Tag: News
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ReneSola Provides More Than 10,000 Panels to Chevron Energy Solutions
ReneSola announced today that it provided 10,000 of its high efficiency solar PV modules to Chevron Energy Solutions, one of the largest installers of solar power in the United States, for a 3.1-MW multi-site project in Lemoore, Calif. The multi-array project […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Eliminates Major Barrier for Parasites in Marine Mammals
By Tim Radford The great Arctic thaw—up to 50 percent of sea ice by area and 75 percent by volume in the summer season—could be offering new opportunities for one of the planet’s most successful parasites. Toxoplasma gondii, an infection spread by almost all cat species, has been identified for the first time in the…
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Study Finds Underestimated Methane Emissions Negate Industry Claims of Fracked Gas’ Benefits
By Mark Golden The first thorough comparison of evidence for natural gas system leaks confirms that organizations including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have underestimated U.S. methane emissions generally, as well as those from the natural gas industry specifically. [caption id="attachment_321438" align="alignnone" width="500"] The new study finds that methane emissions from the natural gas…
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Study Finds Underestimated Methane Emissions Negate Industry Claims of Fracked Gas’ Benefits
By Mark Golden The first thorough comparison of evidence for natural gas system leaks confirms that organizations including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have underestimated U.S. methane emissions generally, as well as those from the natural gas industry specifically. [caption id="attachment_321438" align="alignnone" width="500"] The new study finds that methane emissions from the natural gas…
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Rachel Maddow Exposes Dirty Deal in Duke Energy Toxic Coal Ash Spill
Hear the latest on the 73 Olympic-size swimming pools worth of toxic sludge that Duke Energy dumped into North Carolina waterways starting Super Bowl Sunday in this Rachel Maddow interview with Michael Gerrard, professor of environmental law at Columbia University. Gerrard talks about a North Carolina federal investigation into this coal ash leak disaster. For more information…