Tag: ohio
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Koch Brothers Continue State-by-State Attempts to Stifle Growth of Renewable Energy
GREENPEACE — While Koch Industries has deployed its own lobbyists to compliment the effort, the brothers who lead the company have tapped into their broader national network to aid the fight against clean energy in Kansas …
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Ohioans Lobby for Support of Proposed Fracking Legislation at Statehouse Protest
FOOD & WATER WATCH — The groups pressured Governor Kasich and lawmakers to act on key pieces of legislation related to fracking, including an upcoming bill that bans fracking waste from being injected underground. Ohio has quickly become a dumping ground for toxic fracking …
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First Solar Sets New World Record for CdTe Solar Cell Efficiency
First Solar, Inc. today announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell conversion efficiency, achieving 18.7 percent cell efficiency in tests confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The record-setting cell was constructed at the company’s Perrysburg, Ohio factory and R&D center using processes…
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Yet Another University Entangled with the Fracking Industry
FOOD & WATER WATCH — The University of Tennessee should not join the world of frackademica, and instead, should seek out research opportunities that can help wean the U.S. off its fossil fuel addiction and make clean, renewable energy …
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GE Food Labeling Campaigns Gain Momentum Nationwide
FOOD & WATER WATCH — Perhaps the most critical action we can take right now towards creating and sustaining an honest food system is to label GE foods. Once these foods are labeled …