Tag: News
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Canadian Solar Supplies 25.3 MW of Modules to Four NC Projects
Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced it was selected to supply 84,480 solar modules to National Renewable Energy Corporation (NARENCO) for four utility scale solar projects totalling 25.3 MW in Wayne and Duplin counties of North Carolina. Andrew […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Setting the Stage for Environmental Protection From Fossil Fuel Extraction
By Maya K. van Rossum Act 13 was, without a doubt, an incredible overreach and giveaway to the gas drilling industry. Supportive legislators are quick to acknowledge that the industry helped them write the legislation. Displacing local zoning and providing automatic waivers with minimal environmental protections are among the many giveaways the law provided. While for…
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Research Links Proximity to Fracking and Low Birth Weight in Newborns
By Andy Rowell It maybe early in a new year, but already new research has been published which raises serious health concerns about fracking. What is most worrying about this research is that it shows that the controversial drilling technique could be impacting the most-at-risk in our society: new born babies. [caption id="attachment_317074" align="alignnone" width="450"]…
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Secretary Kerry Aggressively Pursues Major Climate Pact, Could Close Door on Keystone XL Pipeline
By Tina Casey The tubes have been buzzing over a new New York Times report on Secretary of State John Kerry’s aggressive pursuit of a new global climate agreement, which has some clear implications for approval of the controversial Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. In a nutshell, things ain’t looking so good, and that…
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Major Victory for Clean Water in Coal Export Battle
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington denied a motion to dismiss, allowing the Clean Water Act case to proceed against BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) for coal contamination of U.S. waterways. The Sierra Club, Puget Soundkeeper, Columbia Riverkeeper, Spokane Riverkeeper, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Friends…