Tag: Featured Business
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What’s the State of Green Business in 2014?
The “State of Green Business” annual report from GreenBiz.com shows why we have reason to both applaud and criticize the progress companies have made in sustainability. “What’s business as usual today was not that long ago innovative, even breakthrough: Bio-based products, accounting systems that place a realistic value on water and carbon, smart supply chains that…
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World’s Poorest Suffer From Radioactive Sickness as Areva Mines for Uranium
More than 60 percent of Niger’s population lives on less than $1 per day, and even more have no electricity. Still, French company Areva keeps contaminating those residents and their environment while mining away for uranium—one of the few resources the world’s poorest country still has. Areva has operated in northern Niger for four decades, according…
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Thousands Participate in ‘Shout Out For Solar’ Day
With 120,000 employees, 13 gigawatts of installed energy and a record year for deployment, the U.S. solar energy is beyond scorching. Today, National ‘Shout Out For Solar’ Day, supporters all over are giving the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) a hand in showcasing all the enthusiasm that surrounds the solar energy industry. [blackoutgallery id=”319106″] If a…
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Why We Can’t Frack Ourselves Out of an Energy Crisis
By Alex Kirby A British businessman will tell world leaders meeting in Switzerland today that it is dangerous to argue that fracking for shale oil and gas can help to avert a global energy crisis. Jeremy Leggett, a former Greenpeace staff member who founded a successful solar energy company, has been invited to the annual…
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Texas on the Brink of a Major Wind Energy Milestone
Texas is on the brink of a major milestone for wind energy in the U.S. In 2013, wind accounted for 9.9 percent of the state’s generated electricity, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state’s grid operator. That mark has nearly doubled in just five years. Wind came in at 4.9 percent in…