Tag: News
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Nelson Mandela: It Always Seems Impossible Until It Is Done
By Lushendrie Naidu The last great leader of the twentieth century—and an inspiration for this new millennium—died here in South Africa yesterday. Nelson Mandela inspired all of us with his courage, his unyielding resistance and his grace. Inspired by Mandela’s vision, climate activists from around the world helped make this video last June during the Global…
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ABM Installs 1.2-MW Solar Array in Baltimore
ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, announced today that ABM’s energy business has successfully commissioned a 1.2-MW solar array in Baltimore, Md., representing one of the largest solar installations to date in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Washington Gas Energy […] — Solar Builder magazine
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230,000+ Americans Tell Google to Quit Funding ALEC
Today, 230,000 members and supporters of the Sierra Club, Forecast the Facts, SumOfUs, RootsAction and the Center for Media and Democracy urged Google to end its alliance with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). This week represents the first time ALEC’s annual States and Nation Policy Summit in Washington, D.C. has Google as a corporate…
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LTS Energy, ReneSola Developing 330-kW Solar Farm in California
ReneSola Ltd., a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic products, today announced that it will partner with LTS Energy to develop a 330-kW solar project for “Ranch 41,” a farm in Fallbrook, California. ReneSola will provide its high-efficiency […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Nelson Mandela, Champion of Sustainable Development, Dies at 95
Nelson Mandela, widely regarded as the father of the struggle for equality in South Africa and across the continent, died yesterday, Dec. 5, 2013 at the age of 95. [caption id="attachment_314459" align="alignnone" width="500"] Mandella became South Africa’s first black president after spending 27 years in prison for his activism against the country’s former apartheid government.…