Tag: News
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King Coal Gets a Kicking at Warsaw Climate Talks
By Paul Brown Coal has dominated the agenda in Warsaw, with demonstrations against the Polish Government’s decision to hold a coal summit during the climate talks. Scientists, UN officials and green groups said coal reserves must be left in the ground if the climate is not to overshoot the internationally agreed safe maximum temperature increase…
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Butchering Keystone XL Facts, George W. Bush Says ‘Build the Damn Thing’
By Sharon Kelly Make private companies happy. Don’t worry about the environment. Stop fretting about long-term sustainability. Forget renewables, property concerns, the safety of our water and air. Make private companies happy. This was the forty-third president’s message to the current administration at the DUG East conference held by the shale gas industry on Thursday. With…
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ET Solar Provides 21 MW of Solar Modules for NC Project
ET Solar Group Corp., a leading solar one-stop solution provider, today announced that it has provided 21 MW of solar PV modules to FLS Energy, a Top 3 North Carolina solar contractor. Designed and being installed by FLS, the project […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Ameresco Installs 609-kW Project for Arizona School District
The Camp Verde Unified School District (CVUSD) in Arizona has held a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open its solar power installations. Comprising 1,628 solar panels made by Canadian Solar and 533 panels made by Trina Solar, the 609-kW DC installation […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Thousands Protest Outside UN Climate Talks in Warsaw Demanding Climate Action
By Hoda Baraka This morning in Warsaw, Poland, climate activists staged a public action in front of the Polish Ministry of Economy—the venue for the greenwashing Coal and Climate Summit—to voice their outrage and reiterate a simple reality: there is no such thing as clean coal. Organizations involved in the action included Polish Youth Climate…