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Solar energy:U.S. Offcials warn againsl letting China control clene energy supply line

Thu, 2023-03-09 19:35 — mike kraft

CERAWEEK-Don’t let China control clean energy supply chain, US officials warn Officials from President Joe Biden's administration warned leaders of the U.S. clean energy transition this week to decarbonize quickly and keep the supply chain out of China's control. Richard Valdmanis,Ernest Scheyder Reuters

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Analysis: New climate law omits funding for resilience to weather disasters

Mon, 2022-09-12 19:30 — mike kraft

Analysis | Climate law omits funding for resilience to weather disasters How much is devoted to ensuring that the nation's infrastructure is built to withstand mounting weather disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes and floods? Not much. Zero dollars, to be precise. Washington Post

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Energy needs and climate change: Europe’s communities forging a low-carbon future

Tue, 2022-09-06 10:03 — mike kraft

Energy citizenship: Europe’s communities forging a low-carbon future From solar panels to biomass burners, boom in green initiatives seen as vital to achieving EU climate targets the Guardian

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Climate Change: overview of related provisions of House-passed Build Back Better legislation

Mon, 2021-11-22 12:09 — mike kraft

Build Back Better and American Climate Leadership If we, once again, kick the “climate can” down the road, we should be prepared for the road to be flooded, washed away, covered in debris, and possibly surrounded by burning forests. Steve Cohen State of the Planet

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The stresses on ambulance crews, front line workers, US and Spain

Mon, 2021-01-25 12:27 — mike kraft

In ambulances, an unseen, unwelcome passenger: COVID-19 LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's crowded in the back of the ambulance. Two emergency medical technicians, the patient, the gurney — and an unseen and unwelcome passenger lurking in the air. For... AP NEWS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s crowded in the back of the ambulance.

Two emergency medical technicians, the patient, the gurney — and an unseen and unwelcome passenger lurking in the air.

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Study: US COVID cases, deaths far higher than reported

Thu, 2021-01-07 11:05 — mike kraft

Study: US COVID cases, deaths far higher than reported Antibody testing shows that 14% of Americans had been infected by Nov 15, and 35% of deaths were missed. CIDRAP

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ANALYSIS: Solar Panel Prices have dropped sharply since 2016

Wed, 2020-09-02 18:50 — mike kraft

Solar Panel Prices Have Dropped Off Cliff & Sunk Into Ocean — Solar Panels 9× Cheaper Than In 2006 CleanTechnica

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Fauci tesifies he is cautiously optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available

Fri, 2020-07-31 11:43 — mike kraft

Fauci optimistic COVID-19 vaccine will be widely available Once a coronavirus vaccine is approved as safe and effective, Americans should have widespread access within a reasonable time, Dr. Anthony Fauci assured lawmakers Friday. Appearing before a House panel investigating the nation's response to the pandemic, Fauci expressed “cautious” optimism that YahooNews

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231 Mayors Call on Congress to Extend the Solar Investment Tax Credit

Wed, 2019-10-23 08:07 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - LETTER - Mayors Support the Solar Investment Tax Credit (7 page .PDF document)

solarnovus.com - 22 October 2019

A bipartisan group of 231 mayors from Tacoma, Wash to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. sent a letter to Congress today urging them to pass the Renewable Energy Extension Act (HR 3961/S. 2289), a five-year extension of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC).

“More than 200 mayors from 39 states are stepping up to defend the ITC,” said Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). “Mayors are increasingly turning to solar energy to fight the effects of climate change and generate millions of dollars of private investment in their cities.

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A Wind Farm That Can Power 168,000 Homes is Blowing Into Central Texas

Tue, 2019-08-13 09:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Texas accounts for a quarter of wind-powered energy in the United States.

dallasnews.com - by Orla McCaffrey - August 14, 2019

When representatives of a renewable energy company first approached Concho County residents about building a wind farm on their sloping terrain in Central Texas, landowners weren't sold . . .

. . . But a series of nearby wind developments in recent years helped get locals on board, reviving plans for the site 2 miles northwest of Eden, Texas. Construction of a wind farm called Maverick Creek is set to begin in September, with annual wind energy production in the state on track to surpass coal energy for the first time.

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