Tag: News
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Extreme Weather Risk Index Unveiled at UN Climate Talks
By Paul Brown Haiti topped the chart as the country most at risk from extreme weather events in this year’s Global Climate Risk Index, because of the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 that left 200,000 people homeless and destroyed many crops. The Index, released on the second day of the UN climate conference…
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Main Street Power Finishes 6-MW Solar System at Massachusetts Orchard
Main Street Power Company Inc., in partnership with MS Solar Solutions Corp., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, and project developers Syncarpha Solar LLC and Renewable Energy Massachusetts LLC, will celebrate the end of construction on a 6-MW solar […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Centrosolar, Johnson Melloh Complete 61-kW Install at Fronius Headquarters
Today, Centrosolar America and Johnson Melloh Solutions, together announce the completion of a 61-kW solar project at the recently completed Fronius building in Portage, Ind. This building houses both the Fronius USA headquarters, as well as its new USA manufacturing […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Fox Slams George Clooney for Stance on Climate Change, Comments on Typhoon Haiyan
By Shauna Theel Fox Business disparaged actor George Clooney as “irresponsible” and “foolish” for allegedly “blaming” Super Typhoon Haiyan on climate change. However, Clooney merely stated that regardless of “whether or not this particular storm” can be attributed to climate change, denying the existence of manmade climate change—as those censuring Clooney have—is “ridiculous.” Super Typhoon…
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Wisconsin’s First Utility-Scale Solar Project Breaks Ground
Half Moon Ventures (HMV) today announces the groundbreaking on Wisconsin’s first stand-alone utility scale solar energy project in the city of Jefferson, Wis. HMV awarded S&C Electric Company, a global leader in renewable energy integration, with the EPC contract to […] — Solar Builder magazine