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• DPR Makes Its Arizona Office Net-Zero

  
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  DPR Construction has retrofitted its own Phoenix Regional Office to achieve net-zero energy consumption. DPR was both the owner and contractor for the renovation project, turning a circa-1972 abandoned retail boutique into an office that produces as much or more energy than it consumes. The building has been certified ...
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• Solar: Goldman Sachs Helps SolarCity, Solar Truck Cruises St. Louis, REC Completes Solar Garden

  
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  SolarCity announced a lease financing agreement with Goldman Sachs to fund more than $500 million in solar projects; an estimated 110 MW in generation capacity. The financing makes it possible for homeowners, businesses, government and non-profit organizations to install solar panels with no upfront cost and pay less ...
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• National Grid Builds Hub for Smart Meter Pilot

  
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  As part of National Grid’s smart grid pilot, it will retrofit a 2,200-sq-foot space in Worcester, Mass., for a Sustainability Hub. National Grid’s $44 million pilot was approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities in August 2012, and the full pilot is projected to launch in early in 2014 with smart ...
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• Case Study on Siemens

  
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  Introduction : Siemens was established in the United Kingdom 167 years ago by William Siemens, a leading Victorian industrialist who turned his concepts and inventions into practical solutions – many of which were world firsts. Today, it is one of the largest global electronics groups and is still providing ...
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• Can Chairman Bernanke Talk Investors Out Of Higher-Yielding ETFs?

  
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  Sometimes, when the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve speaks, my diaphragm pushes on my lungs hard enough to inhibit breathing. It’s not that I don’t admire Ben Bernanke on a variety of levels. It’s just hard to believe that a man of remarkable intelligence is serious when he...
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• Lighting Consulting Firm Scams Pennsylvania Towns

  
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  Richland, Penn., is among several municipalities in the state to have paid money for energy upgrades that were never delivered. In 2009, Richland paid $165,488 upfront to energy consulting company Municipal Energy Managers to help the town secure ownership of its streetlights and to help it install LED bulbs in the ...
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• Pool Component Maker Becomes ISO 9001:2008 Certified, Saves Energy

  
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  Aquatherm Industries says it has increased the energy efficiency of manufacturing its solar pool heating panels by 18 percent and attributes the increase to improved processes, new technologies, and improved quality control procedures as a result of registration as an ISO 9001:2008 company. In 2011, the manufacturer ...
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• Costa Rican Airport Outfits Airfield with Solar LED Signs

  
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  Juan Santamaría International Airport in Costa Rica is installing a large quantity of solar-powered LED signs by ADB Airfield Solutions and Carmanah Technologies. The project originally specified hard-wired LED signs, but instead switched to solar signs to reduce civil works expenditures and overall project cost. ...
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• Food Bank Offsets Rate Increase with Energy Efficiency Savings

  
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  Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico did some major energy efficiency upgrades in 2010, which helped the non-profit survive big rate increases of Public Service Company of New Mexico. The food bank raised about $350,000 in grants from a private donor and the Walmart Foundation, among others, and, the organization got ...
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• Job training, loans ease Arab youth unemployment

  
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  Instead of drifting after high school like many of his jobless friends, the 21-year-old Jordanian works steadily, has taken a small loan to start his own business and recently got engaged.
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• Boston Mandates Energy Benchmarking

  
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  Mayor Menino’s Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance was approved yesterday by the Boston City Council in a 9-4 vote. The ordinance requires large commercial and residential buildings to report and disclose their energy and water usage and greenhouse gas emissions in order to encourage investment in ...
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• Nevada Mine Gets Power From Low Temp Geothermal

  
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  ElectraTherm’s 4100C Green Machine is generating power at the Florida Canyon Mine in Imlay, Nev., using low-temperature (170-240°F/77- 116°C) geothermal brine. Representatives from the Department of Energy were on hand for the commissioning of the Green Machine to observe the demonstration of creating power from ...
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• Quebec Natatorium Uses Geothermal, Reduced Refrigerant HVAC, Heat Recovery

  
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  The new $18 million, 45,000-sq-foot Aquatic and Community Centre in Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec, employs a 500-ft-deep geothermal field, exhaust air heat recovery for preheating outside air, dehumidifier compressor heat recovery for free pool water heating, and a reduced refrigerant HVAC dehumidifier strategy. The city ...
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• Sacramento Powers Water Facilities With Solar

  
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  The City of Sacramento has completed two solar installations to power the city’s E.A. Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant on the American River and the Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant on the Sacramento River. SolarCity financed, installed and will maintain the solar systems at no cost to the city, with the city ...
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• Protecting ETF Portfolios from the Currency Wars

  
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  On Wednesday, 5/8/2013, U.S. stocks recorded gains for a 5th consecutive session. In fact, the S&P 500 logged its 12th gain in 14 trading days, rising 6% since a mid-April hiccup and reaching yet another all-time peak.Equally intriguing, the last week has witnessed a renewed interest in...
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• Stevia First Corp. (STVF): Upside Potential in the Growing All-Natural Sugar Substitute Market

  
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  By Phil Lassiter Stevia First Corp. (STVF) is a small $25 million company that operates in an enormous $100 billion sweetener market. Its targeted market is in stevia, the all-natural sweetener, a business that is expected to reach $2 billion by next year and is expected to continue growing at 30%; not bad for an ...
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• Institutional Investor(s) Use the Convertible Bond ETF to Participate Without Chasing

  
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  There have been precious few opportunities to purchase U.S. stock weakness over the last seven months. Specifically, the smallest dips have reversed course quickly, always finding a way to grind higher. On the other hand, some exchange-traded vehicles along the more modest rung of the risk ladder have caught the ...
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• Performance Marketing Association Congratulates US Senate for Passing Marketplace Fairness Act

  
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  The 76,000 small Internet businesses wiped out by states’ unconstitutional attempts at regulating interstate commerce are closer to getting back in business. CAMARILLO, Calif., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – The Performance Marketing Association (PMA) expresses thanks and gratitude to the US Senate for passing the ...
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• Fuel Cell Park to Provide 14.9 MW in Connecticut

  
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  Ground has been broken for the Dominion Bridgeport Fuel Cell Project in Bridgeport, Conn., a 14.9 MW fuel cell park, which will be the largest in the United States upon completion. FuelCell Energy will build, operate and maintain the facility under contract to Dominion. FuelCell Energy is supplying five Direct ...
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• Colorado Bill Requires 20% Renewables from Rural Utilities

  
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  Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has a bill on his desk to increase the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requirement on the state’s large rural electric cooperatives. SB 252 would require the rural utilities to procure 20% of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2020 – a boost from the current 10% ...
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