Tag: Featured Business
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U.S. Military Nearly Doubles Renewable Energy Projects
U.S. Armed Forces have been relying expertise from the private sector and third-party financing to deploy renewable energy, and a new report shows that it’s been paying off tremendously. Renewable projects on Department of Defense and military properties grew from 454 to 700 from 2010 to 2012, according to Power Surge, a report released today…
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BP Admits Renewables Will Grow Faster Than Natural Gas in Next Two Decades
One of the largest fossil fuel companies in the world has the data to back up the rise in renewable energy that must of us expect in the future. According to BP’s Energy Outlook 2035, renewable sources likes solar and wind will grow at a faster rate than natural gas over the next two decades. Renewables…
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Showtime Breaks Ground With First-Ever Climate Change Series
By Joe Romm This April, Showtime will start airing its groundbreaking TV series on the experiences and personal stories of people whose lives have been touched by climate change. Years Of Living Dangerously is an eight-part series produced by the legendary storytellers and film-makers James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Weintraub—together with three former 60 Minutes producers…
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Nearly 1,000 Sustainable Corporations Encourage You to ‘B the Change’
The 900-plus Certified B Corporations already embrace social and environmental responsibility on a daily basis, so this week they decided to encourage the rest of the world to do so. The companies and Wayne, PA-based nonprofit B Lab launched the “B the Change” campaign this week to celebrate and reward those who use business for good, but also raise additional awareness. For…
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Why ALEC Said ‘No Thanks’ to Renewable Energy Members
By Connor Gibson [caption id="attachment_318009" align="alignright" width="500"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] Leaked American Legislative Exchange Council documents published by The Guardian recently offered a glimpse into ALEC’s financial troubles, spurred by its role in peddling corporate laws through statehouses around the country. ALEC’s controversial work has caused its member companies to abandon it, such as pushing the…