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McCarthy Begins Construction of Four New Solar Projects in Texas and Arizona with 200 New Registered Apprenticeships, Targeting Inflation Reduction Act Compliance

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The projects, which are in varying stages of construction, will bring a combined total of over 1GW of renewable energy to communities in Arizona and Texas once fully commissioned. Energy Information Administration (EIA) says ‘by the end of 2024, the U.S. is set to add 63 GW of photovoltaic power.’

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Refuting “Planet of the Humans” Claims

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This recent article at insideclimatenews.org titled Inside Clean Energy: 6 Things Michael Moore’s ‘Planet of the Humans’ Gets Wrong , written by Dan Gearino claims that t he documentary’s “facts” are deceptive and misleading and way out of date. Most solar systems come with warranties of at least 20 years.

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Greensburg, Kansas Rebuilds Green After Tornado

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Now Greensburg gets all of its electricity from a wind farm, has an energy-efficient school, medical center, city hall, library, commons, museum and other buildings that save more than $200,000 a year in fuel and electricity costs, according to estimates. A rainwater irrigation system for its Main Street has never worked.

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Code Compliance & Beyond: Upping Baseline Building Energy Performance

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This directly translates to building energy codes. In the United States, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE) and International Code Council (ICC) primarily lead the efforts to develop energy codes, with help from the U.S. And, the result of this baseline?

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Top 10 Companies for Environmental Engineers to Work For

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It deals with innovative new technologies to help positively impact the environment we live in and can take many forms such as architecture, civil engineering, renewable energy sources, and more. Aquatech Systems Asia Pvt Ltd. Swelect Energy Systems Ltd. $50 Aquatech Systems Asia Pvt Ltd. – 361.00

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Community.

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November 17, 2010. Community Owned Solar Electricity. There is a very encouraging movement across the United States where communities or groups of people are pooling their resources to establish local renewable energy projects. What a great way to participate in greening the way your electrical energy is produced!

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Cover Story: 2014 Business Facilities – Metro And Global Rankings

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We also configured our Renewable Energy Leaders category to rank the metros that are using the most renewable energy, with some surprising results (hint: the top-ranked metro is the home of the oil bidness). (To million toward economic growth projects (including a new streetcar system). billion), Oakland ($22.0