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Apple & American Airlines Tell Arizona Gov. to Say No to Anti-Gay Bill
A proposed Arizona bill being termed by opponents as discrimination against the gay community has drawn criticism from a number of United States companies ranging from American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL),...
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Sustainability at the Oscars: Going Green Can Be Glamorous
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chickpokipsie/ Glitz, glamor, and environmental sustainability are on the agenda this Sunday at the Oscars. For the seventh year in a row, the organizers of the...
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IEA: Large-Scale Integration of Renewables Not Costly
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ali_pk/ A new study released by the International Energy Agency concludes that the large-scale adoption of renewable energy technologies like solar and wind can...
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Apple’s Cook Slaps Down Anti-Environment Group at Shareholder Meeting
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook took an uncompromising stand against a conservative foundation that was pushing the California-based company to stop any possibly unprofitable environmental initiatives...
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Solar Industry Has Record Year in 2013
The U.S. solar industry had its best year ever in 2013, growing 41 percent from a year earlier. A new report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research show that a...
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Is Solar Power Threatening U.S. Electric Utilities?
A persistent warning light is flashing for U.S. electric utilities. The utilities — big and small, for- and not-for-profit — are facing serious disruptive technology. The old business models are in...
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7 Frequently Asked Questions About Electric Cars
Despite the rising popularity of electric cars, there are many who don’t fully comprehend what it means to own one; how the vehicle differs from a conventional gasoline-powered car, for example, or...
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Apple Expands Renewable Energy Options With Hydroelectric Project Acquisition
Source: Apple.com Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has acquired a hydroelectric project as a potential source of renewable energy for its new data center in Prineville, Oregon, reports The Oregonian. Large data...
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How Private Sector Is Driving the U.S. Wind Market
source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wayne-k/ The onshore wind energy sector is booming in the United States, where there’s enough of the renewable resource on hand to meet the annual demands for 15...
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The DOE Vaults Have Opened Again With New $4B Loan
Source: Thinkstock The U.S. Energy Department has put forth a plan offer up to $4 billion in loans to help further stimulate the renewable energy sector. This round of funding comes after the 2009...
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Can Exxon Mobil Conquer a New World of Plastics?
Source: Thinkstock Already the largest natural gas producer in the U.S., Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) is doubling down with plans of entering the world of plastics. Announced last year, Exxon plans to...
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U.S. Greenhouse Emissions Tied to Aging Nuclear, Coal Plants
New projections from the Energy Information Administration find that the trajectory of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is highly sensitive to the operation of the nation’s nuclear and coal-fired...
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5 Companies That Could Die in the Next 100 Years
Death is simply a part of life, and companies are not exempt. As public attitudes evolve and new technologies develop, old methods of doing business die out and new products come in to satisfy the...
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There’s Not Enough Wind to Fill the U.S. Renewable Energy Sails
Source: Getty Images The U.S. government has begun the process of planning wind energy developments off the southern coast of New York, but if the history of East Coast wind projects is any...
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Environmentalists and Nuclear: Not Such Strange Bedfellows
Source: Thinkstock U.S. President Barack Obama is set to deliver a landmark speech on the regulation of greenhouse gases from existing power plants on June 2 that has the potential to completely alter...
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Buffett Says He Will Double Investment in Renewables
Source: Thinkstock U.S. financier Warren Buffett, already one of his country’s largest investors in clean technologies, says he’s prepared to double his stake in renewable energy. Speaking June 9 in...
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Renewable Energy Is On the Rise, But Fossil Fuels Still Rule
It is easy, with all that we hear about the rise of alternative energy in the U.S., to lose sight of one basic fact: In terms of real, everyday energy consumption in the U.S., fossil fuels still rule....
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America’s Energy Addiction: Where It Comes From, Where It Goes
David McNew/Getty Images America is addicted to energy. We drill miles under the ocean, run nation-length pipelines, and even fight wars just to get our fix. Our reliance on cheap fuel sources has also...
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Here Are the 10 American Cities Leading the Solar Energy Revolution
Source: Thinkstock Solar energy is on the rise in the United States; in fact, in his January State of the Union address, President Obama recognized this shift, saying that, “We’re becoming a leader in...
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10 Most Energy Efficient States in America
Source: Thinkstock Energy efficiency has been a buzzword for years now, and the U.S., despite an ongoing global conversation regarding energy conservation and climate change, continues to rank behind...
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