Tag: News
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Kyocera Completes 7.4-MW Install in Connecticut
Connecticut residents who made a New Year’s resolution to reduce their environmental impact may be getting a boost without even realizing it. On December 23, 2013, a 5-MWac (7.4-MWdc) installation of high-reliability Kyocera solar modules began commercial operations at Somers, […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Illinois Residents Demand a Ban on Fracking
An Illinois ban on fracking is inevitable. The question is whether it will happen before or after a major fracking disaster. The public comment period on Illinois’ draft regulations ended Jan. 3 with groups in potentially impacted areas repeating their call for a ban on fracking. A group of southern Illinois residents representing several grassroots groups drove to Illinois…
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Number of U.S. Sailors Devastated by Fukushima Radiation Continues to Climb
U.S. sailors irradiated while delivering humanitarian help near the stricken Fukushima nuke say their health has been devastated. So many have come forward that the progress of their federal class action lawsuit has been delayed. Bay area lawyer Charles Bonner says a re-filing will wait until early February to accommodate a constant influx of sailors…
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Snowy Owl Flocks to Southern States in Search of Food
The birding community in Washington, D.C., is abuzz over a rare, iconic avian visitor. The Snowy Owl, which has always been a “must-see” bird for the birding community, has been spotted at Arlington’s Reagan National Airport in recent days; other owls were spotted earlier at Dulles International Airport and later at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. [caption…
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Urgent Request to Stop Southern Leg of Keystone XL Pipeline Ignored by White House
The following letter was sent to the White House on Dec. 10 at the invitation of President Obama’s Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett. This urgent request from embattled Texas landowners for a face-to-face meeting with the president has so far been ignored. TransCanada has announced plans to bring the southern leg of Keystone XL pipeline commercially on line Jan. 22. [caption id=”attachment_317631″…