Tag: Featured Business
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230 Businesses and Politicians Call on Obama to Harness Offshore Wind
A massive coalition of nonprofit organizations, businesses and General Assembly members banded together today for a single cause—pushing the Obama Administration for offshore wind development in the U.S. The 230-plus-member group wrote a letter to the president arguing that he should “redouble” support for offshore wind projects. The group says offshore wind is in line…
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Which Financial Funds Actually Consider Climate Change Risks?
[caption id="attachment_315012" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] Is your pension fund or insurance company a leader or laggard when it comes to avoiding risky bets on the future impacts of climate change? A new survey released today finds that many major institutional investors, like retirement funds and insurance companies, are putting their investments…
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Will Congressional Grinches Steal Energy Efficiency Incentives?
By Meg Waltner [caption id="attachment_314980" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The clock is ticking for four important energy efficiency tax incentives for home and business property owners and manufacturers that are set to expire at the end of this month. Energy efficiency is the cleanest, cheapest resource we have to cut our nation’s energy…
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UK Wind Industry Says ‘Game On’ for Competing With Fossil Fuels
[caption id="attachment_314940" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] Wind farm developer Dong Energy has said it’s “game on” for offshore wind in the UK, expecting it to be able to compete with conventional fossil fuels by the end of the decade. The positive message from one of the country’s leading wind farm developers comes after…
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11 EVs Cheaper Than the Average New Car
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy (DOE) issued its list of the most fuel efficient vehicles on the market, all were either 100-percent electric or plug-in hybrids, but how much did they cost? The skeptical response—and perhaps the one that has prevented electric vehicles (EV) from grabbing a larger share of the…