Tag: Featured Business
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Rooftop Farm in New York City Grows 50,000 Pounds of Organic Produce Per Year
By Ecofilms “That view behind me is not a painted backdrop!” said Geoff Lawton to the camera. But the view looked great from where I was standing. Brooklyn Grange is a rooftop farm with a magnificent view looking over the Manhattan skyline. Sitting on a concrete roof, totaling 2.5 acres and producing more than 50,000…
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Offshore Wind Farm One Step Closer to Becoming First in U.S.
The Earth Policy Institute listed the Cape Wind project as one of three possibilities for the first offshore wind farm in the U.S., and a recent agreement makes that even more likely. Siemens signed a contract before New Year’s that will allow the German company to supply the $2.6 billion Cape Wind farm with 130 turbines…
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Solar Beats Natural Gas in Game-Changing Court Ruling
Solar energy faced off against natural gas in a courtroom this week, and the greener of the two came out on top. Minnesota administrative law judge Eric Lipman recommended a solar project to help Xcel Energy, one of the state’s largest utility, provide 550 megawatts (MW) of new electricity generation by 2020. Lipman could have selected…
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One in Five New Parking Spaces in New York City Required to be EV-Compatible
Before his term ended, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed a bill in December to help the nation’s largest city become one of the most progressive when it comes to electric vehicles (EV). The city passed a law to make one of every five parking spaces at newly constructed garages or parking lots compatible with…
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3 Graphics Illustrate Solar’s Rise in 2013
The U.S.’ 13-percent share of global solar installations last year marked a 30-year high and the end of a historic 12 months. Though country received large investments for utility-scale projects, the growth was largely brought on by middle-class homeowners who elected to go green. GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association compiled data and…