Tag: Featured Business
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50,000 Wind Energy Supporters Call on Incoming Senate Committee Leader to Extend Tax Credit
As Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden takes leadership of the Senate Finance Committee, his inbox is filling up with requests to prioritize the renewal of the wind production tax credit (PTC). Rob Hogg, an Iowa state senator, created a Climate Parents petition to send to Wyden, encouraging him to do what he can to obtain a PTC renewal.…
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Wind Energy Provides $2.7 Million Tax Windfall for Two Communities
Ohio’s efforts to advance renewable energy faced opposition from state senators in 2013, but this month wind energy provided a clear example of its benefits. Iberdrola Renewables presented $2.7 million worth of checks to two Ohio communities Friday to commemorate the first of the annual payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT ) for the Blue Creek…
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Virgin CEO Richard Branson Vows to Turn Caribbean Islands Green
While Sir Richard Branson is preparing to make the $13.6 million Moskito island his new “family complex,” the billionaire says the move can impact a lot more than just his luxurious profile. Along with Necker island, which Branson rents for nearly $55,000 a night, Moskito will use renewable energy for 75 to 80 percent of its electricity,…
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Slideshow: 8 Ways C40 Megacities Address Climate Change
The megacities that comprise the C40 Climate Leadership Group (C40) made some of the boldest, most impactful climate actions in the world since 2011. They included implementing energy efficiency regulations for buildings, instituting bus rapid transit lines, flood mapping efforts and initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a report from the C40 and Arup uncovered. C40 megacities…
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Carbon Emissions Could Climb 29 Percent by 2035
By Alex Kirby [caption id="attachment_320613" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo credit: futureatlas.com/blog via Flickr Creative Commons[/caption] The good news, from the climate’s standpoint, is that while global demand for energy is continuing to grow, the growth is slowing. The bad news is that one energy giant predicts global carbon dioxide emissions will probably rise by almost a…