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LSE report calls for global investment of an additional $3T each year to drive economic recovery and transformation

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Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), with a team from the LSE. The report highlights the potential for investments in zero-emissions energy and transport to create new jobs and economic growth. The report says that $1.5-1.7

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). Energy Markets in a State of Change. Dr. Paul still sees significant growth in the developing world.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

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For those PurpleAir and the other building-mounted sensors mentioned, the radio signal needs to reach just several meters, to a base station, potentially using a low-energy radio protocol like Bluetooth Low Energy or Zigbee, or to an Internet router using Wi-Fi. Out in the forest, though, that's not the case.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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Tax Credits Instead, Obama backed tax credits of as much as $7,500 inthe stimulus package approved in February for buyers of plug-incars. Tom Welch , a spokesman for the Energy Department, wasn’timmediately able to comment on whether the agency’s view ofhydrogen as an automotive fuel has changed. millionthis year from $211.9

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