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Neither teachers nor candidates focus on climateby Eileen V. Quigley on
Supreme Court stays Clean Power Plan; 1st global aviation climate standards released; Green Climate Fund experiencing growing pains; solar policy all over the map; kids and nation at disadvantage with climate scarcely addressed.
- Solar+storage makes gains, US Senate makes sausage
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German battery firm vows to become the ‘Airbnb of energy,’ Kauai briefly exceeds 90 percent renewable power, MIT releases new solar mapping tool, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
- Solar, wind poised to grow—provided policies endure
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General Electric retires compact fluorescent in favor of LEDs, coal mines go begging for buyers, California maintains net metering rules, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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Indian PV auction settles at lower price than coal powerby Seth Zuckerman on
China overtakes Germany as country with most solar power, energy bill heads for Senate floor, bonds backed by rooftop solar earn an investment-grade rating, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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US solar jobs top 200,000; feds halt new coal leasingby Seth Zuckerman on
Global investment in renewables hits $329 B record in 2015; oil-train activists offer defense of necessity; utility-scale solar costs drop 17% in a year; and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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OR deal to phase out coal, double renewable powerby Seth Zuckerman on
Solar supplies nearly 10 percent of California’s power in 2015, GM rolls out mass-market electric car with 200-mile range, NASA tests more efficient aircraft propulsion, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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Energy storage displacing new fossil gas plantsby Seth Zuckerman on
Indian microfinance brings solar energy to off-grid villages and slums, Eugene tests microgrids powered by PVs, the ‘rebound effect’ is smaller than previously reported, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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Jay DrownsBudget bill renews federal tax credits for solar & windby Seth Zuckerman on
California regulators to preserve net metering, Australian mine converted to solar farm, ten of gigawatts of new solar and wind expected thanks to tax credit extension, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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Paris pact signals positive shift: now it’s time to act!by Seth Zuckerman on
Faraday announces $1 billion electric-car factory, Texans rent their roofs for solar power, Paris accord boosts clean-energy stocks, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions
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Lars JanDiplomats make progress toward climate pact in Parisby Seth Zuckerman on
Global climate pollution bends downward, negotiators lean toward a 1.5˚C warming goal, Financial Standards Board to require that firms disclose their carbon risk, and more news of the week in clean energy solutions.
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