• Pittsfield church intent on catching some rays to help feed the hungry – Berkshire Eagle
  Pittsfield church intent on catching some rays to help feed the hungry  Berkshire Eagle

  PITTSFIELD — South Congregational Church is looking for a little help from the sun in its ongoing efforts to feed hundreds of needy households each week.

• Democrats vs. McDonald’s – The Wall Street Journal
  Democrats vs. McDonald’s  The Wall Street Journal

  During the brief moments each day when Democratic presidential candidates aren’t ranting about Donald Trump, they often discuss their plans to prevent robots …

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• Apollo astronauts react to Trump's goal of a moon landing in 2024 – INSIDER
  Apollo astronauts react to Trump’s goal of a moon landing in 2024  INSIDER

  NASA says the first woman and the next man will walk upon the lunar surface in 5 years. Apollo astronauts are excited by the idea, but also skeptical.

• Africa Top10 Business News – Africa.com
  Africa Top10 Business News  Africa.com

  The 2019 edition of the African Banker Awards held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, recognised their contributions to banking excellence. The Awards, held …

• The Havana Neighborhood That’s Become One Artist’s Mosaic Masterpiece – Artsy
  The Havana Neighborhood That’s Become One Artist’s Mosaic Masterpiece  Artsy

  For over four decades, atist José Fuster has been creating Fusterlandia, a mosaic-covered labyrinth of streets and homes on the Western outskirts of Havana.

• How the Omidyar Network Aims to Reimagine Capitalism (Podcast) – The Chronicle of Philanthropy
  How the Omidyar Network Aims to Reimagine Capitalism (Podcast)  The Chronicle of Philanthropy

  Mike Kubzansky, managing director of the Omidyar Network, talks about the organization’s approach to rethinking capitalism, which includes a focus on “worker …

• About 100 world cities used 70% of electricity from renewable sources in 2018: Report – Down To Earth Magazine
  About 100 world cities used 70% of electricity from renewable sources in 2018: Report  Down To Earth Magazine

  Renewables have become integral to city efforts to reduce CO2 and other harmful emissions.

• US runs risk of backfire with trade war tariffs, Chinese banking chief warns – South China Morning Post
  US runs risk of backfire with trade war tariffs, Chinese banking chief warns  South China Morning Post

  Central bank’s top party official insists that American duties will have minor impact on his country’s economy.

• Here's a roundup of the Democratic presidential candidates – Chicago Daily Herald
  Here’s a roundup of the Democratic presidential candidates  Chicago Daily Herald

  There’s quite a crowd seeking the Democratic nomination for the 2020 presidential election. Twenty candidates will debate next week. These candidate profiles …

• Man jailed following stabbing incident – Ledger Independent
  Man jailed following stabbing incident  Ledger Independent

  One man was hospitalized and another taken to jail following a stabbing late Tuesday evening in Maysville’s east end, according to Police Chief Ron Rice.

• Up Nearly 50% YTD, A Shiny View on TAN ETF Holdings – ETF Trends
  Up Nearly 50% YTD, A Shiny View on TAN ETF Holdings  ETF Trends

  Up nearly 50% this year, the Invesco Solar ETF (TAN) is easily one of this year’s best-performing non-leveraged exchange traded funds.

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• Mandy Nolan's Soapbox: Boycott Queensland – Echonetdaily
  Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Boycott Queensland  Echonetdaily

  When Annastacia Palaszczuk’s Labor government gave Adani the tick of approval last week they not only endorsed the future of the fossil-fuel industry in their …

• In Yellowstone, Vice President Pence says administration is 'committed to conservation' – Powell Tribune
  In Yellowstone, Vice President Pence says administration is ‘committed to conservation’  Powell Tribune

  Vice President Mike Pence visited Yellowstone National Park on Thursday to discuss plans for fighting the Park *Service’s* $12 billion national maintenance …

• Belinda Coker: “Learn to let go of your ego; Humble yourself and trust your management team” – Thrive Global
  Belinda Coker: “Learn to let go of your ego; Humble yourself and trust your management team”  Thrive Global

  Learn to let go of your ego. We all have an ego to some degree. Co-operation must exist between your conscious and sub-conscious mind so things can work …

• Solar training programs aim to open doors for former prison inmates – Energy News Network
  Solar training programs aim to open doors for former prison inmates  Energy News Network

  Solar companies are partnering with nonprofits to help inmates establish clean energy careers.

• Li Hongyi: “Singapore has a lot of problems, but we have political stability and resources.” – The Independent
  Li Hongyi: “Singapore has a lot of problems, but we have political stability and resources.”  The Independent

  An interview Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s son Li Hongyi gave Advisory.sg is re-circulating on social media and messaging platforms like WhatsApp.

• How Ghana conducts its 2020 digital census – Quartz
  How Ghana conducts its 2020 digital census  Quartz

  Ghana wants to set a model for Africa, but a lack of resources could prevent the country from achieving its goals.

• Union Budget 2018-19: Arun Jaitley speech in full text – Deccan Herald
  Union Budget 2018-19: Arun Jaitley speech in full text  Deccan Herald

  Arun Jaitley, the then Finance minister, presented Union budget 2018 in Parliament, the Narendra Modi government’s last full budget, on February 1, 2018.

• CIP Compliance Manager – SustainableBusiness.com
  CIP Compliance Manager  SustainableBusiness.com

  sPower, an AES and AIMCo company, is the largest private owner of operating solar assets in the United States. ~ sPower owns and operates a portfolio of solar …

• A state building Budget for a better future – Mirage News
  A state building Budget for a better future  Mirage News

  The NSW Government is getting on with the job of building a better NSW by delivering on its election commitments, investing a record $93 billion in…

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• The cherished dream of Budget 2020 – Pakistan Today
  The cherished dream of Budget 2020  Pakistan Today

  “I have a dream”. These were the famous words which led to a drastic change in the USA, uttered at a key junction of history. With the budget pending approval, …

• Republican Super PAC Tries To Link Dan McCready's Company To China – WFAE
  Republican Super PAC Tries To Link Dan McCready’s Company To China  WFAE

  Ninth Congressional District candidate Dan McCready often talks about the role his company has played in expanding solar energy in North Carolina. But a.

• NH Roll Call: Week ending June 14 – Foster's Daily Democrat
  NH Roll Call: Week ending June 14  Foster’s Daily Democrat

  Sexual harassment in the LegislatureSenate Bill 235, “relative to sexual harassment complaints in the General Court and authorizing an independent human …

• Spotlight: Jobs, equity and economic justice are at core of new Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act – Peoria Journal Star
  Spotlight: Jobs, equity and economic justice are at core of new Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act  Peoria Journal Star

  Illinois has once again put itself at the forefront of the movement to promote a clean energy economy. Earlier this year, legislators including Sen. David Koehler …

• Tempo Australia says deal with Enel Green Power cuts risk from Cohuna solar project – The West Australian
  Tempo Australia says deal with Enel Green Power cuts risk from Cohuna solar project  The West Australian

  Shares rise as contractor says agreed changes with Enel Green Power ease financial threat from Victorian job.

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• Guest Commentary: As Weather Worsens, Virginia’s Power is Not Ready – Falls Church News Press
  Guest Commentary: As Weather Worsens, Virginia’s Power is Not Ready  Falls Church News Press

  We all recall 2012’s violent “derecho” storm that blasted the region, causing massive power outages for 900,000 Virginians, many who suffered for days in the …

• Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 election set for June 20 – liherald
  Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 election set for June 20  liherald

  A contentious race for the board of commissioners will come to a head in Oceanside Sanitation District No. 7 with the June 20 election. Commissioner Tom …

• Gulf states are becoming more adventurous investors – The Economist
  Gulf states are becoming more adventurous investors  The Economist

  A DECADE AGO, few people in Silicon Valley had heard of Uber or the Public Investment Fund (PIF). The former had not provided its first ride. The latter, a Saudi …

• Infrastructure fund to grow 'vertical farm' – Royal Gazette
  Infrastructure fund to grow ‘vertical farm’  Royal Gazette

  Three projects, including a vertical farming facility and a start-up internet provider, could be in line to benefit from the $88 million Bermuda Infrastructure Fund, …

• ‘We want access to every part of the moon, at any time’ – POLITICO
  ‘We want access to every part of the moon, at any time’  POLITICO

  NASA chief Jim Bridenstine says going to the moon has a whole new point this time around.

• Eckardt, Adams recap General Assembly session | State – The Star Democrat
  Eckardt, Adams recap General Assembly session | State  The Star Democrat

  EASTON — State Sen. Addie Eckardt, R-37-Mid-Shore; and state Del. Chris Adams, R-37B-Wicomico; reviewed the 2019 Maryland General Assembly with …

• Bullitt Foundation, a heavy hitter in the Northwest's environmental movement, will wind down its giving – The Daily World
  Bullitt Foundation, a heavy hitter in the Northwest’s environmental movement, will wind down its giving  The Daily World

  SEATTLE — The Bullitt Foundation, an agenda-setting funder of the Northwest environmental movement, plans to wind down a quarter-century of grant-giving …

• Keeping things natural come Hell or High Water – Enumclaw Courier-Herald
  Keeping things natural come Hell or High Water  Enumclaw Courier-Herald

  Desiree and Kevin Helfrick started their garden in a Seattle apartment. Now they’re in charge of 5 acres, growing organic veggies and taking care of their …

• State has issued more than $1 billion in renewable energy tax credits – Laurinburg Exchange
  State has issued more than $1 billion in renewable energy tax credits  Laurinburg Exchange

  RALEIGH — Benefit or boondoggle? That’s the billion-dollar question. North Carolina surpassed the $1 billion mark in renewable energy investment tax …

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• Global trade to fall 17% in case of full-blown trade war: WTO spokesman – The Straits Times
  Global trade to fall 17% in case of full-blown trade war: WTO spokesman  The Straits Times

  SINGAPORE – In a full-blown trade war, where tariffs were to go back to levels that existed before the multilateral trading system was created, global trade would …

• Royal award for produce market – Ledbury Reporter
  Royal award for produce market  Ledbury Reporter

  Kempley Produce Market is celebrating its tenth anniversary with a right royal fanfare. It won the Prince of Wales Award of Honour and £1000 in prize money at …

• Introducing the Fifth Annual Continued Excellence Award Finalists – Business West
  Introducing the Fifth Annual Continued Excellence Award Finalists  Business West

  With a whopping 480 past 40 Under Forty winners, it’s no easy task to choose the one who has accomplished the most since his or her selection. But, for the fifth …

• Briefcase – Business West
  Briefcase  Business West

  BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate for April was down one-tenth of a percentage point at 2.9%, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce …

• Queensland budget: Treasurer Jackie Trad's speech in full – Sydney Morning Herald
  Queensland budget: Treasurer Jackie Trad’s speech in full  Sydney Morning Herald

  Against the backdrop of Labor’s poor results in regional Qld at the federal election, the Queensland Treasurer delivers a budget heavily pitched to regions.

• Bullitt Foundation, a heavy hitter in the NW’s environmental movement, will wind down its giving – The Seattle Times
  Bullitt Foundation, a heavy hitter in the NW’s environmental movement, will wind down its giving  The Seattle Times

  The Bullitt Foundation, an agenda-setting funder of the Northwest environmental movement, plans to wind down a quarter-century of grant-giving that has …

• Speech: Chris Skidmore speaking at COGX – FE News
  Speech: Chris Skidmore speaking at COGX  FE News

  FE News – Video and event information. Columns from FE Experts, conference speeches, video interviews and more. News *content* across all of the Further …

• Masters Capital Management Has Trimmed First Solar (FSLR) Stake as Share Value Rose; Mckinley Carter Wealth Services Has Lowered Its Holding in United Bankshares West V (UBSI) by $1.39 Million as Stock Declined – The NBO News
  Masters Capital Management Has Trimmed First Solar (FSLR) Stake as Share Value Rose; Mckinley Carter Wealth Services Has Lowered Its Holding in United Bankshares West V (UBSI) by $1.39 Million as Stock Declined  The NBO News

  Masters Capital Management Llc decreased its stake in First Solar Inc (FSLR) by 7.22% based on its latest 2019Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Masters …

• Cameco (Call) (CCJ) Holder Passport Capital Has Increased Its Position; Encompass Capital Advisors Has Cut Stake in First Solar (FSLR) by $18.24 Million as Valuation Rose – The NBO News
  Cameco (Call) (CCJ) Holder Passport Capital Has Increased Its Position; Encompass Capital Advisors Has Cut Stake in First Solar (FSLR) by $18.24 Million as Valuation Rose  The NBO News

  Passport Capital Llc increased its stake in Cameco Corp (Call) (CCJ) by 900% based on its latest 2019Q1 regulatory filing with the SEC. Passport Capital Llc …

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• Former SolarCity GC Seth Weissman Returns In-House as Marqeta's Top Lawyer – Law.com
  Former SolarCity GC Seth Weissman Returns In-House as Marqeta’s Top Lawyer  Law.com

  The general counsel who brought SolarCity through its IPO and sale to Tesla has taken a chief legal officer role at Oakland-based payment card platform …

• Nate Monroe: With JEA, always read the fine print – The Florida Times-Union
  Nate Monroe: With JEA, always read the fine print  The Florida Times-Union

  COMMENTARY | In a room filled with boxes of public documents somewhere in Starke’s small city hall building last year, a colleague and I watched a …

• DealBook Briefing: French Politics Ruined Fiat's Merger Plans – The New York Times
  DealBook Briefing: French Politics Ruined Fiat’s Merger Plans  The New York Times

  Executives thought that France would probably never stop trying to exert control if the company was joined with Renault.

• Duo Quit Jobs To Travel, Ended Up Changing Hundreds of Lives in Remote Arunachal! – The Better India
  Duo Quit Jobs To Travel, Ended Up Changing Hundreds of Lives in Remote Arunachal!  The Better India

  They started off as wanderers without a plan, until they found a purpose thatt changed hundreds of lives. #Travelforacause.

• Abu Dhabi's Masdar brings renewable energy to Caribbean island – The National
  Abu Dhabi’s Masdar brings renewable energy to Caribbean island  The National

  A UAE project to bring renewable energy to a remote Caribbean island is a breath of *fresh* air to residents, who say the prospect of a cleaner environment “feels …

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• India to be a large market for storage batteries in two years: Khurshed Daruvala – DNA India
  India to be a large market for storage batteries in two years: Khurshed Daruvala  DNA India

  With a thrust on clean energy in India and overseas markets, Sterling & Wilson Solar Ltd (S&W), the biggest global player in solar engineering, procurement and …

• Helping to foster lifelong learning and bonding at MIT – MIT News
  Helping to foster lifelong learning and bonding at MIT  MIT News

  A growing number of MIT alumni have taken part in knowledge enhancement programs offered through MIT Professional Education, as both students and …

• As Weather Worsens, Virginia's Power Is Not Ready – Blue Virginia
  As Weather Worsens, Virginia’s Power Is Not Ready  Blue Virginia

  by Karen Torrent. We all recall 2012’s violent “derecho” storm that blasted the region, causing massive power outages for 900,000 Virginians, many who suffered …

• Our Future is in Motion: Ford Motor Company Reflects on 20 Years in Sustainability with New Goals Ahead – Yahoo Finance
  Our Future is in Motion: Ford Motor Company Reflects on 20 Years in Sustainability with New Goals Ahead  Yahoo Finance

  In 1999, Ford Motor Company published its first Sustainability Report – the first company in the industry to do so. Since then, Ford has spent the last two decades …

• Standout women at Global Entrepreneurship Summit, energy-efficient buildings, new Echoing Green Fellows, listening to customers at 60 decibels – ImpactAlpha
  Standout women at Global Entrepreneurship Summit, energy-efficient buildings, new Echoing Green Fellows, listening to customers at 60 decibels  ImpactAlpha

  Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: ImpactAlpha Original. Women stand out at Global Entrepreneurship Summit. The Future Now was the tagline for the 9th …

• Morning Briefing: young people trapped in small towns due to high city rents – Inside Housing
  Morning Briefing: young people trapped in small towns due to high city rents  Inside Housing

  Young people priced out of cities, tenants trapped in dangerous ACM-clad blocks, Clarion tenant moved four times after repairs issues, and all your other major …

• 'Energy city' feeling powerless as coal phase-out haunts Estevan – Regina Leader-Post
  ‘Energy city’ feeling powerless as coal phase-out haunts Estevan  Regina Leader-Post

  ESTEVAN — For generations, the Jahn family has lived and breathed coal. Paul Jahn settled near Roche Percee, outside of Estevan, around 1905. His son …

• The proposed Chester solar farm signals a shift in county priorities – Chesterfield Observer
  The proposed Chester solar farm signals a shift in county priorities  Chesterfield Observer

  If approved by the Board of Supervisors, the hybrid solar farm/data center project proposed for the former south Chester megasite would be more than a unique …

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• Bitcoin Gets Headlines, Ethereum Gets The Job Done – BBN Times
  Bitcoin Gets Headlines, Ethereum Gets The Job Done  BBN Times

  While the recent rise in Bitcoin has been grabbing headlines, it’s been Ethereum, the worlds’s second largest cryptocurrency that’s been quietly gaining traction.

• Commercial landlords stepping up efforts in green stakes – Commercial Real Estate News
  Commercial landlords stepping up efforts in green stakes  Commercial Real Estate News

  One of Australia\’s biggest landlords, Charter Hall, has its sights set on rolling out solar across all of its retail properties.

• El Paso Electric acquired by Infrastructure Investments Fund – Power Engineering Magazine
  El Paso Electric acquired by Infrastructure Investments Fund  Power Engineering Magazine

  El Paso Electric Co. is being acquired by a utility-focused equity fund in a deal totaling more than $4 billion, the companies announced this week. Infrastructure …

• Elizabeth Warren Proposes ‘Aggressive Intervention’ to Create Jobs – The New York Times
  Elizabeth Warren Proposes ‘Aggressive Intervention’ to Create Jobs  The New York Times

  Ms. Warren laid out a theme of “economic patriotism,” pledging to intervene in markets and invest $2 trillion in climate-friendly industries over a decade.

• Warren Buffett’s Fake Solar Generators – Bloomberg
  Warren Buffett’s Fake Solar Generators  Bloomberg

  Mobile tax-credit generators The simplest scam is, you tell people that you will invest their money for them and make them more money, they give you their money, and you steal it. They tend to notice this eventually, though, and get mad about it. There are ways to delay or mitigate that. You send them fake account statements, you tell a compelling story about how their money disappeared, you do a Ponzi scheme where you steal later investors’ money to pay back earlier investors, etc. You can make it work, at least for a while, but there is always that central difficulty, which is that your i…

• Taiwan Business Quick Take – Taipei Times
  Taiwan Business Quick Take  Taipei Times

  EQUITIES. TAIEX sheds 70.95 points. Local shares yesterday closed lower as investors cut their holdings in heavyweights in the bellwether electronics sector in …

• Poll: NC-09 Special Congressional Election a Statistical Tie – Breitbart
  Poll: NC-09 Special Congressional Election a Statistical Tie  Breitbart

  A poll released last week shows the September special election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District is a statistical tie.

• Net metering cap increase vetoed in New Hampshire – Energy News Network
  Net metering cap increase vetoed in New Hampshire  Energy News Network

  SOLAR: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu vetoes a solar energy bill that would have raised the state’s net metering cap from 1 MW to 5 MW, arguing it would …

• 6 Ways to Finance Energy Efficiency Projects By Becky Holton – Irish Tech News
  6 Ways to Finance Energy Efficiency Projects By Becky Holton  Irish Tech News

  Energy efficiency is a popular trend among organizations and individuals who want to contribute to environmentally friendly goals. Every day, more people a.

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• Naperville Jaycees Park, with Wi-Fi, outlets and seating, now open; dedication set for Tuesday – Chicago Tribune
  Naperville Jaycees Park, with Wi-Fi, outlets and seating, now open; dedication set for Tuesday  Chicago Tribune

  With outdoor Wi-Fi and power outlets, 16 tables and space for 75 people, the Naperville Jaycees Park nestled between the Naperville Municipal Center and the …

• India Inc on the agenda for the new government – Business Today
  India Inc on the agenda for the new government  Business Today

  Here’s what the who’s who of India Incorporated has to say to Modi 2.0 government which is supposed to take on several economic challenges in near future.

• Pilgrim's shutdown ends nuclear power era in Massachusetts – Times Union
  Pilgrim’s shutdown ends nuclear power era in Massachusetts  Times Union

  PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — It will take about five hours for the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth to permanently shut down Friday after 47 years of …

• 'Energy city' feeling powerless as coal phase-out looms over Estevan – Regina Leader-Post
  ‘Energy city’ feeling powerless as coal phase-out looms over Estevan  Regina Leader-Post

  For generations, the Jahn family has lived and breathed coal.Paul Jahn settled near Roche Percee, outside of Estevan, around 1905.

• Orange County Commissioner Proposes Tax Hike to Fight Climate Change – INDY Week
  Orange County Commissioner Proposes Tax Hike to Fight Climate Change  INDY Week

  Orange County Commissioner Mark Marcoplos told the INDY Thursday that he’ll ask his colleagues to raises taxes to fund projects aimed at mitigating the effects …

• Sunburn — The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics — 5.31.19 – Florida Politics
  Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 5.31.19  Florida Politics

  Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet met with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the last day of the Florida delegation’s trip, celebrating the …

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