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What That Net-Metering Petition Really Means for the Solar Market

GreenTechMedia

In April, a group called the New England Ratepayers Association filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which regulates interstate transmission of electricity, asking the agency to transfer jurisdiction over retail solar sales from states to the federal level. now has more than 2.4 year average.

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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. The initiative is the product of a nine-organization collaboration that has the backing of climate campaigner and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters. Faulty Meters Raise Questions About Profits.

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In an era of climate change, Alaska’s predators fall prey to politics

Grist

Pilots flew through alpine valleys, where ribs of electric green growth emerged from a blanket of snow. Board members, who did not respond to requests for comment, tend to reflect the politics of the administration in office; currently, under Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy, they are sport hunters, trappers, and guides.

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Senator Whitehouse: Prove your 'corporate political footprint'

Business Green

Businesses should show a 'certificate of good behaviour' in order to participate in climate leadership events, he said. It's not enough for companies to report about their financial activities and liabilities as required by law, according to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. However, CEO statements only go so far, according to Whitehouse said.

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

GreenBiz

It's race, class, money and politics. Queen attributes the issues that north Minneapolis faces today — the vacant homes, the poor access to medicine and food, the proximity to industrial pollution — to a lack of Black ownership and the political power that accompanies wealth. It's race, class, money and politics.

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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations

GreenBiz

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. This enshrined into law China’s first air emissions management plan and formalized an approach to regional collaboration. China’s new frontier for VOC regulations. Shuying Xu. Tue, 03/23/2021 - 01:15. Air emission reform in China.