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I am a Climate Refugee

Source: Metropolis, Dec 12 2012, 9:51am CST

I am a climate refugee, or at least, I was for nearly 2 weeks after Superstorm Sandy hit the NYC metro area. What is a climate refugee? It’s someone who’s been displaced due to the effects of climate change. Millions of people througho ...

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The World of Our Children

Source: Global Research  |   May 24 2013, 7:32pm CDT

The front cover of the May edition of National Geographic has an intriguing headline. Just over a large photo of a baby of several months are the words: “THIS BABY WILL LIVE TO BE 120.” Wow. In smaller type an asterisk points out: “It’s not just hype. Ne ...

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Solar projects slated for Medford, Chelmsford

Source: Boston.com  |   May 24 2013, 7:15pm CDT

Medford and Chelmsford are among the latest communities chosen to take part in a state program offering lower electrical rates to homeowners and businesses that install rooftop solar panels. The cities and towns w ...

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American Vanadium to sell Gildemeister's storage battery in N.A.

Source: Reuters  |   May 24 2013, 6:49pm CDT

NEW YORK May 24 (Reuters) - American Vanadium Corp. announced this week a deal with Gildemeister AG to market and sell the German company's vanadium energy storage battery and create a new power storage market i ...

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Ethiopia: The cost of adapting to climate change in Ethiopia: Sector-wise and macro-economic estimates

Source: Humanitarian News  |   May 24 2013, 6:10pm CDT

This paper uses spatially-explicit analyses of climate change effects on selected key sectors of Ethiopia's economy to estimate both sector-wise and economy-wide estimates of impacts and adaptation costs. Using fo ...

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Devising a Strategy for Climate Change

Source: The New York Times  |   May 24 2013, 5:42pm CDT

Re “ Climate Warnings, Growing Louder ” (editorial, May 19): It was heartening to see The Times call upon the Obama administration to get on with steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially since we are at ...

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NRG Energy, Inc. Announces Redemption of GenOn Energy, Inc.'s Outstanding 7.625% Senior Notes Due 20

Source: WalletPop  |   May 24 2013, 5:14pm CDT

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NRG Energy, Inc. (NYS: NRG) , today announced that GenOn Energy, Inc. ("GenOn"), one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, has given the required notice under the governing indenture to redeem for cash all of ...

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The rise to power of the new sun kings

Source: The Age  |   May 24 2013, 5:09pm CDT

GE's Ben Waters believes the Coalition might not scrap carbon tax. Photo: James Alcock As proponents of green energy go, Samuel Yang and Ben Waters could hardly be less alike. Samuel Yang, dubbed by the Chinese media the ''godfather of solar energy'', is ...

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Organizing for Action Says It Can’t Move Climate Change Legislation In Congress

Source: techPresident  |   May 24 2013, 5:03pm CDT

When asked whether Organizing for Action plans to push Congress to take any specific action on climate change legislation, such as enacting a carbon tax, Navin Nayak, the League of Conservation Voters' senior vice president o ...

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Buying a Plug-In Car Cut His Solar Payback in Half

Source: Sustainable Business  |   May 24 2013, 4:48pm CDT

An article in GigaOM shows how one person cut his payback period from installing solar in half by buying a plug-in car, in this case a Chevy Volt. After rebates, the 9.4 kilowatt solar system cost $29,000, which ba ...

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Southern Co. team weighing changes from renewables

Source: Miami Herald  |   May 24 2013, 4:44pm CDT

ATLANTA -- The Southern Co. is brainstorming ways it could more widely incorporate renewable energy, particularly solar power, into its traditional business model, CEO Thomas Fanning said this week. The southeast utility ...

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