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Should Endowments Divest Their Holdings in Fossil Fuels?
2014-11-24 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: College and university endowments have roughly $22 billion, or 5% of their assets, invested in energy and natural resources, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Traditional fossil-fuel investments account for a big chunk of those energy bets, which has sparked a showdown between student activists who say it is morally wrong to support an industry contributing to global climate change, and colleges and universities under pressure to raise funds for...
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Solar and Wind Energy Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels
2014-11-24 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: For the solar and wind industries in the United States, it has been a long-held dream: to produce energy at a cost equal to conventional sources like coal and natural gas. That day appears to be dawning. The cost of providing electricity from wind and solar power plants has plummeted over the last five years, so much so that in some markets renewable generation is now cheaper than coal or natural gas. Utility executives say the trend has accelerated this year, with several companies signing contracts,...
Rising deforestation, fossil fuels drive Brazil's emissions 8% higher
2014-11-24 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Brazil's carbon dioxide emissions jumped 7.8 percent in 2013 due to rising deforestation and fossil fuels use, according to data released by Observatório do Clima (Climate Observatory), an alliance of Brazilian and international non-profits. The increase was the first since 2008. Deforestation and forest degradation emissions rose 16 percent, while energy emissions increased 7 percent. Total emissions in 2013 amounted to 1.56 billion tons of CO2e, which is well off the all-time high of 2.86...
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Enhanced Phoenix Series fuels growth for Sonic Solutions
2014-11-24 06:00:00| Label and Narrow Web Breaking News
The anilox cleaning specialist improved its line of ultrasonic cleaning systems based upon customer feedback.
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KNPC's Clean Fuels Project
2014-11-24 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Kuwait National Petroleum Company's (KNPC) Clean Fuels Project (CFP) involves the upgrade and integration of the Mina Abdulla (MAB) and Mina Al Ahmadi (MAA) refineries.
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