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Who pays and who benefits from a massive expansion of solar power?

Renewable Energy World

Electricity generation produces a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. The electric grid also is highly vulnerable to climate change effects, such as more frequent and severe droughts , hurricanes and other extreme weather events. Felix Mormann , Texas A&M University.

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Engie Looking for More US Clean Energy Acquisitions: North America CEO

GreenTechMedia

Engie is on the lookout for more clean energy acquisitions in the U.S., With a long history in fossil fuels and nuclear energy, Engie has pivoted dramatically toward renewables over the past few years — a strategy that included the U.S. “Do we want to continue with acquisitions? It hasn’t always gone smoothly.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

Clean energy for Native American communities. As the North American program manager for the Climate Group’s EV100 program, Badalian works to get large companies to commit to 100 percent electric mobility by 2030, then helps them replace global fleets with electric vehicles, deploy charging stations and affect government policy.

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This Napa Valley winery has been farmed organically since 1985

AGreenLiving

In addition to being organic, the property is also solar-powered and biodynamic, all while producing world-class and sought-after vintages year after year. In 2007, Spottswoode began installing solar arrays to offset its energy usage.

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Where Does All The Radioactive Fracking Waste Go?

DeSmogBlog

And since 1997 about one million barrels worth of oilfield waste has been brought to Lotus’s disposal site, situated off a dusty desert road located 19 miles west of Andrews, Texas (and just several miles from a massive solar array financed by Facebook and which provides energy to Shell’s fracking operations).

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Isle de Jean Charles Community Members Moved into the First Federally Funded Resettlement Project in Louisiana Despite Visible Engineering Issues

DeSmogBlog

As previously reported by DeSmog, shortly after securing the federal funds in 2016, OCD radically transformed the Tribe’s proposal , revising its focus from relocating a tribal community impacted by climate change to relocating the island community. But the state scrapped these plans.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

AGreenLiving

Clean energy for Native American communities. As the North American program manager for the Climate Group’s EV100 program, Badalian works to get large companies to commit to 100 percent electric mobility by 2030, then helps them replace global fleets with electric vehicles, deploy charging stations and affect government policy.