Tag: News
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Global Solar Inverter Revenue to Drop Although Shipments Rise in 2013
Global market revenue for solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters will drop by 9 percent in 2013, due to rapid price declines for commercial and utility-scale inverters and intense cost pressure in mature markets such as Germany and Italy, according to the […] — Solar Builder magazine
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Mainstream Media ‘Balances’ Climate Science With Fossil Fuel Funded Propaganda
Media Matters for America By Shauna Theel USA TODAY became the latest mainstream newspaper to incorrectly “balance” the views of the hundreds of scientists behind a major climate report with the Heartland Institute, a fossil-fuel-funded organization that once compared those who accept climate science to the Unabomber. In an op-ed published by the newspaper yesterday, the head of the organization portrayed…
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World Food Day: Cook Organic, Not the Planet
Ronnie Cummins “Here’s the single most important thing you need to know about the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report: it’s not too late. We still have time to do something about climate disruption. The best estimate from the best science is that we can limit warming from human-caused carbon pollution to less than…
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U.S. Oil Industry Wants to Export American Crude to Raise Prices
Oil Change International By David Turnbull A report released today by Oil Change International exposes the increasing desire of U.S. oil producers to export American crude oil despite only producing around 50 percent of U.S. demand. The move would enable oil producers to charge American refiners higher international prices for American crude. U.S. crude oil can currently…
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6 Exceptional Environmentalists Presented With Brower Youth Award
Earth Island Institute Who’s responsible for some of North America’s most creative environmental projects, such as diverting 110 tons of reusable items from landfills, mobilizing communities and campaigning for green economies? Young activists who have yet to reach their 23rd birthdays. This month, the six winners of the 2013 Brower Youth Awards will meet in…