Tag: Featured Business
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Obama Calls For Energy Infrastructure Review Every Four Years
President Barack Obama believes it’s past time for a review of the nation’s energy infrastructure, so he has scheduled one to take place every four years. Policy and technology officials at the White House will join federal agencies, including the Energy, Interior and Agriculture departments, to comprise a panel for Obama’s Quadrennial Energy Review (QER),…
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Gov. Cuomo: New York to Spend $1 Billion on Solar Energy
By Kiley Kroh New York governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his State of the State address this week and announced an even greater commitment to clean energy, including $1 billion in new funding for solar energy projects. Launched in 2012, Cuomo’s NY-Sun Initiative has already been a tremendous success, with almost 300 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic capacity installed or…
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Conservation Groups to Sue Over Wind Turbine Project in Key Bird Migration Corridor
The Ohio National Guard facility at Camp Perry, near Port Clinton in northern Ohio, is the focus of possible legal action by American Bird Conservancy (ABC), a leading national bird conservation organization, and Ohio’s Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO), which yesterday announced the intention to sue the Ohio National Guard in connection with violations of…
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EVs vs. Horse-Drawn Carriages in New York’s Central Park
While there are plenty of carriage drivers and tourists who aren’t happy with one of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first orders of business, electric vehicle (EV) proponents would likely approve of the newcomer’s comments. De Blasio said he would “quickly and aggressively” work to get rid of the tradition of horse carriage rides around…
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California Residents and Politicians Ask Gov. Brown to Give Up on High-Speed Rail
It’s been nearly six years since California voters approved $10 billion in rail bonds to make a high-speed train line from Los Angeles to San Francisco a reality. The project appears to be on life support, with judges, residents and politicians all expressing doubt. “It’s time for the [California Gov. Jerry Brown] to pull up the tracks,”…