FINE HOMEBUILDING PODCAST Architect, builder, and designer Steven Baczek talks about juggling mechanical and window package costs, plus how to pick a contractor. By Fine Homebuilding Editors Mar 17, 2017 Steve Baczek joins FHB editor Justin Fink and design editor
Energy efficiency needs “historic level of public-private cooperation”
March 20, 2017 by Stephen Hibbert From a banking perspective, energy efficiency is difficult to classify in terms of business opportunities because its benefits are so widely dispersed, writes Stephen Hibbert, global head of Energy & Carbon Efficiency at ING
DC mayor to propose green bank for efficiency, renewables investments
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The American Association of Blacks in Energy National Conference March 21-24, 2017 Washington DC
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How the Solar Industry Can Learn From Local Communities to Expand Access and Diversity.
Everyone deserves a seat at the solar table. Here’s how to give them one. by Rose McKinney James September 15, 2016 Access to solar energy has historically been limited to those who could afford to pay or easily finance
President Trump is taking a wrecking ball to American climate protection.
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1 Out of 50 New US Jobs Came From the Solar Industry in 2016.
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U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Minority Serving Institutions Partnership Program Internships
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Maryland Homeowners are Switching to Solar at No Cost. Here’s How…
Tuesday, March 7th 2017 The solar wave that washed the nation dramatically in recent years continues at full speed. Many US states realize the huge impact of helping their residence go solar. Top solar states in the US map There
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Morgan State University Joins Coalition of HBCUs to Sign Agreement with U.S. Department of Energy.
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George Washington University Solar Institute March 2, 2015 Capital Hill Briefing
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This EPA candidate brags about suing the agency, calls climate science “unsettled”
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Black America Numbers Don’t Lie African-Americans only make up 6.6% of workforce – Solar Jobs Census 2015 States Divisions Counties Metros
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