Solar Power Becoming World's Cheapest Form Of Electricity Production [1]
"Solar power is becoming the cheapest way to generate electricity, according to leading analysts."
Source: Independent [2], 12/16/2016
"Solar power is becoming the cheapest way to generate electricity, according to leading analysts."
"Wind farms will be granted 30-year U.S. government permits that could allow for thousands of accidental eagle deaths due to collisions with company turbines, towers and electrical wires, U.S. wildlife managers said on Wednesday."
"The federal government will take action on a petition by the state of New York seeking to close a loophole that currently allows highly flammable crude oil to be shipped by rail through communities in New York and across the country."
"The Army made a stunning admission earlier this month when it announced its decision to require a deeper environmental review and more extensive consultation before deciding whether to grant an easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline."
"A coalition of the world’s most powerful bankers, regulators and even executives at some heavy polluters have a message for oil and gas companies: Be more forthcoming about the risks posed by climate change."
"The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved a plan to kill some mountain lions and black bears. It's part of a plan the commission hopes will decrease the number of predators to help boost the state's mule deer population."
"After eight years of being banished and sometimes vilified by the Obama administration, the fossil fuel industry is enjoying a remarkable resurgence as its executives and lobbyists shape President-elect Donald Trump’s policy agenda and staff his administration."
"The Obama administration on Thursday blocked development of a copper and nickel mine near a popular wilderness area in northern Minnesota, saying the project could poison the vast web of lakes, streams and wetlands that crosshatch the region."
"A new scientific report finds man-made climate change played some role in two dozen extreme weather events last year but not in a few other weird weather instances around the world."
"Residents of Princeville, N.C., are considering the prospect of leaving their town after enduring a 100-year flood for the second time in 17 years."
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[2] http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/solar-power-worlds-cheapest-electricity-production-energy-wind-farms-a7477096.html
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[6] http://ens-newswire.com/2016/12/14/u-s-to-review-oil-by-rail-flammability-risk/
[7] https://www.sej.org/headlines/feds-withheld-key-documents-standing-rock-sioux
[8] http://www.hcn.org/issues/48.22/feds-admit-they-withheld-key-documents-from-standing-rock-sioux?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_content=58527b7204d30154fda78b0e&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
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[11] https://www.sej.org/headlines/colorado-kill-some-mountain-lions-bears-boost-mule-deer-numbers
[12] http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/15/505755770/colorado-to-kill-some-mountain-lions-bears-to-boost-mule-deer-numbers
[13] https://www.sej.org/headlines/oil-and-gas-industry-quickly-amassing-power-trump%E2%80%99s-washington
[14] https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-oil-and-gas-industry-is-quickly-amassing-power-in-trumps-washington/2016/12/14/0d4b26e2-c21c-11e6-9578-0054287507db_story.html?utm_term=.fed7b05496d2
[15] https://www.sej.org/headlines/us-blocks-mine-planned-near-boundary-waters-minnesota
[16] http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/us/boundary-waters-minnesota-mining.html?smid=tw-nytnational&smtyp=cur&_r=0
[17] https://www.sej.org/headlines/global-warmings-fingerprints-seen-24-weird-weather-cases
[18] https://apnews.com/61b6fc6c189e4c79b5366f541c49311f/Study:-Warming's-fingerprints-seen-on-24-weird-weather-cases
[19] https://www.sej.org/headlines/wrenching-decision-where-black-history-and-floods-intertwine
[20] http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/us/princeville-north-carolina-hurricane-matthew-floods-black-history.html
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