Tag: News
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ReneSola Modules Power 1.9-MW Solar Install at California Fruit Company
ReneSola, a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic products, today announced that in collaboration with California solar installer Pickett Solar, it will be contributing more than 1.9 MW of high-efficiency PV modules to power SunWest Fruit Company’s fruit-packing facility in Parlier, […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Duke Energy to Build 3 Solar Farms Totaling 30 MW in North Carolina
Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has begun construction of three utility-scale solar power projects totaling 30 MWac in Eastern North Carolina. The 20-MW Dogwood Solar Power Project is located in Halifax County, near Scotland Neck. […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Two Arrested Protesting Fracking Wastewater Injection Well
Two Youngstown, OH community members were arrested today at a nonviolent protest and rally at a fracking wastewater injection well site in Niles, OH. The two protesters were arrested for blocking trucks from entering the well site while holding a “Fracking Hurts Communities” banner. More than 50 people from Ohio and Pennsylvania attended the rally. [caption id=”attachment_313230″…
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Last Minute Deal Reached at UN Climate Talks, Falls Far Short of Expectations
By Paul Brown For the first time, all countries of the world have agreed to make contributions in cutting greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the planet’s temperature rising above the 2°C danger limit previously agreed by politicians. [caption id="attachment_313213" align="alignnone" width="500"] With corporations—incluidng steel giant Arcelor Mittal, General Motors and Emirates—sponsoring the UN climate talks…
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Last Minute Deal Reached at UN Climate Talks, Falls Far Short of Expectations
By Paul Brown For the first time, all countries of the world have agreed to make contributions in cutting greenhouse gas emissions to prevent the planet’s temperature rising above the 2°C danger limit previously agreed by politicians. [caption id="attachment_313213" align="alignnone" width="500"] With corporations—incluidng steel giant Arcelor Mittal, General Motors and Emirates—sponsoring the UN climate talks…