Tag: Energy
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First Solar Donates Thin-Film Solar Modules to Inner Mongolia University of Technology Students for 2013 Solar Decathlon Competition
First Solar, Inc. announced today that a team of students from Inner Mongolia University of Technology (IMUT) will use the Company’s advanced thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) modules to power its house in the 2013 Solar Decathlon China competition. First Solar donated 150 of its PV modules with a peak generating capacity of 13 kilowatts (KW)…
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New Technology Records Baseline Methane Emissions Prior to Construction of Fracking Infrastructure
DAMASCUS CITIZENS FOR SUSTAINABILITY — “With this technology, companies can no longer leave behind contaminated air and water with impunity. We urge any community concerned about health effects and pollution from gas drilling, compressor stations or pipelines to …
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Australia’s Great Barrier Reef at Risk from Uranium Exports
KEVIN GRANDIA — Now the largest and most well-known of these reefs, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of the province of Queensland, is under threat of becoming a shipping route for uranium—the radioactive substance used for …
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Appalachians Unite Calling for an End to Extreme Fossil Fuel Extraction
RAMPS — “We are here to show that we are united and saying ‘no’ to all dirty and deadly industries. What we want is a clean and healthy economy in …
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Baltimore City Council Passes Fracking Wastewater Bill
FOOD & WATER WATCH — With this legislation, Baltimore speaks loud and clear: it will not become a dumping ground for the toxic waste produced by oil and gas wells upriver …