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• Solar company plans McDowell factory – Asheville Citizen-Times

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• Eclipse incentives: Plan unveiled to keep jetmaker at Sunport site – ABQ Journal

  Eclipse incentives: Plan unveiled to keep jetmaker at Sunport site ABQ Journal Susana Martinez on Friday announced a package of incentives intended to help keep the jetmaker here, including help paying its rent at the Sunport in exchange for adding 100 jobs over two years. (Courtesy of Eclipse Aerospace). Eclipse Aerospace would … and more »

• Why US Export-Import Bank Backs Australian Billionaire Heiress Gina Rinehart … – International Business Times

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• Eclipse Aerospace to add 100 high-paying jobs – ABQ Journal

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• Panda Power Funds Finances Second Pennsylvania Power Project – Financial Post

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• Friday News Roundup: NM Governor Proposes High-Tech Initiatives – KUNM

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• Crowdfunding aims to prove that solar power is a bankable sector – The Guardian

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  Crowdfunding aims to prove that solar power is a bankable sector The Guardian Ryan Levinson conceived of SunFunder, an off-grid solar finance company, during a trip to South East Asia after quitting his job at a US bank. During this trip he began to hear repeated stories about lack of access to capital to fund solar projects …

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• Mary Craton gives ‘State of the City’ address – Part 2 – The Friday Flyer

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• Solar company plans McDowell factory – Asheville Citizen-Times

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• Retrofitting schools better solution than closures – Vancouver Sun

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• A wrenching year for world renewables – Business Spectator

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• MN Solar Energy Program Offers $250K In Annual Rebates – Twin Cities Business Magazine

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• Let There Be Lightbulbs on Earth – Huffington Post

  Let There Be Lightbulbs on Earth Huffington Post Investees bridging the energy gap — by selling affordable solar light — include d.light (hand-held lanterns used in over 40 countries), Orb Energy (residential and commercial systems in India) and M-Kopa (household systems in Kenya). Thanks to these …

• A New Approach to the Global Power Crisis – Huffington Post

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• Solar and wind power battle with coal in South Africa – The Guardian

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• Here’s What This $34 Billion Fund Has Been Buying – DailyFinance

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• Christmas appeal: how solar lamps are transforming life in one Kenyan county – The Guardian

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• Army continues to evolve energy programs despite huge budget cuts – United States Army (press release)

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• Scoreboard: Job watch – Business Spectator

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• Morgan Stanley sees sunny future in solar – Westfair Online

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• Soltage and NewWorld Capital Group Increase Solar Portfolio with Additional … – Sacramento Bee

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• Solar ETF Faces Technical Risks – ETF Trends

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• Baum on Money: Talk Turns to Taper – Bloomberg

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• Masdar: the shifting goalposts of Abu Dhabi’s ambitious eco-city – Wired.co.uk

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• Six East County groups selected as Dow grant recipients – Contra Costa Times

  Six East County groups selected as Dow grant recipients Contra Costa Times They are not designed for general fund support. A lot of … People Who Care plans to use its $5,000 grant to buy construction materials for building a solar-powered toolshed for storing tools, lumber and other equipment used in its green jobs training …

• NDP to unveil energy plan focused on sustainability, First Nations partnerships – Montreal Gazette

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• Mixed Greens: Solar thermal storage makes it to Gran Turismo – RenewEconomy

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• Treasure Islanders removed – San Diego Source (subscription)

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• Australia caught up in a renewables trade rush – Business Spectator

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