Tag: Featured Business
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UK Energy Minister Calls For 4 Million Solar Panels
One of the United Kingdom’s ministers wants the government to lead the way in deploying renewable energy—to the tune of 4 million solar panels. Energy Minister Greg Barker said he will announce plans in 2014 for the government estate and the rest of the United Kingdom, according to The Telegraph. “We need to make the government…
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Los Angeles to Build Controversial Solar Plant Adjacent to Former World War II Internment Camp Site
Despite criticism from historians, environmentalists and the general public, the City of Los Angeles is moving forward with a $680 million, 200-megawatt solar energy plant to be constructed on the site of a former Japanese American internment camp during World War II. The Southern Owens Valley Solar Project, headed by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power…
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60 Percent of Americans Oblivious to Next Week’s Incandescent Bulb Phase-Out
Times are about to change when it comes to lighting, but that’s been lost on most Americans, according to a new survey. Osram Sylvania’s sixth annual Socket Survey shows that six out of 10 Americans did not know that the country will begin phasing out incandescent lights next week. Stricter efficiency standards from the Energy Independence and…
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60 Percent of Americans Oblivious to Next Week’s Incandescent Bulb Phase-Out
Times are about to change when it comes to lighting, but that’s been lost on most Americans, according to a new survey. Osram Sylvania’s sixth annual Socket Survey shows that six out of 10 Americans did not know that the country will begin phasing out incandescent lights next week. Stricter efficiency standards from the Energy Independence and…
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Wind Companies Scramble to Secure Tax Credit Before Expiration
The expiration of the wind Production Tax Credit has already become a certainty, leaving many in the industry racing against time in recent weeks to make sure they qualify. Projects have to be initiated before Jan. 1. As a result, companies are working around the clock to secure deals with turbine manufacturers and farm developers…