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SAN DIEGO Real Estate – San Diego Source (subscription) SAN DIEGO Real EstateSan Diego Source (subscription)Lead has been both kind and cruel to Herculaneum, giving it an identity and ready jobs but also creating environmental and health concerns so worrisome that the federal government designated it a Superfund site and ordered tons of contaminated dirt … Continue reading »

Eclipse incentives: Plan unveiled to keep jetmaker at Sunport site – ABQ Journal Eclipse incentives: Plan unveiled to keep jetmaker at Sunport siteABQ JournalSusana 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 … Continue reading »

Crowdfunding aims to prove that solar power is a bankable sector – The Guardian The Guardian Crowdfunding aims to prove that solar power is a bankable sectorThe GuardianRyan 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 … Continue reading »

Retrofitting schools better solution than closures – Vancouver Sun Retrofitting schools better solution than closuresVancouver SunAn investment in solar thermal panels at the Penticton Regional Hospital and Summerland Health Centre has cut natural gas use by 49 per cent and 71 per cent, respectively. Past B.C. government investments in efficiency projects are … Turning surplus … Continue reading »

Latin America – is regulation clearing a path? – Industrial Minerals (registration) Latin America – is regulation clearing a path?Industrial Minerals (registration)My colleagues meanwhile would argue that the industry bringing jobs, education, healthcare and opportunity to areas which had been overlooked by the government and blighted by terrorism. This was, as I mentioned, ten years … Continue reading »

Let There Be Lightbulbs on Earth – Huffington Post Let There Be Lightbulbs on EarthHuffington PostInvestees 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 … Continue reading »

Christmas joy for Myanmar orphans – Sin Chew Jit Poh Christmas joy for Myanmar orphansSin Chew Jit PohLater the chief abbot of Fo Guang Shan Singapore and Malaysia came to know about this from Siew, and a fund-raising program to help rebuild the orphanage was subsequently initiated and RM100,000 raised. The donation raised was later … Continue reading »

Here’s What This $34 Billion Fund Has Been Buying – DailyFinance Here's What This $34 Billion Fund Has Been BuyingDailyFinanceCalSTRS's biggest closed positions included BMC Software and Smithfield Foods. Other closed positions of interest include Power-One. Solar energy inverter maker Power-One was acquired by Switzerland-based power and automation technology giant … and more » Saskatchewan’s First Nations … Continue reading »

Scoreboard: Job watch – Business Spectator Scoreboard: Job watchBusiness SpectatorCashed up China Inc needs to spend. China's vast foreign exchange reserves have reached peak capacity. Now the country's central bankers are looking for ways to invest the country's vast holdings – including a $500 million Australian resource fund. Morgan Stanley sees sunny future in solar … Continue reading »

Six East County groups selected as Dow grant recipients – Contra Costa Times Six East County groups selected as Dow grant recipientsContra Costa TimesThey 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 … Continue reading »