Tag: News
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Why Investing in Dirty Fuels is a Bad Idea
A mind-boggling sum of about $800 for each person on the planet is invested into fossil fuel companies through the global capital markets alone. That’s roughly 10 percent of the total capital invested in listed companies. The amount of money invested into the 200 biggest fossil fuel companies through financial markets is estimated at 5.5 trillion dollars.…
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Advanced Energy Acquires AEG Power Control Modules Product Line
Advanced Energy Industries announced it has acquired the assets of AEG Power Solutions GmbH line of Power Control Modules. Owned by 3WPower, AEG PS’s Power Control Modules business is the second largest supplier in its served market. It is comprised […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Conservation Group Exposes World’s Biggest Shark Slaughterhouse
By Alicia Graef A conservation group has uncovered what’s believed to be the world’s largest slaughterhouse for sharks in southern China following a four year investigation and believes it may only be one of many still trading in endangered species. [caption id="attachment_319897" align="alignnone" width="500"] Whale sharks are slaughtered to make products for human consumption. Photo courtesy of…
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Environmental Champion Rep. Waxman Announces Retirement
Yesterday, Rep. Waxman (D-CA) issued a statement announcing he will not be seeking reelection in the fall. Rep. Waxman will retire at the end of the year, after serving 40 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. “I first ran for office because I believe government can be a force for good in people’s lives,” Rep. Waxman…
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Shalefield Stories: Personal Accounts From the Frontlines of Fracking
Yesterday, Environment America Research & Policy Center joined residents living on the frontlines of fracking who recounted their stories of illness, water contamination and damage to their livelihoods due to dirty drilling operations in a new booklet, Shalefield Stories. The new booklet was released even as President Obama touted natural gas development in his State of…