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Sanders Introduces Energy Bill – Valley News Sanders Introduces Energy BillValley NewsAccording to the New York Times, solar energy and wind power jobs today far outnumber employment opportunities in coal production. Vermont leads the nation in clean energy jobs per capita, and has adopted the goal of obtaining 90 percent of its energy …and more » DHS … Continue reading »

CT Green Bank Strengthens Commitment to Low-Income Residents – Natural Resources Defense Council Natural Resources Defense Council CT Green Bank Strengthens Commitment to Low-Income ResidentsNatural Resources Defense CouncilFinancial products include zero-interest pre-development loans offered in partnership with the Housing Development Fund (a local Community Development Financial Institution), New Ecology Inc. (a non-profit leader in clean … Continue reading »

FEATURE: Wyoming's Coal Conundrum – Planet Jackson Hole Planet Jackson Hole FEATURE: Wyoming's Coal ConundrumPlanet Jackson HoleBut for the Wyoming coal industry and its supporters in federal and state government, the Clean Power Plan was blasted as a job-killer and an unfair, unrealistic regulatory burden. “The Obama administration's punishing regulations have done far more …and … Continue reading »

Can humanity survive Trump's scorched-earth climate policies? – People's World People’s World Can humanity survive Trump's scorched-earth climate policies?People’s WorldAt the same time, the plan is to advocate for more advanced demands such as the creation of a federal superfund for workers being displaced from fossil fuel industries, as in mining, to transition to green … Continue reading »

Wastewater, Harbor Landside Improvements Top Monday's Town Meeting – Cape Cod Chronicle Cape Cod Chronicle Wastewater, Harbor Landside Improvements Top Monday's Town MeetingCape Cod ChronicleVoters will be asked to approve an annual budget for FY18 of $61,050,421, which contains a request for $24,787,671 to fund the town's share of the Monomoy Regional School District budget, … Continue reading »

How the War on Science Is Really Fought – Daily Beast Daily Beast How the War on Science Is Really FoughtDaily BeastWhen the administration says that a fossil-fuel-focused energy plan will create jobs—when, in fact, the solar industry employs more people than the coal industry—that, too, is a war on science. And when, in a … Continue reading »

University Lands works to cut its environmental impact – UT The Daily Texan UT The Daily Texan University Lands works to cut its environmental impactUT The Daily TexanRecently, Environment Texas published a letter to University of Texas System Chancellor William H. McRaven from UT faculty and staff that outlined concerns about the release of methane … Continue reading »

Clean Energy Saves Lives and Grows Texas's Economy – Texas Monthly Texas Monthly Clean Energy Saves Lives and Grows Texas's EconomyTexas MonthlyTexas is home to nearly a quarter of the country's wind power jobs, and the state's solar jobs grew by an impressive 34 percent in 2016. … And energy efficiency—our cheapest power resource—supports nearly … Continue reading »

Former Belmont selectman reflects on the past three years – Wicked Local Belmont Wicked Local Belmont Former Belmont selectman reflects on the past three yearsWicked Local BelmontLeft to right, Selectman Vice Chairman Mark Paolillo, outgoing Selectman Sami Baghdady and Selectman Chairman Jim Williams at Baghdady's final meeting on April 3 meeting. WICKED LOCALPHOTO/JACK KELLY … TranZed … Continue reading »

Malcolm Turnbull, Gautam Adani and the Carmichael mine – The Saturday Paper (subscription) Malcolm Turnbull, Gautam Adani and the Carmichael mineThe Saturday Paper (subscription)They have an all-of-the-above approach – coal, nuclear, solar, wind, everything, hydro. We have an all-of-the-above approach.” The Adani loan, with all the risk borne by taxpayers, would account for 20 per … Continue reading »