Tag: business
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How California’s 75 Percent Recycling Goal Will Create Thousands of Green Jobs
Ever since California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law requiring the state to achieve 75 percent recycling by 2020, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) wanted know more about how the statute would impact the environment and jobs sector. The NRDC commissioned Tellus Institute to assess the potential for more jobs if the state does reach…
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How One State Can Triple Its Renewable Energy Use at No Additional Cost
By Sam Gomberg With Gov. Rick Snyder’s recent announcement of clean energy goals for Michigan, the conversation is quickly developing around the future role of renewable energy in the state. To help inform that conversation, a newly released analysis by my Union of Concerned Scientists colleagues and me found that Michigan can triple its use of renewable energy—from 10…
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Court Victories and Contracts Bring First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Closer to Development
It’s been a decade-long journey for Cape Wind, the developer of what could be the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., and this week the project took major steps toward becoming a reality. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton issued a ruling upholding the federal Department of Interior’s (DOI) approval of Cape Wind,…
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Company Lets You Solarize Battery-Powered Devices With This Kit
We’ve seen solar picnic tables, solar lights and even rumblings that Apple might solarize its devices, but how about incorporating renewable energy into one of our favorite handheld gadgets? Even if you can manage to live without a remote, there’s a good chance that one of your family members or friends can’t. New Jersey-based Sparkle…
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First Pan-African Renewable Energy Fund Receives $100 Million to Power Sub-Saharan Region
The African Renewable Energy Fund (AREF) this week reached the halfway point to its goal of $200 million in capital funding to support renewable energy projects in the sub-Saharan region of the continent. In conjunction with its launch, AREF announced that it has closed its first round of capital fundraising, receiving $100 million to support…