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• Obama saves Canada from its fossil fuel addiction: Olive – Toronto Star

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• More personal student counseling advised – The Durango Herald

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• Most Ohioans support renewable-energy rules, poll says – Columbus Dispatch

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• Fossil Fuel Industry’s Tired Battle Against Clean Energy Is Also A Losing One – Forbes

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• Australia: Socialist Alliance holds bogus “defend Geelong jobs” rally – World Socialist Web Site

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• Tax reform and green energy take forefront in candidates’ economic platforms – CapitalGazette.com

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• Geostellar, PENSCO Trust Seek Startup Capital Via JOBS Act – Techli

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• Markets Live: Dollar tops US93c – Sydney Morning Herald

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• Shelby council talks sidewalk cafes, election changes – Shelby Star

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• Geostellar, PENSCO Launch Tax-Advantaged Solar Market Crowdfunding … – Business Wire (press release)

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• RI House bill would reinstate 25-percent solar tax credit – The Providence Journal

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• St. Paul enterpreneur wins state grant for alternative energy – Minneapolis Star Tribune

  St. Paul enterpreneur wins state grant for alternative energy Minneapolis Star Tribune The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) said it will give HexFuel $740,000 from the new Minnesota Job Creation Fund, provided the company first meets its performance goals. “Business expansions like this one at the … and more »

• National Solar Schools Consortium Aims to Bring Solar to Every School in America – AltEnergyMag (press release)

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• OSTP director Holdren appears before House Science Committee – Physics Today

  OSTP director Holdren appears before House Science Committee Physics Today All government employees and their agency heads need to remember they are accountable to the American taxpayer who pays their salary and funds their projects. It is not the government's … To charges that NSF's grant-making process is not clear …

• ATM first night wraps with targeted items left undone – Nashoba Publishing

  ATM first night wraps with targeted items left undone Nashoba Publishing Article 48, a citizen's petition article initiated by principals in the Harvard Solar Garden, seeks Home Rule legislation to exempt shares in community solar arrays from local taxation. … "Fortunately," the town had enough money this year to cover …

• Britain Confronts Gas Mother Lode With Fracking by Lord Browne – Bloomberg

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  Britain Confronts Gas Mother Lode With Fracking by Lord Browne Bloomberg … his efforts to bring America's shale boom to Britain. Browne says fracking would secure a new domestic energy source, create thousands of jobs, generate billions of pounds in tax revenue and be a far cheaper alternative than constructing nuclear … and more »

• Galvanizing Clean Energy Investment in the United States – Center For American Progress

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  Galvanizing Clean Energy Investment in the United States Center For American Progress The countries that lead in clean energy investment can increase clean energy manufacturing capacity; secure greater global market share for their clean energy products; create jobs at home; and help build strong economies fueled by energy and … and more »

• Cleaner, more secure future depends on breaking our oil addiction – Hometownlife.com

  Cleaner, more secure future depends on breaking our oil addiction Hometownlife.com But, as the Free Press story points out, politicians can't just snap their fingers and speed up the technology necessary to transition America from its reliance on oil to more sustainable sources of energy like batteries, or wind and solar power. Some …

• Figtree PACE Launches OnDemandPACE™ – CleanTechnica

  Figtree PACE Launches OnDemandPACE™ CleanTechnica Figtree has partnered with a large New York–based financial institution for up to $60 million in committed capital to fund commercial PACE energy upgrades. That money has … a 20-year period. Customers using PACE to install solar panels usually … and more »

• Turning Off the Lights – CU Columbia Spectator

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  Turning Off the Lights CU Columbia Spectator Last year, the University announced a “Green Fund” to support on-campus sustainability projects, and its Manhattanville expansion will be the first LEED Platinum-certified campus in the country. But despite these and other successes, many of the …

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