Tag: Featured Business
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East Coast Sick of Midwest’s Cross-State Air Pollution
[caption id="attachment_314861" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] A group of East Coast states isn’t pleased with its Midwestern neighbors, at least when it comes to air pollution. The governors of states like Delaware, Connecticut and New York petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monday in hopes that it will better regulate nine Rust Belt and Appalachian…
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Solar Installations Soar to Second-Best Quarter Ever
The U.S. solar energy industry set a record for new residential projects in the third quarter of this year and nearly set a new one for overall installations. Data released today by the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) shows that there were 930 megawatts (MW) installed from July to September. That’s the second-best quarter in…
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Top Solar Cities in California
California is used to top rankings when it comes to solar energy, and that isn’t expected to change when full data for 2013 is released. Back in March, the Solar Energy Industries Association predicted a first-place finish for California in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in three categories—residential, non-residential and utility. Consider that California received massive investments…
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Innovative Company Transforms Recycled Jeans Into Coasters, Wallets and Rings
While most people throw away old magazines and denim jeans or recycle them, a small company uses the materials to make cool items you likely wouldn’t have imagined possible. Junk mail, newsprint and old money are among the items Lincoln, NE-based Iris Industries uses to make composites that eventually produce architectural finishes, tile, consumer products, furniture and…
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Feds Extend Permits to 30 Years for Wind Farms for Accidental Eagle Kills
[caption id="attachment_314682" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The rift between the wind power industry and wildlife advocates will likely grow as a result of an expanded federal permitting process for wind projects. The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that some wind energy companies will be granted 30-year permits that allow them to…