Tag: Featured Business
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8 Businesses Granted $12 Million to Help 150 Million Americans Go Solar
Eight companies, universities and nonprofits have been challenged—and awarded grants—to make it easier for nearly 150 million Americans to go solar. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $12 million in grants today to the organizations as part of the second round of the Rooftop Solar Challenge. The recipients are: Broward County in Florida, California Center for Sustainable…
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ALEC Agenda Reveals Anti-Renewable Energy Strategies for December Summit
[caption id="attachment_311192" align="alignright" width="401"] Graphic credit: The Oldspeak Journal[/caption] The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) had no success influencing states to roll back clean energy standards this year, but that doesn’t mean the organization is done trying. For the first time, ALEC posted an online agenda for its Energy, Environment and Agriculture (EEA) task force, which will meet at the States…
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ALEC Agenda Reveals Anti-Renewable Energy Strategies for December Summit
[caption id="attachment_311192" align="alignright" width="401"] Graphic credit: The Oldspeak Journal[/caption] The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) had no success influencing states to roll back clean energy standards this year, but that doesn’t mean the organization is done trying. For the first time, ALEC posted an online agenda for its Energy, Environment and Agriculture (EEA) task force, which will meet at the States…
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Electric Bike Sales Soar Worldwide
[caption id="attachment_311115" align="alignright" width="359"] Photo credit: Pressebild Eurobike[/caption] While data from the National Bike Dealers Association shows that Americans bought nearly 19 million bicycles in 2012, electric bike sales finished at less than 1 percent of that amount However, the 159,000 e-bikes sold from 2011 to 2012 in the U.S. still show plenty of growth.…
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U.S. Wind Industry Poised for Rebound After Dismal First Half
A rush by utilities to take advantage of a federal tax credit made late 2012 a historic time for the wind energy sector. The Production Tax Credit (PTC) expired Dec. 31, 2012, bringing installations to a screeching halt in early 2013. Though Congress temporarily extended the PTC two days later, the industry installed just 1.6 megawatts…