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  Inside West Virginia's Struggle To Break Its Coal Addiction ThinkProgress Now, he said, Mountain View Solar is taking a lot more jobs out of state because without the incentives, demand for solar in West Virginia is down. “We had a lot of local jobs in March, April, … of the State address, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray …

• Acciona puts 2.3GW on the block – reNews

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  Acciona puts 2.3GW on the block reNews Acciona is meanwhile closing out turnkey deals for 425MW of wind and solar PV jobs in Australia, Canada, Chile and Mexico. The plants will come online between 2014 and 2016. The company will also develop turnkey projects for companies in which it … and more »

• Dems talk climate change all night Election Day in Florida 13th – Politico

  Dems talk climate change all night Election Day in Florida 13th Politico Pros will remember the LCV Victory Fund and the Sierra Club Political Committee dropped $350,000 on a television ad hitting Jolly on climate change issues (watch: http://youtu.be/kEBr8KsE0mY). Sink has landed at least $24,000 from energy PACs, …

• UK GIB and Equitix to invest €29.4m for new boilers at Bernard Matthews … – Energy Business Review

  UK GIB and Equitix to invest €29.4m for new boilers at Bernard Matthews … Energy Business Review Equitix, managed by Energy Saving Investments fund, supported by the GIB, is providing £12m (€14.4m) and the rest of amount is being invested from the Equitix Energy Efficiency Fund. According to GIB, the project will … "We're already generating a … and more »

• Talk of the town – Albuquerque Journal

  Talk of the town Albuquerque Journal Rather than try to cobble together an acceptable package of benefits, let's make a one time withdrawal from the Permanent Fund of $1 billion as an investment to secure sustainable employment of 6,500 jobs. That represents about 5 percent of the total …

• Five graduates helping the planet – The Guardian

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  Five graduates helping the planet The Guardian The most rewarding time in my job is the end of the day when you're packing up at a school and realise how much of an impact you've made. You get children excited about science … At the moment most community energy installations (like solar panels …

• The 6am London Cut – FT Alphaville

  The 6am London Cut FT Alphaville The UK's Labour party is planning a £6bn tax raid on bankers and prime property owners to raise funds for new job creation schemes and other pledges. (Financial Times). China's central bank chief has forecast the government could soon loosen its grip … and more »

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