Small Businesses, Once Off-Limits to Solar, Get SolarCity Greenlight
"The company, backed by Elon Musk, think it's figured out how to break open a $10-billion-a-year market."
Source: U.S. News & World Report, 07/29/2015
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"Cuba Eyes Oil And Gas for Economic Boost"
"Cuba is in the process of opening up its economy to foreign investment, a process that could accelerate following the recent thaw in relations between Havana and Washington. "
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 07/29/2015
Exxon Deal for Arkansas Pipeline Spill Leaves Water Vulnerable: Groups
"Groups opposed to the $5 million ExxonMobil settlement are worried that drinking water for 750,000 Arkansas residents isn't protected."
Source: InsideClimate News, 07/29/2015
"Conservation Group Finds Haze, Ozone Problems At U.S. National Parks"
"A conservation group found 36 U.S. national parks had moderate or worse levels of ozone pollution in a report card released on Tuesday, with four parks in California receiving the worst grades for health effects."
Source: Reuters, 07/29/2015
"Oregon 'Kayaktivists' To Protest Shell Arctic Oil Search"
"Protesters began gathering in a riverside park in Portland Tuesday evening, planning to drop kayaks in the water to protest Wednesday's scheduled launch of a ship to be used by Royal Dutch Shell for Arctic oil exploration."
Source: Reuters, 07/29/2015
American Hunter Killed Cecil; Beloved Lion Was Lured Out of Sanctuary
"Cecil, a 13-year-old lion, wandered out of his sanctuary in a national park in Zimbabwe this month, following the scent of a potential snack."
Source: NY Times, 07/29/2015
"Fires in U.S. West Threaten Thousands of Structures"
"Fires burning in drought-parched California on Tuesday menaced thousands of structures as firefighters struggled to corral the blazes there and elsewhere in the U.S. West, authorities said."
Source: Reuters, 07/29/2015
Sources: EPA Will Ease Deadlines on Climate Rule To Help States Comply
"The Obama administration has decided to give states more time to comply with proposed regulations that will require dramatic cuts in greenhouse-gas pollution from power plants, people familiar with the plans said Tuesday."
Source: Wash Post, 07/29/2015
"U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Bulk of Obama Air Pollution Rule"
"A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday mostly upheld a major federal environmental regulation requiring some states to limit pollution that contributes to unhealthy air in neighboring states."
Source: Reuters, 07/29/2015
NPF Webinar: The Cost of Violent Weather
Weather is the most durable of news topics, especially when it surprises with extremes. We’ll explore violent weather events and how to track the cost of catastrophic storms in this free webinar at 1:00 p.m. on Aug 11, featuring Washington Post Weather Editor Jason Samenow and other experts.
