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Solar and wind power are now fully cost competitive with fossil fuels is it time to switch over?
2014-12-01 20:20:51| Extremetech
Renewable energy production has boomed across the globe in recent years, driven by improvements to solar and wind turbines, increased economies of scale, and in some cases, significant government subsidies. A new report from financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard now finds that the unsubsidized cost of solar and wind power has already reached parity with conventional fossil fuels in many parts of the United States.
Insider Selling: Jeffrey N. Boyer Unloads 15,000 Shares of Fossil Group Stock
2014-11-25 08:00:51| Jewelry - Topix.net
Fossil Group Director Jeffrey N. Boyer unloaded 15,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.02, for a total value of $1,650,300.00.
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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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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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US can slash fossil fuel emissions by 85 percent by 2050, new study shows
2014-11-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
International Business Times: In Americas low-carbon future, most cars will run on electricity, carbon dioxide will be stored underground, and homes and buildings will be hyper-efficient, guzzling less energy even as the population grows. This is the vision of a new analysis that maps how the United States can drastically curb its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The plan, unveiled this week, is part of the United Nations' Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project, which aims to figure out how each country should act to limit...
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