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Aroostook hires Fort Kent CEO to handle $ 13 million in US bailout funds
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FORT KENT, Maine - August 23, 2021 - Fort Kent CEO Steve Pelletier will step down to become ARP County Fund Manager. (Photo!-->!-->…
Here’s why the Navy is betting on wave energy research in Hawaii
Military and civilians Hawaiian researchers have stepped up efforts to harness the powerful waves and ocean currents off Oahu as a source of renewable energy.
The Navy recently gave an infusion of $ 6 million to continue research…
The sustainable sustainable fund will double by Christmas
The number of listed funds worldwide targeting ESG and socially responsible investing quadrupled in four years to beyond 2000, according to EPFR Global, a data provider.The combination of new funds, exceptional inflows and the rise in stock…
Senate budget resolution includes Home finance after Democrats urged
The budget reconciliation framework released by the Senate Democratic majority on Monday includes more than $ 200 billion for elements of energy and environmental policy, including funding for Home Office programs. Democrats feared they…
Brazilian government could subsidize LPG with fines from Petrobras, sources say
By Rodrigo Viga GaierRIO DE JANEIRO, Aug.6 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government plans to use environmental fines paid by state-owned oil company Petrobras to fund a program that would be used to help low-income families buy liquefied…
‘Big and bold’ infrastructure bill still fails to help states tackle climate change •…
The U.S. Senate is set to pass a massive $ 1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that would improve state transportation, power grids, water systems, and more .
This is a major increase in spending and a…
Groups call on Congress to double funds for land stewardship
Farm, wildlife and environmental groups from the Sierra Club to the National Farmers Union on Wednesday called on lawmakers to increase funding for USDA land management programs by $ 50 billion. The money would be part of the…
unions and environmentalists declare deadlock on energy agreement | Chicago News
Just weeks before Exelon's shutdown of a nuclear reactor in Byron, conflicting interests - and politically powerful ones - failed to reach a deal that would keep the plant open and otherwise steer Illinois toward renewable energy targets.…
Watch how WNC congressmen voted the week of July 23-29
WASHINGTON - Here's a look at how members of Congress in the region voted last week.House votesChamber Vote 1: MEDAL OF HONOR: The House passed a bill (HR 1664), sponsored by Representative Marc Veasey, D-Texas, to authorize the…