• Why you should, and shouldn't, feel good supporting Amazon – Business Insider
  Why you should, and shouldn’t, feel good supporting Amazon  Business Insider

  Amazon does a lot good things from supporting small businesses to distributing disaster relief goods. But it also has many critics.

• Egypt's economic steps successful, steady: JICA's Middle East division director – Egypttoday
  Egypt’s economic steps successful, steady: JICA’s Middle East division director  Egypttoday

  TOKYO- 15 July 2019: We believe that Egypt is taking successful steady steps towards achieving stable economy for the country, Japan International …

• Junior Mail: Electrifying lessons for kids – NW Evening Mail
  Junior Mail: Electrifying lessons for kids  NW Evening Mail

  YEAR Six students at St. Paul’s Junior School were given a presentation by engineers from Siemens.

• The big blue gap in the Green New Deal – Grist
  The big blue gap in the Green New Deal  Grist

  Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, founder and CEO of the consulting firm Ocean Collectiv, and founder of Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for …

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• Missouri School Goes Solar for Long-Term Savings – School Constructions News
  Missouri School Goes Solar for Long-Term Savings  School Constructions News

  A recent decision by the Hollister School District to move toward a more-renewable energy source by adding a solar panel system to its elementary school …

• Daily on Energy: Trump's next big trade announcement is expected to be radioactive – Washington Examiner
  Daily on Energy: Trump’s next big trade announcement is expected to be radioactive  Washington Examiner

  Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what’s going on …

• Summit Ridge to build 75 MW of Illinois community solar, Spruce acquires residential assets: pvMB 07/12/19 – pv magazine USA
  Summit Ridge to build 75 MW of Illinois community solar, Spruce acquires residential assets: pvMB 07/12/19  pv magazine USA

  In today’s pvMB we also bring you Tri-State seeking federal oversight, TEP’s long-term plan, SMA’s new North America *service* center and more…

• ImpactAlpha's Big 10: Big impact of small tech, post-coal economy, accelerating global development, Agent of Impact: Sonia Bashir Kabir – ImpactAlpha
  ImpactAlpha’s Big 10: Big impact of small tech, post-coal economy, accelerating global development, Agent of Impact: Sonia Bashir Kabir  ImpactAlpha

  TGIF, Agents of Impact! And a special happy birthday to ImpactAlpha’s own agent of impact, Zuleyma Bebell. Small tech’s big impact. If you’re troubled by the …

• Follow the Talent – ImpactAlpha
  Follow the Talent  ImpactAlpha

  Greetings, Agents of Impact! Welcome to ImpactAlpha’s weekly “follow the talent” roundup of impact investing career moves, job openings, events and …

• PMEGP scheme created 5.87 lakh MSME jobs in 2018-19, says Nitin Gadkari – YourStory
  PMEGP scheme created 5.87 lakh MSME jobs in 2018-19, says Nitin Gadkari  YourStory

  Nitin Gadkari said that for 2018-19, 5.87 lakh MSME jobs were created under PMEGP against the target of 5.79 lakh jobs.

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• Spanish government sues Franco family over palace – CityNews Vancouver
  Spanish government sues Franco family over palace  CityNews Vancouver

  MADRID — Spain’s government has filed a lawsuit against the descendants of Gen. Francisco Franco demanding that they hand over a palace it says was …

• Washington DNR chief Hilary Franz has put firefighting front and center; she’s also eyeing a run for governor – Seattle Times
  Washington DNR chief Hilary Franz has put firefighting front and center; she’s also eyeing a run for governor  Seattle Times

  Franz, who is considering a run for governor, is praised for her willingness to listen to local concerns and for the energy she’s brought to fire prevention and rural …

• Yes, climate change can be beaten by 2050. Here’s how. – Maclean's
  Yes, climate change can be beaten by 2050. Here’s how.  Maclean’s

  A carbon-free world can be a reality. What would that mean for our jobs, homes and lives?

• Queensland invests in sustainable hydrogen projects – Utility Magazine
  Queensland invests in sustainable hydrogen projects  Utility Magazine

  Applications for expressions of interest are now open for Queensland’s new $15 million Hydrogen Industry Development Fund, which will support sustainable …

• Sunburn — The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics — 7.11.19 – Florida Politics
  Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.11.19  Florida Politics

  Call it: “Mr. Smith Departs from Washington.” Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has officially called for a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune to replace that of …

• Here’s what 2020 Democratic candidates have said about universal basic income – MarketWatch
  Here’s what 2020 Democratic candidates have said about universal basic income  MarketWatch

  Whether they call it a Freedom Dividend or a baby bond, some 2020 Democratic contenders have embraced the tenets of a universal basic income (UBI).

• Community center vote fallout, stormwater infrastructure and affordable housing: Shawnee mayoral candidates talk issues at Shawnee Mission Post forum – Shawnee Mission Post
  Community center vote fallout, stormwater infrastructure and affordable housing: Shawnee mayoral candidates talk issues at Shawnee Mission Post forum  Shawnee Mission Post

  Our candidate forum recaps begin with the Shawnee mayoral primary election race. Candidates are incumbent Mayor Michelle Distler, city councilwoman …

• Finance Authority of Maine Agrees to Partner With Arctaris Impact to Help Attract Opportunity Zone Capital to Local Investments – Business Wire
  Finance Authority of Maine Agrees to Partner With Arctaris Impact to Help Attract Opportunity Zone Capital to Local Investments  Business Wire

  Arctaris Impact Investors, LLC (Arctaris), a leading impact investment fund manager, today announced that the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) has ag.

• Deep in coal country, Solar Holler harnesses the sun – Energy News Network
  Deep in coal country, Solar Holler harnesses the sun  Energy News Network

  A small company is bringing solar to coal country, allowing West Virginians to keep the energy they produce after generations of exporting power.

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• Joe Sestak on the issues, in under 500 words – Axios
  Joe Sestak on the issues, in under 500 words  Axios

  Democrat Joe Sestak is a former Pennsylvania congressman and three-star admiral, serving as the “highest ranking military officer ever elected to Congress” …

• Here’s what 2020 Democratic candidates have said about universal basic income – MarketWatch
  Here’s what 2020 Democratic candidates have said about universal basic income  MarketWatch

  Whether they call it a Freedom Dividend or a baby bond, some 2020 Democratic contenders have embraced the tenets of a universal basic income (UBI).

• 14 tribes selected to receive funding from Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund – Solar Power World
  14 tribes selected to receive funding from Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund  Solar Power World

  More than a dozen tribes and tribal organizations have been awarded funding for new solar projects from the Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund (TSAF), a.

• Podcast event sales have increased by over 2000% in the last 6 years – Axios
  Podcast event sales have increased by over 2000% in the last 6 years  Axios

  The number of events that have sold based on podcasts has increased by over 2000% in the past six years, according to ticket sales data from Vivid Seats, one …

• POLITICS: Trump's energy talk: Here's what it means – E&E News
  POLITICS: Trump’s energy talk: Here’s what it means  E&E News

  President Trump attempted to flip the script of critics yesterday, casting himself as an environmental advocate and supporter of renewable energy.

• White House summit spotlights new split on tech between traditional conservatives and team Trump – Axios
  White House summit spotlights new split on tech between traditional conservatives and team Trump  Axios

  The White House’s Thursday “social media summit,” gathering conservative critics of social media platforms, will also highlight how Trump-era politics have split …

• Sunburn — The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics — 7.9.19 – Florida Politics
  Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.9.19  Florida Politics

  With news of billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein’s indictment on child sex trafficking charges, the reaction in Florida was swift and condemning. The most …

• The good, the bad and the ugly in the UK's green finance crusade – Solar Power Portal
  The good, the bad and the ugly in the UK’s green finance crusade  Solar Power Portal

  If you missed last week’s launch of the UK Green Finance Strategy, it is entirely possible you’re not alone. The 80-page document may make for dry reading for …

• Mark Armstrong: 'My father Neil's job worked out great for everyone except Mom' – The Times
  Mark Armstrong: ‘My father Neil’s job worked out great for everyone except Mom’  The Times

  Mark Armstrong is on a mission. The 56-year-old son of the astronaut and world-famous “First Man” Neil Armstrong is using the 50th anniversary of his father’s …

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• Fresno, Visalia Nonprofits Receive $200K from Bank of America – gvwire.com
  Fresno, Visalia Nonprofits Receive $200K from Bank of America  gvwire.com

  Bank of America has awarded $200000 in grants to 17 Fresno and Visalia area nonprofits that advance economic mobility for individuals and families.

• Angel Fire Mayor Barbara Cottam resigns unexpectedly – taosnews
  Angel Fire Mayor Barbara Cottam resigns unexpectedly  taosnews

  For The Taos NewsAttendees at the Tuesday (June 25) Angel Fire Village Council meeting gasped audibly when Mayor Barbara Cottam announced, ‘This is my …

• New Solar Permit Software to Reduce Costs and Expand Residential Markets – AltEnergyMag
  New Solar Permit Software to Reduce Costs and Expand Residential Markets  AltEnergyMag

  The SolarAPP platform will help local governments reduce administrative burdens and make it faster and easier for customers to go solar,” said Andrea Luecke, …

• Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget for 2019-20: Key Highlights – Economic Times
  Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget for 2019-20: Key Highlights  Economic Times

  The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden Budget Speech today and presented the Union Budget …

• Budget speech delivered by Nirmala Sitharaman, first full time Lady – Sify News
  Budget speech delivered by Nirmala Sitharaman, first full time Lady  Sify News

  Nirmala Sitharamans budget made a lot of notes, both good and bad, and heres the full budget speech.

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• 9 challenges Amazon faces on its 25th birthday – KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis
  9 challenges Amazon faces on its 25th birthday  KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis

  As Amazon marks its 25th year, the groundbreaking company is dealing with a host of controversy and problems. High-powered officials are challenging its size …

• ‘We are an archetype of the modern European utility’ – The Irish Times
  ‘We are an archetype of the modern European utility’  The Irish Times

  CEO Ian Thom on how Energia Group is poised to invest €3bn over next half decade.

• Budget 2019 Live: Petrol, diesel, gold get costlier; EV components to become cheaper – BusinessLine
  Budget 2019 Live: Petrol, diesel, gold get costlier; EV components to become cheaper  BusinessLine

  Get all the Union Budget 2019 updates live here5.31 PM | Disinvestment: The lure of the tax breakThe Centre has increased its target of raising funds by …

• Economic Survey LIVE: Jobs Take Centre Stage; CEA Says India Must Shift Gears to Achieve 8% Growth – News18
  Economic Survey LIVE: Jobs Take Centre Stage; CEA Says India Must Shift Gears to Achieve 8% Growth  News18

  Economic Survey 2019 LIVE: Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian today said the Economic Survey 2019 was a blueprint for achieving the vision laid down …

• Shifting family money to impact, d.light's debt financing, gender balance in Texas, no-cost tech skills, Wakanda's lessons in inclusion – ImpactAlpha
  Shifting family money to impact, d.light’s debt financing, gender balance in Texas, no-cost tech skills, Wakanda’s lessons in inclusion  ImpactAlpha

  Greetings, Agents of Impact! Independence Day. When in the course of human events it becomes necessary to take a long summer holiday weekend, we ask …

• How do I convince my parents? Five guideposts for family offices shifting to impact – ImpactAlpha
  How do I convince my parents? Five guideposts for family offices shifting to impact  ImpactAlpha

  ImpactAlpha, July 3 – Once ‘Next Gens’ who want to shift more of their family assets into impact investing master the basics of sourcing, diligence, and …

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• Julián Castro's Troubling Record in San Antonio – In These Times
  Julián Castro’s Troubling Record in San Antonio  In These Times

  It was only a matter of time before Julián Castro threw his hat in the 2020 ring. Talkedabout as the “Latino Obama” for at least seven years now, Castro and his …

• Trump announces two new nominees for Federal Reserve board – Axios
  Trump announces two new nominees for Federal Reserve board  Axios

  President Trump announced on Twitter Tuesday that he intended to nominate Christopher Waller and Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

• Trump administration admits defeat on 2020 Census citizenship question – Axios
  Trump administration admits defeat on 2020 Census citizenship question  Axios

  The Trump administration has decided to print the 2020 Census without a citizenship question, the Justice Department confirmed to BuzzFeed and CNN on …

• View Photos of the 2020 BMW X6 – Yahoo News
  View Photos of the 2020 BMW X6  Yahoo News

  AP analysis: Trump smiles with North Korea, threatens Iran. Trump campaigned on pulling the United States out of the nuclear agreement that Tehran signed …

• Cyber Command warns of new attacks and malware potentially linked to Iran – Axios
  Cyber Command warns of new attacks and malware potentially linked to Iran  Axios

  United States Cyber Command issued a warning Tuesday about hackers using a security flaw in Microsoft’s Outlook email program, while also uploading new …

• Axios PM – July 2, 2019 – Axios
  Axios PM – July 2, 2019  Axios

  Good afternoon. Today’s PM is 560 words, a 2 minute read. Situational awareness: The Trump administration has dropped its attempt to add a citizenship …

• U.S. Census forms to exclude citizenship question -NY attorney general – Yahoo News
  U.S. Census forms to exclude citizenship question -NY attorney general  Yahoo News

  The 2020 U.S. Census will begin printing forms that do not include the citizenship question that the Trump administration had sought, New York’s attorney …

• New State Climate Law: 'Compromise Bill' Nevertheless 'Historic' – Gotham Gazette
  New State Climate Law: ‘Compromise Bill’ Nevertheless ‘Historic’  Gotham Gazette

  (photo: the Governor’s office). Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) into law last week, finalizing …

• Unions and workers get little attention in Democratic debates – People's World
  Unions and workers get little attention in Democratic debates  People’s World

  Two days. Four hours of spirited debate. Twenty Democratic presidential hopefuls. Some 41800 words, give or take a few, according to the debate transcripts.

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• College 'did a wonderful job' revitalizing old RYTAC site – Sault Star
  College ‘did a wonderful job’ revitalizing old RYTAC site  Sault Star

  The Sault Ste. Marie couple that donated the former Rotary/YMCA Tennis and Aquatics Club site to Sault College “would have been so happy” with how the …

• In the Democratic debates, candidates spouted too many economic fairy tales – The Washington Post
  In the Democratic debates, candidates spouted too many economic fairy tales  The Washington Post

  The nights were filled with anger, passion and high drama, but policies lacked much economic sense.

• No More Business As Usual For Oil And Gas Companies – Forbes
  No More Business As Usual For Oil And Gas Companies  Forbes

  There may not be a national consensus on how the US should deal with climate change, but the public is skeptical of fossil fuel producers, a trend seen most …

• Your Illinois News Radar » Pritzker signs Rebuild Illinois into law – The Capitol Fax Blog
  Your Illinois News Radar » Pritzker signs Rebuild Illinois into law  The Capitol Fax Blog

  Surrounded by lawmakers of both parties and representatives from the business community and labor movement, Governor JB Pritzker signed Rebuild Illinois …

• Astronaut and TMC Board Member Bernard A. Harris Jr. reflects on the moon landing – TMC News – Texas Medical Center News
  Astronaut and TMC Board Member Bernard A. Harris Jr. reflects on the moon landing – TMC News  Texas Medical Center News

  The physician, astronaut, philanthropist and venture capitalist explains how Apollo 11 was a pivotal moment in his life.

• ImpactAlpha's Big 8: Refugee investing, sustainability inflection points, impact at art institutions, Agent of Impact: Climb Hire's Nitzan Pelman – ImpactAlpha
  ImpactAlpha’s Big 8: Refugee investing, sustainability inflection points, impact at art institutions, Agent of Impact: Climb Hire’s Nitzan Pelman  ImpactAlpha

  TGIF, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha’s Big 8. 1. Solutions for and by refugees are attracting investment capital. What to do about the world’s 70 million …

• How Rogue Republicans Killed Oregon’s Climate-Change Bill – The New Yorker
  How Rogue Republicans Killed Oregon’s Climate-Change Bill  The New Yorker

  Carolyn Kormann writes about how Republican opponents of Oregon’s cap-and-trade legislation blocked the bill by fleeing the capitol, and how youth activists …

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• PACE Equity Deal First in Nation to Combine PACE Funding and an Opportunity Zone Fund – PRNewswire
  PACE Equity Deal First in Nation to Combine PACE Funding and an Opportunity Zone Fund  PRNewswire

  MILWAUKEE, June 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — PACE Equity recently completed funding $4.3 million for the construction of a new Hyatt House hotel in Rochester, …

• Seeds of Discontent Over Hatchery Bond – East Hampton Star
  Seeds of Discontent Over Hatchery Bond  East Hampton Star

  A discussion prior to the East Hampton Town Board’s unanimous vote last Thursday to authorize a $175,000 bond issue for design plans and specifications for a …

• Assemblywoman Autumn Burke Unlocks Billions in Tax Revenue; Tax Conformity Bill to generate funds for fight to end child poverty – L.A. Watts Times
  Assemblywoman Autumn Burke Unlocks Billions in Tax Revenue; Tax Conformity Bill to generate funds for fight to end child poverty  L.A. Watts Times

  June 27, 2019. By Lauren Floyd. Contributing Writer. “My journey in politics began the second I was born,” says California State Assemblywoman Autumn Burke.

• Credit Suisse Opens Smart and Sustainable Facility in Research Triangle Park – Yahoo Finance
  Credit Suisse Opens Smart and Sustainable Facility in Research Triangle Park  Yahoo Finance

  RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., June 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Credit Suisse opens a new sustainable, smart working facility in Research Triangle …

• New cop shop coming for Fort Frances – Northern Ontario Business
  New cop shop coming for Fort Frances  Northern Ontario Business

  Construction starts on $20-million OPP detachment.

• The bright side: Meet Bengaluru residents who are turning to solar power – The News Minute
  The bright side: Meet Bengaluru residents who are turning to solar power  The News Minute

  Apartment complexes in Bengaluru are embracing solar energy by installing solar roof panels to not only bring down their spending on power bills but also to …

• Eye on Augusta: Legislature Adjourns, Passes Solar Bills, Rejects Aid to Asylum Seekers – Freepress Online
  Eye on Augusta: Legislature Adjourns, Passes Solar Bills, Rejects Aid to Asylum Seekers  Freepress Online

  Andy O’Brien is communications director at Maine AFL-CIO. He is a former managing editor of The Free Press and a former state legislator. His Eye on Augusta …

• Better blended finance, encouraging commercial solar in India, tech training co-op, financing inclusive growth – ImpactAlpha
  Better blended finance, encouraging commercial solar in India, tech training co-op, financing inclusive growth  ImpactAlpha

  Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Impact Voices. Three ways to get better outcomes from blended finance. The U.S. Agency for International Development …

• Exclusive: Trade Tensions Put Energy Transition at Risk – BP Chairman – U.S. News & World Report
  Exclusive: Trade Tensions Put Energy Transition at Risk – BP Chairman  U.S. News & World Report

  LONDON (Reuters) – Trade tensions risk throwing the global economy’s transition to greener energy into disarray and could hurt energy companies’ …

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• 'Sustainable solution': Renova gives free solar cell phone chargers to homeless individuals – The Desert Sun
  ‘Sustainable solution’: Renova gives free solar cell phone chargers to homeless individuals  The Desert Sun

  The campaign aims to give individuals experiencing homelessness more independence and an easier way to connect to their housing caseworkers.

• How America’s biggest renewable-energy power line project failed – Axios
  How America’s biggest renewable-energy power line project failed  Axios

  America was “tantalizingly” close to building what would have amounted to a superhighway power line sending renewable energy across the country, but local …

• On the environment, Rep. Stefanik moves to the middle – Adirondack Explorer
  On the environment, Rep. Stefanik moves to the middle  Adirondack Explorer

  U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik says her constituents’ concerns — and changes in ruling parties — have led her to vote more in defense of the environment.

• Quinbrook Signs Landmark Solar + Battery Storage Deal in the US – AltEnergyMag
  Quinbrook Signs Landmark Solar + Battery Storage Deal in the US  AltEnergyMag

  The 690MW Gemini Solar + Battery Project offers 25 years of low-cost, renewable power for Nevada.

• Tax Plans: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates – Kiplinger's Personal Finance
  Tax Plans: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates  Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

  Take a look at what all 24 Democratic candidates have to say about an important campaign issue: Taxes.

• Donnell Tanksley named Blaine Police Chief | 790 KGMI – KGMI
  Donnell Tanksley named Blaine Police Chief | 790 KGMI  KGMI

  BLAINE, Wash. — Blaine officially has a new police chief. Mayor Bonnie Onyon swore in Donnell Tanksley as Blaine Chief of Police on Monday. The Oregonian …

• Cybersecurity problems linger at low-performing federal agencies – Axios
  Cybersecurity problems linger at low-performing federal agencies  Axios

  At the seven worst-performing federal agencies, known cybersecurity issues can linger for as long as a decade.

• A plan for our shared tomorrow – Mmusi Maimane – POLITICS – Politicsweb
  A plan for our shared tomorrow – Mmusi Maimane – POLITICS  Politicsweb

  At the very moment a child will be born in South Africa. This child is born in a modern, hi-tech hospital – most likely the same hospital where her parents met her …

• IID exhausts Riverside County into repealing net metering ordinance, dealing blow to solar – The Desert Sun
  IID exhausts Riverside County into repealing net metering ordinance, dealing blow to solar  The Desert Sun

  The net-metering ordinance pit solar businesses against the utility provider and sparked a costly lawsuit before its repeal.

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