Tag: News
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SnapNrack Introduces Self-Sealing Metal Roof Base
SnapNrack, a leading manufacturer of solar panel racking systems and a subsidiary of Mainstream Energy Corporation, has introduced a new metal roof base to its Series 100 racking system. By reducing attachment time to less than 30 seconds and integrating […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Suntech Announces Zep-Compatible Quick-Install PV Modules
Suntech Power Holdings Co., one of the world’s largest solar companies, today announced a quicker and more cost effective method, using Zep Solar technology, to install PV arrays for commercial and residential roof applications. Suntech will showcase its new Zep […] — Solar Builder magazine
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2500+ Youth Rally in Pittsburgh for a Green Economy
More than 2,500 youth activists at Power Shift 2013 marched through the streets of Pittsburgh today to confront corporate polluters and demand they join the fight for a clean and just economy. [caption id="attachment_308706" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo credit: Heather Craig/ Project Survival Media[/caption] Thousands of people rallied in Allegheny Landing Park, alongside the Allegheny River, then…
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First Nuclear Power Plant Approved Since Fukushima Disaster
The first new nuclear plant in 20 years will be built at Hinkley Point in Somerset, England. The much-anticipated announcement marks the end of months of negotiations between ministers and French energy company EDF Group. Energy Secretary Ed Davey told the BBC last week the deal represented “extremely good value for money for consumers.” The government…
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Big Food Lobby Discloses List of Donors in GE Food Labeling Initiative 522
After the Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed suit against the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) last week for violating state election disclosure requirements, the lobby group published a list of their major donors on Friday, according to Cornucopia Institute. Ferguson alleged the GMA illegally collected and spent more than $7 million in opposition to Initiative 522, while…