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Solar a Better Investment Than Stocks in Most Large U.S. Cities, Study Says
2015-01-16 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: For homeowners in 46 of the 50 largest cities in the U.S., investing in a residential solar power system would yield better returns than putting money in the stock market, according to an analysis by the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center at North Carolina State University. For 21 million owners of single-family homes in the U.S., solar energy already costs less than current local utility rates, the report says, as long as the system can be purchased with low-cost financing of 5 percent...
Solar Cheaper Than Electricity From Grid in 42 of 50 Largest U.S. Cities
2015-01-16 16:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: As technologies mature, prices drop. And weve been hearing a lot about the drop in the price of generating and transmitting renewable energy as those technologies have grown from pie-in-the-sky dreams to everyday realities. Yet many people still think of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems as unaffordable luxuries.
For vulnerable barrier islands, a rush to rebuild on US coast
2015-01-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Six years ago, Hurricane Ike nearly wiped the barrier island of Bolivar off the Texas map. A 17-foot storm surge destroyed nearly every home in some communities and killed at least 15 people. Long-time residents feared the wild, sandy spit of land between the Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay would never recover. Today, Bolivar is definitely back, and bigger than ever. Small fishing cabins and trailers have given way to candy-colored homes that sit on pilings more than a dozen feet above the ground....
GE receives order to deliver gas turbines for Thomas H Allen Fossil Plant in US
2015-01-16 01:00:00| Power Technology
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the US has awarded an order to GE for the supply of two high-efficiency 7HA.02 gas turbine generators for the Thomas H Allen Fossil Plant, which previously housed three coal-fired units.
New York AG Wants 'Strongest' Data Security Law in U.S.
2015-01-16 00:03:01| PC Magazine Security Product Guide
NY law does not require notifications for stolen email addresses and passwords, security questions, and more.
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