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Mar 22 2024
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The rural anger over solar energy is real
Last week, after much debate and a contentious meeting where residents kept interrupting, the Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to approve the county’s first solar farm. “You sold us out!” someone shouted after the vote. Barring complications, the developer will build a 120-acre site near Woolwine that will generate 13.2 megawatts of energy. That’s roughly the amount of power it
Cardinal NewsApr 13 2024
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Gophers, St. Paul intend to bid on future Frozen Fours at Xcel Energy Center
Xcel Energy Center played host to the NCAA men's Frozen Four for the fourth time this weekend, and if Tom McGinnis has his way, the event will return in the not-too-distant future. McGinnis, the Gophers senior associate athletic director who oversees the hockey programs, said the Gophers and Visit St. Paul plan to put in bids for future Frozen Fours. Minnesota did not bid on the next two that
Star TribuneApr 06 2024
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The Energy Efficiency Paradox: $20 Bills Lying All Over The Sidewalk
Not a week passes before yet another claim is made by the “experts” at the International Energy Agency (IEA) or the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to instruct businesses and households how to achieve and reward “energy efficiency”. Mandate after mandate, regulation after regulation, subsidy after subsidy, all at the altar of “energy efficiency”. It is as if normal folk like you and
ForbesApr 01 2024
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Clean, affordable energy is priority of Maryland Public Service Commission
In response to the op-ed (“PSC must monitor the impact of Maryland’s rising energy costs,” March 26, 2024), the Maryland Public Service Commission is keenly aware that many Marylanders struggle to afford their energy bills, that its decisions have direct impact upon these Marylanders, as well as implications for our state’s climate change goals. As I stated when assuming my chairmanship, I
Baltimore SunApr 18 2024
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Penn and Kim Holderness Say His ADHD Energy Is the Magic Behind Their Viral Video Success (Exclusive)
Kim Holderness knew from the very beginning that there was something different — and special — about her future husband Penn. When they first met in 2003, the couple behind The Holderness Family viral videos were both newscasters in Florida. Kim remembers spotting Penn across a bar. “He was doing the worm on the stage,” Kim tells PEOPLE in this week's issue. “I was like, ‘I’m going to marry
PeopleApr 08 2024
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Factorial Energy prepares for big move, as battery maker makes tracks for Methuen
The move is also an important milestone for the state’s efforts to spark a bigger climate-tech economy. Governor Maura Healey ’s administration is pinning its hopes on companies such as Factorial working on the next generation of climate-friendly technology, and wants to use state incentives to spur test sites such as the one Factorial opened in Methuen last fall, as well as bigger plants down
The Boston GlobeApr 11 2024
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Ukraine Invasion Day 779: more RU missile attacks target energy infrastructure
Polish FM: The EU has spent double what the U.S. has spent on helping Ukraine. Russia is now a more dangerous adversary than it was two years ago. This calls for change in how the war is fought. The first area where Ukraine and its supporters must change is war strategy. Until now, the West has adopted a strategic posture focused on defending Ukraine. This ensured the survival of Ukraine until
Daily KosMar 25 2024
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Unalaska to pursue geothermal energy project with new partners
Unalaska is still pursuing the Makushin Geothermal Project, even after a rocky four years to try to get the project off the ground. The latest hurdle requires that the city break ties with the company previously hired to lead the project. The City of Unalaska announced in a statement earlier this month they were pursuing a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fund the
Alaska Public MediaMar 30 2024
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Clark, Iowa advance, expect 'more energy' vs. LSU
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The collision course for last season's national championship game opponents was set up by the NCAA women's basketball committee on Selection Sunday two weeks ago. Then Iowa and LSU had to work to get there. Now, it's on. The No. 1 seed Hawkeyes dominated their Sweet 16 game vs. No. 5 seed Colorado 89-68 Saturday here at MVP Arena. That followed a much closer and more heated
ESPN.comApr 08 2024
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Ancient Chinese climate change whispers a warning to the world’s green-energy leader
To survey the vast body of Chinese archeological and cultural antiquities is to forget every fragmented parchment record you’ve ever seen tucked behind European museum glass. Shifting in territorial shape and political contour, China’s 3,500 years of written history trails behind it like a magnificent bridal train across the sweep of human civilization in a marriage to the land which has
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