Tag: News
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Report Chronicles International Grassroots Fight Against Coal in 2013
The Sierra Club’s International Climate Program released a report yesterday detailing international victories against coal and in favor of clean energy in 2013. The report points to a worldwide movement demanding a move beyond dirty coal. The 24-page report includes grassroots success stories from the U.S., Germany, China, Australia, India, Indonesia and Bangladesh that spotlight the defeat…
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Great Lakes Ecosystems Threatened by Food Scarcity
Declines of the food resources that feed lake organisms are likely causing dramatic changes in the Great Lakes, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study. USGS scientists and partners found that since 1998, water clarity has been increasing in a majority of the Great Lakes, while phytoplankton (the microscopic water organisms that feed all…
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Groups Challenge World Bank Funding of Destructive Mega-Dams
By Peter Bosshard As the World Bank makes an effort to raise billions of dollars from donor governments for its International Development Association (IDA) fund, civil society groups are calling on governments to shift support for energy projects from the Bank to institutions that prioritize clean, local energy sources for the poor. The World Bank is asking donor governments…
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Students Escalate Divestment Campaign After Universities Refuse to Sell Fossil Fuel Stocks
Students across the country are escalating their campaigns for fossil fuel divestment after a number of high profile colleges and universities have rejected measures demanding they sell their stocks. Schools that have rejected requests for divestment include Harvard University, Cornell University, Middlebury College, Boston College, Vassar College, the City University of New York, Brown University and…
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Temple University Installs 63-kW Rooftop System on Football Practice Facility
ReneSola Ltd., a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic products, today announced its collaboration with Community Energy Inc., a Pennsylvania based developer of clean energy projects. ReneSola provided its high-efficiency PV modules to power the 63-kW rooftop solar […] — Solar Builder magazine