Tag: business
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Blog About Cities’ Role in Sustainable Development to Win Trip to Abu Dhabi
How can cities contribute to the advancement of sustainable development while addressing water, energy and waste? It’s a loaded question with an endless amount of answers that can spark healthy debate and potentially help metropolises prepare for the population boom many will experience over the next few decades. It’s also the question at the center…
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24 Senators Fight to Extend Wind Credit Set to Expire End of Year
[caption id="attachment_315656" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] As the calendar continues ticking on a vital renewable energy tax credit set to expire in two weeks, 24 U.S. senators sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Finance in hopes of preserving jobs, investments and a path to clean energy. While the renewable energy Production Tax…
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Bird Death Risk Puts Massive California Solar Project in Serious Doubt
The construction of a colossal solar energy project in California is in serious doubt after the California Energy Commission (CEC) blocked a design amendment to reflect sunlight from mirrors to boilers on two, 750-foot towers. The Palen Solar Thermal project was originally proposed and approved in 2010, but redesigned last year when BrightSource Energy bought it after the…
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U.S. Vehicles Hit All-Time Fuel Efficiency High
The average fuel economy for vehicles has never been higher. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual report shows that 2012 model year cars and trucks averaged 23.6 miles per gallon—an all-time high. That figure is 1.2 miles per gallon higher than 2011 models. [caption id="attachment_315552" align="alignnone" width="385"] Graphic credit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[/caption] The…
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ALEC Calls for ‘Guerilla Warfare’ in Weakening Carbon Emissions Standards
By Aliya Haq The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a clandestine network of corporations and conservative state lawmakers, had its annual “policy summit” last week in Washington, D.C. The group held a special session to discuss upcoming U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carbon-pollution standards for power plants. According to reports, ALEC members and industry lawyers…