Month: June 2014
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Autism Risk Higher Near Pesticide-Treated Fields, Study Says
Babies whose moms lived within a mile of crops treated with widely used pesticides were more likely to…
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Obama Mandates Precedent-Setting Task Force to Protect Honey Bees and Other Pollinators
The White House issued a Presidential Memorandum on pollinator health to the heads of federal agencies requiring action…
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Report Exposes Companies That Dumped 206 Million Pounds of Toxic Chemicals Into U.S. Waterways
Environment America’s report also reveals the top 10 states for toxic dumping…
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Renewable Energy Provides 88% of New U.S. Electrical Capacity Last Month
According to the latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, wind, solar, biomass and hydropower provided 88.2% of new installed U.S. electrical generating capacity for the month of May. Two new “units” of wind provided 203 MW, five units of solar providedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solectria Adds Three New Transformerless Residential Inverters to Product Line
Solectria Renewables LLC, a U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced the introduction of three new transformerless residential inverters, adding 5.2kW, 6.6kW and 7.6kW inverters to the existing product line. The complete series of transformerless residential inverters includes the PVI 3800TL (introduced in January 2014), PVI 5200TL, PVI 6600TL and PVI 7600TL.Read More — Solar Builder magazine