Fri.Jun 21, 2019

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Young people are growing horns, thanks to phones + tablets

Treehugger - Technology

You thought 'text neck' was bad? Kids these days are growing 'enlarged external occipital protuberances,' according to researchers.

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Integrating rooftop solar just got easier for utilities

Renewable Energy World

Homeowners and businesses may now have an easier time getting solar panels on rooftops thanks to software developed at Sandia.

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Tips and Tricks for Your Career We Wish We’d Known Earlier

Clean Energy Trust

It is graduation season, and hundreds of thousands of people are entering the workforce for the first time. In that spirit, we wanted to share a few things we learned on the job we wish we’d been told as we were beginning our careers. When it comes to emails and meetings, some norms may not always be very clear, but that does not mean people don’t notice and respond to how you engage with them.

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EWF launches world’s first open source blockchain for the energy industry

Renewable Energy World

The Energy Web Foundation (EWF) this week announced that it has launched the world’s first public, open-source, enterprise-grade blockchain tailored to the energy sector: the Energy Web Chain (EW Chain). As a refresher, blockchain allows for peer-to-peer energy market transactions.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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2019 Malawi Tripartite Elections: Mutharika Narrowly Retains Presidency

Unsustainable

2019 Malawian Presidential Elections: Malawian president Peter Mutharika was, on 21 May, narrowly re-elected for a second, and his final, five-year mandate. words and photographs Deogracias Benjamin Kalima In a contest which always was expected to be close, the 78-year-old law professor, representing the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), amassed 1,940,709 votes, or 38.57 percent of the total vote, beating his closest contender, Lazarous Chakwera, an evangelical cleric turned politician for the

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Vermont electric vehicle incentives provide a ‘symbolic’ boost

Renewable Energy World

Vermont joined the ranks of other New England states that provide incentives for electric vehicles with Gov. Phil Scott’s signature on June 14 on a yearly transportation bill.