Tag: News
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NREL Finds “Soft Costs” Now Largest Piece of Solar Installation Cost
Two detailed reports from the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) find that solar financing and other non-hardware costs — often referred to as “soft costs” — now comprise up to 64% of the total price of residential solar […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Aerial Video of Alabama Oil Spill Exposes Inadequate Cleanup
By Melissa Troutman Efforts to clean up an Alabama oil spill are under scrutiny after a train carrying 2.7 million gallons of North Dakota Bakken crude oil exploded last month, spilling into wetlands just outside the town of Aliceville. Photojournalist John Wathen captured video of cleanup efforts one week after the Nov. 7 derailment, and…
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Prince William and Prince Charles Speak Out on Illicit Wildlife Trafficking
His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales Prince Charles and the Duke of Cambridge Prince William yesterday met with representatives from the United for Wildlife partnership, which comprises seven of the world’s most influential conservation organizations and the Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Prince William and Prince Charles…
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Free Mike Roselle From Jail … Free Appalachia From Mountaintop Removal
Nearly four years ago, long-time environmental activist and Kentucky-native Mike Roselle sat in the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, with one simple message: Mountaintop removal mining, the most egregious human rights and environmental violation tolerated in our nation, must be abolished, not regulated. A couple of days ago—four years after governmental inaction and continual mountaintop…
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40+ Leading Scientists Call on EPA to Protect Forests From Biomass Industry
By Sasha Lyutse Yesterday, 41 leading scientists sent a letter to the EPA calling on the agency to protect our forests from the growing sucking sound created by biomass power plants. The scientists urged the agency to put in place a regulatory system that is both science-based and takes into account the key recommendations of the science panel…