Tag: News
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Canadian Tar Sands Poised to Flood European Market As U.S. Considers Lifting Oil Export Ban
By Phil Ortiz Recent developments in Europe and the U.S. are setting the groundwork for a surge in Canadian tar sands production. In both regions, government leaders are considering proposals that would loosen import and export regulations for the fuel, which has been estimated to produce 23 percent more greenhouse gases than conventional oil. [caption id=”attachment_320535″ align=”alignnone”…
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Wild Places Destroyed in the Name of Progress
There’s a wild place at the end of my street inside the city limits. Sixty acres of very big pin oaks, wild cherry, basswood, some old agricultural fields reverting back to wetlands and forest and an ancient fencerow of swamp white oaks that may be remnants of the original wilderness. There are a few small…
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Water Samples Show Disturbing Levels of Heavy Metals from Duke Energy Coal Ash Spill
[This is the third article in a three-part series. Read part one, read part two.] Today Waterkeeper Alliance and Yadkin Riverkeeper issued the results of water sampling from the Dan River in the wake of the third largest coal ash spill in U.S. history. A certified laboratory analysis of Waterkeeper’s samples, completed today, reveals that the water…
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SunEdison Installs 306-kW Parking Canopy at Brooklyn Whole Foods
SunEdison, a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, today announced the completion of a 306-kWdc solar system for Whole Foods Market in Brooklyn, N.Y. SunEdison designed the system using an innovative parking canopy structure that collects […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Solis Partners Installs Solar System for NYC Pharmaceutical Company
Solis Partners, a leading commercial solar energy provider, has completed the installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system for Bristol-Myers Squibb, a premier biopharmaceutical company based in New York City that discovers, develops and delivers innovative medicines for treating serious […] — Solar Builder magazine