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Campus pushes for renewable energy – Royal Purple News Campus pushes for renewable energyRoyal Purple News“Purchase and installation costs are currently low enough that, with net metering, home owners have been able to recoup their investments in five to 15 years, depending on the size of the solar panel system,” Rybski said. As a means … Continue reading »

Beacon Hill Roll Call-April 15, 2016 – CapeNews.net Beacon Hill Roll Call-April 15, 2016CapeNews.netHe argued the bill is regressive and discriminates against community-shared and low-income solar projects, which will hurt mainly middle-income and low-income people who can't put solar on their own roofs. (A Yes vote is for … Daniel Wolf—Yes …and more » The Leap … Continue reading »

Inspiring Environmentalists Working to Save the World – TeenVogue.com Inspiring Environmentalists Working to Save the WorldTeenVogue.comLearning about the importance of a sustainable food system in college prompted Michelle Cashen, 25, to get a job as farm manager at the New York rooftop-farming company Brooklyn Grange, where she oversees production of everything from kale to … … Continue reading »

Flurries Yesterday – 70s Tomorrow. Welcome to Spring in Minnesota – Minneapolis Star Tribune Flurries Yesterday – 70s Tomorrow. Welcome to Spring in MinnesotaMinneapolis Star Tribune… Thursday; a shot at 80F over west central Minnesota. Job productivity and test scores will suffer. Source: AerisWeather. …. Here's the intro to a story at Bloomberg: "Wind and … Continue reading »

Outside groups ramp up spending to get McGinty through primary – Environment & Energy Publishing Environment & Energy Publishing Outside groups ramp up spending to get McGinty through primaryEnvironment & Energy PublishingWhile McGinty has previously touted fracking as the state's "secret sauce" for job growth, she once again sought to distance herself from suggestions that … Continue reading »

Sustainability too big to be crammed into simple story – MSUToday MSUToday Sustainability too big to be crammed into simple storyMSUTodayToday's energy resources and the struggle to meet the world's needs sustainably is a complicated and compelling story involving people, the environment, competing needs and shared fates. In the journal, Energy, scientists suggest new, more … Continue reading »

Investing With a Conscience, but Done by a Robot – New York Times New York Times Investing With a Conscience, but Done by a RobotNew York TimesYet an upstart fund manager called Arabesque Partners has determined that Cracker Barrel is among the most attractive investments out there in a special category that takes into account … Continue reading »

Energy company's license revoked – KLAS-TV KLAS-TV Energy company's license revokedKLAS-TVThe Nevada State Contractors Board has revoked the license of Summerlin Energy because of unfinished solar projects. Homeowners filed 55 complaints against the company last year. More than $100,000 was lost, and that's just by four homeowners. Business digest: Aquarium job fair – The Salinas … Continue reading »

SunEdison Inc: TerraForm CEO Resignation Is the Least of SUNE's Problems – Investorplace.com SunEdison Inc: TerraForm CEO Resignation Is the Least of SUNE's ProblemsInvestorplace.comAlong with that warning, TerraForm Global warned that its parent/partner SunEdison ran a very real risk of bankruptcy, which could adversely impact both TerraForm companies, which depend on SunEdison to supply up-and-running … Continue reading »

Investigation on climate change fraud intensifies, with 15 states joining coalition – Houston Chronicle New York Times Investigation on climate change fraud intensifies, with 15 states joining coalitionHouston ChronicleIn recent years U.S. oil companies have largely backed off earlier efforts to question climate change, shifting to a position that fossil fuels are essential to maintaining … Continue reading »