Tag: News
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New York City Bans Styrofoam Food Containers
The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research and Education (COARE), applauds the New York City Council for its decision yesterday to ban food service expanded polystyrene (EPS) within city limits. EPS is commonly referred to as “styrofoam.” [caption id="attachment_316033" align="alignnone" width="500"] An estimated 23,000 tons of foam is thrown away in New York City each year. Photo credit: Flickr /DotPolka[/caption]…
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New York City Bans Styrofoam Food Containers
The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research and Education (COARE), applauds the New York City Council for its decision yesterday to ban food service expanded polystyrene (EPS) within city limits. EPS is commonly referred to as “styrofoam.” [caption id="attachment_316033" align="alignnone" width="500"] An estimated 23,000 tons of foam is thrown away in New York City each year. Photo credit: Flickr /DotPolka[/caption]…
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5 Ways to Mobilize Private Investment to Tackle Climate Change
By Shilpa Patel and Giulia Christianson One day after the momentous inauguration of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) earlier this month, World Resources Institute (WRI), Ministry of Strategy and Finance of the Republic of Korea and Korea Capital Market Institute co-hosted the Climate Finance and Private Sector: Investing in New Opportunities conference. More than 250 people—drawn from Korean and international business, finance, government…
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PA Supreme Court Finds Parts of Act 13 Unconstitutional, Allows Municipalities to Limit Fracking
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion yesterday in the closely-watched case of Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, No. 63 MAP 2012. The case was a challenge filed by several Pennsylvania municipalities against the state legislature’s adoption of Act 13. Act 13 sought to eliminate zoning authority from municipalities over oil and gas extraction.…
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All New U.S. Electrical Capacity from Renewable Energy in November
According to the latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, solar, biomass, wind, geothermal and hydropower “units” provided 394 MW – or 100% – of all new electrical generation placed in-service in […] — Solar Builder magazine