Tag: News
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Another Developer Pulls Investment From Controversial Pebble Mine Project
Plans to dig a massive open-pit gold and copper mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay continue to falter. Yesterday, the latest axe fell when mining goliath Rio Tinto joined other major investors in deciding to withdrawal its 19 percent share from the project. [caption id="attachment_329862" align="alignnone" width="450"] In Sept. 2013, Anglo American announced it was withdrawing…
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World’s Largest Coal Company Agrees to Stop Depleting Chinese Community’s Water Supply
Last year, Greenpeace decided to do something we had never done before during our 13 years of work in China: Target and confront a state-owned coal company. And not just any company. The biggest and boldest, a Chinese government favorite: Shenhua—the largest coal company by volume on the planet. We discovered that Shenhua’s subsidiary had…
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USGS Climate Change Study Predicts Bleak Future for Birds and Reptiles in Southwest
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey paints a troubling picture for birds and reptiles in the Southwest. Scientists examined current and future breeding ranges for seven bird and five reptile species in the Southwest in the context of several key climate models. The findings, released this week, found that two birds—Williamson’s sapsucker and the pygmy…
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3.7-MW Ground-Mount Project in Massachusetts Uses GameChange Racking
GameChange Racking today announced it shipped a 3.7-MW MaxScale post driven system to Massachusetts. The business was won due to the fast delivery offered by GameChange and the rapid installation time of the MaxScale system. GameChange is the fastest growing post driven racking company in the United States due to theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Why the Millennial Generation Sees Keystone XL as More Than Just a Pipeline
The Keystone XL pipeline proposal has hit a Nebraska stop sign, but it has deeper problems than right-of-way issues across the U.S. After all, the controversial proposal for transporting Canada’s tar sands was never just about the pipeline. Just ask the thousand students who rallied in front of the White House recently, who were willing…