Tag: News
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Ambitious 21-Site School Solar Project Uses Canadian Solar Modules
Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced its modules were selected for the Clovis Unified School District solar installation in Clovis, Calif. The Clovis Project, which includes 21 solar power systems, is scheduled for […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Interactive Tool Tracks Tars Sands Refinery Production in North America
By Lorne Stockman Oil Change International launched a online tool today that tracks the flow of Canadian tar sands crude oil to North America’s refineries. The new tool enables users to discover how much tar sands crude is being processed at U.S. refineries and which Canadian refineries are regularly refining this dirty source of crude. [caption id=”attachment_315398″…
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JMC Homes in California Neighborhood Now Come With Solar
JMC Homes recently opened The Executive Series at Lakeside in Lincoln, CA, offering all new homes with solar as standard, in a partnership with PetersenDean Roofing & Solar and Canadian Solar. The master-planned community recently held a grand re-opening releasing […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Pesticides to Blame for UK’s Declining Turtle Dove Population
Unless regulators take action, one of the gifts in the lyrics to “Twelve Days of Christmas,” the turtle dove, may become extinct. The dove has experienced major population decline in England over the past 20 years, due in significant part to the destruction of turtle dove habitat and food sources from increasing herbicide use in English agriculture. [caption id=”attachment_315053″ align=”alignnone”…
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Former Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon Is Back to Frack Ohio With Investment of $1.7B
By Steve Horn Former Chesapeake Energy CEO and Founder Aubrey McClendon is back in the fracking game in Ohio’s Utica Shale in a big way, receiving a permit to frack five wells from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Nov. 26. [caption id="attachment_315318" align="alignnone" width="500"] Aubrey McClendon, the former CEO of fracking giant Chesapeake Energy has just received permits for fracking wells…