSU's students have committed to provide $4 …

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• How Appalachian Ohio can RECLAIM energy independence – Athens Messenger (registration) (blog)

  How Appalachian Ohio can RECLAIM energy independence Athens Messenger (registration) (blog) … coal miners should be leading the charge in getting them enacted. For one, reinstating the energy efficiency rules and renewable energy requirements passed in the Ohio Legislature could bring new investments, meaning more stable jobs, to displaced …

• Steyer ups ante in fall elections – Politico

  Steyer ups ante in fall elections Politico A message from the National Association of Manufacturers and the Midwest Alliance for Infrastructure Now: The Army Corps of Engineers did its job ensuring that the Dakota Access Pipeline would protect culturally or environmentally sensitive areas … and more »

• This Solar Car Charges Itself While It's Parked On The Street – Co.Exist – Co.Exist

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  This Solar Car Charges Itself While It's Parked On The Street – Co.Exist Co.Exist The $13000 Sion gets enough energy from the sun that it can drive 18 miles a daymore than the average driver needs. and more »

• The Politics of US: Trade – Christian Science Monitor

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  The Politics of US: Trade Christian Science Monitor He listened as members of the local business establishment claimed that the North American Free Trade Agreement would give local businesses and textile plants millions of new customers and boost job growth. Recommended: … Schletter Inc., the US … and more »

• The Obama Administration Targets Coal Every Which Way It Can – Canada Free Press

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  The Obama Administration Targets Coal Every Which Way It Can Canada Free Press The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)'s Pension Fund is in serious trouble. A proposed bill, the Miners Protection Act of 2015, would bail out the pension plan by transferring $490 million in federal funds from mine reclamation to the pension fund … and more »

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• Amazon announces plan for West Texas wind farm – Midland Reporter-Telegram

  Amazon announces plan for West Texas wind farm Midland Reporter-Telegram They are all part of Amazon.com's rapidly growing footprint in Texas as the world's biggest online retailer has come into the state in a big way. The e-commerce juggernaut is not only building more warehouse distribution hubs, known as “fulfillment … and more »

• Inventev CEO gets pitch meeting with Department of Energy chief – Crain's Detroit Business

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  Inventev CEO gets pitch meeting with Department of Energy chief Crain’s Detroit Business Stenson's presentation came less than three weeks after he applied to the DOE for a $4.5 million grant to help fund a proposed project he is calling the Detroit Advanced Vehicle Integration Center, which would help him take his company to market and …

• Falmouth Amateur Radio Day Is September 24 – CapeNews.net

  Falmouth Amateur Radio Day Is September 24 CapeNews.net Falmouth Board of Selectmen made two proclamations at the start of its meeting on Monday, September 12. The board unanimously voted to declare Saturday, September 24, 2016, Falmouth Amateur Radio Day. Brent V.W. Putnam, who is president of the …

• Term Sheet — Friday, September 16 – Fortune

  Term Sheet — Friday, September 16 Fortune Your hint was that Term Sheet didn't blurb the bogus press release, but that others had. The answer is Asenqua Ventures, which last week announced (via PRNewswire) that it had raised $125 million for its fourth fund. This is a California-based "firm … and more »

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• Facebook Chooses New Mexico for Site of its $250 Million Data Center – Government Technology

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  Facebook Chooses New Mexico for Site of its $250 Million Data Center Government Technology The company's decision, announced Wednesday, drew wide praise from New Mexico officials and offered welcome relief in a state that has been dogged by stuttering job growth, high unemployment and gaping budget deficits. The company said it … The … and more »

• U.S. Is Best Country For Social Entrepreneurs: Poll – Huffington Post

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  U.S. Is Best Country For Social Entrepreneurs: Poll Huffington Post But nearly 60 percent of the experts surveyed cited three major challenges in the growing sector – people do not know what social entrepreneurs do, which makes raising funds difficult and selling to governments is an uphill struggle. “There are still … and more »

• AngelList Braces for Rainy Days as Startup Seed Funding Falls – Bloomberg

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  AngelList Braces for Rainy Days as Startup Seed Funding Falls Bloomberg The company, which runs an online portal connecting entrepreneurs with private investors, is assembling a “rainy day” fund and exploring new businesses as the market for investing in young startups slows. Naval Ravikant, the chief … AngelList said it …

• Inside Hillary Clinton's Stump Speech, Annotated – NPR

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  Inside Hillary Clinton's Stump Speech, Annotated NPR Because that's what will determine whether we have the economy that produces more good jobs with rising incomes; whether we have an education system that prepares our young people for the jobs of the future; whether college is affordable; whether … and more »

• California's Green Grants Are Unprecedented, But Who's Getting the … – Next City

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  California's Green Grants Are Unprecedented, But Who's Getting the … Next City Stockton, California, residents could see more economic benefits from the state's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, thanks to a new bill. (AP Photo/Gosia … and more »

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