Tag: Featured Business
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London Unveils World’s Largest Solar Bridge
The world’s largest solar-powered bridge was unveiled to commuters this morning in London, England. [blackoutgallery id=”319021″] Half of the energy for Blackfriars Station is now produced by 4,400 photovoltaic panels covering Blackfriars Bridge, which sits atop the River Thames, according to Network Rail, First Capital Connect and Solarcentury, which have been working on the project for about five…
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First Potential Offshore Wind Farm in U.S. Survives Koch-backed Lawsuit, But Faces Another
It’s been an active week in court for what could eventually be the nation’s first offshore wind farm. First, the U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit upheld the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) approval of a wind farm to be constructed off the shores of Cape Cod. The FAA in 2012 approved the $2.6 billion Cape Wind farm,…
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Three Ways New York Made Environmental History in 2013
By Rory Christian As New York dives into a new year and New York City gets a new administration, I hope you’ll join me in taking a “New York minute” to reflect on the remarkable environmental progress the city made in the last 12 months. Other cities, take note: if these environmental gains can make it…
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Google to Power Entire Data Center With Wind
Whether investing in a new project or powering its own facilities, Google Inc. seems like it’s never far away from renewable energy. The trend continued today when the search engine and tech company announced plans to power one of its data centers solely with wind energy. Google will purchase wind power from four wind farms…
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Largest Power Company in U.S. Joins ALEC in Plot Against One State’s Solar Revolution
By David Pomerantz The new hot spot for solar energy in the U.S. is North Carolina. The state was second in the nation in solar growth in 2013, behind only California. In fact, if U.S. states were considered as countries, North Carolina would have been among the top 10 countries in the world for solar growth last year. All…