Tag: business
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Conservation Groups to Sue Over Wind Turbine Project in Key Bird Migration Corridor
The Ohio National Guard facility at Camp Perry, near Port Clinton in northern Ohio, is the focus of possible legal action by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio’s Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which yesterday announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of…
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EVs vs. Horse-Drawn Carriages in New York’s Central Park
While there are plenty of carriage drivers and tourists who aren’t happy with one of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first orders of business, electric vehicle (EV) proponents would likely approve of the newcomer’s comments. De Blasio said he would “quickly and aggressively” work to get rid of the tradition of horse carriage rides around…
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California Residents and Politicians Ask Gov. Brown to Give Up on High-Speed Rail
It’s been nearly six years since California voters approved $10 billion in rail bonds to make a high-speed train line from Los Angeles to San Francisco a reality. The project appears to be on life support, with judges, residents and politicians all expressing doubt. “It’s time for the [California Gov. Jerry Brown] to pull up the tracks,”…
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Large-Scale Solar Project Funding Grew by $5 Billion in 2013
Funding for large-scale, solar energy projects across the globe grew immensely in 2013. According to a year-end report from Mercom Capital Group, corporations and undisclosed investors financed projects with about $5 billion more in 2013 than the year before. Large-scale project investments were $13.6 billion last year, compared to $8.7 billion in 2012. “While venture funding…
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How One NFL Team Will Turn Food Waste Into Renewable Energy
As if the fact that, in the U.S., we waste 40 percent of our food isn’t shocking enough, a recent study by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that total emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane are almost twice as high in the U.S. as previously thought. More potent than carbon…