1 Toray wants commission to mull potential negatives of wind farm
WARWICK – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation said Thursday that its study of the economic impact of an offshore wind farm looked only at the positives. Source: Providence Business News
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2 Slower economic expansion upon us
GDP results released in Canada and the U.S. on Friday indicate the strong gains witnessed during the early stages of the recovery are definitely behind us. The worry now is whether growth can continue as governments wind down their respective stimulus measures that helped power the recovery Source: Canada.com
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3 NDP energy critic says IPP advocate distorting B.C. energy picture
Provincial NDP energy critic John Horgan is repudiating an independent power advocacy group’s claims that it is environmentally and economically... Source: Business in Vancouver
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4 Cooperative effort makes sunshine power at IMS
Iowa Mennonite School (IMS) expects to cut its energy costs by at least $465 annually, thanks to cooperative assistance from three sources. An $11,850 Iowa Power Fund Community Grant from the Iowa Office of Energy (OEI), aid from Farmers Electric Cooperative in nearby Frytown and expertise from Central Plains Solar brought the recent installation of solar array at the rural high school. Source: Washington Evening Journal
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5 Jeffrey D. Sachs: Making sense of the climate impasse
NEW YORK – All signs suggest that the planet is still hurtling headlong toward climatic disaster. The United States’ National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration has issued its “State of the Climate Report” covering January-May. The first five months of this year were the warmest on record going back to 1880. May was the warmest month ever. Intense heat waves are currently hitting many ... Source: The Capital Times
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6 Are the recovery's best days behind us?
GDP results released in Canada and the U.S. on Friday indicate the strong gains witnessed during the early stages of the recovery are definitely behind us. The worry now is whether growth can continue Source: National Post
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7 What next for the US climate bill?
There is a chance build on the rubble of the Senate's failure to cap carbon emissions, says Eric Pooley Following the rocky path of climate legislation in the U.S. Congress these past years brought me back to the 1980s, and my time as a crime reporter in New York City. After a shooting in those days, a homicide detective named Marty Davin would go to the hospital and intercept the gunshot victim ... Source: Guardian Unlimited
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8 Making sense of the impasse on U.S. climate change policy
Evidence continues to mount about climate change and its possible consequences. Jeffrey Sachs marvels at the lack of progress as U.S. leaders seem paralyzed by special-interest groups. Real leadership is needed to break the logjam. Source: Seattle Times
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9 Iowa moving toward energy independence
Roya Stanley, director of the Iowa Office of Energy (OEI)Independence, was in Kalona Monday to commend the Iowa Mennonite School for its installation of a solar array to capture the sun’s energy, as well as to explain just what the new state office does. The presentation took place during the Kalona Chamber of Commerce’s monthly luncheon. Source: The Kalona News
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10 Here at the Crossover, Solar Beats Nuclear
16 cents per kilowatt-hour. It doesn’t sound very profound, but its impact could be as big as 9-11 or 1776 or E=MC2. The rap against solar is that it is too expensive, right? Wrong. And the big deal about nuclear is that it is so cheap, right? Wrong. In this case, 2 wrongs make a right. Source: Renewable Energy World
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