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More Than 400,000 Solar-Powered Umbrellas Recalled Over Fire Risk
The authorities have recalled more than 400,000 solar-powered umbrellas sold at Costco because of overheating and fire risks. The U.S. Consumer ...
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Business
Biden Administration to Cut Costs for Wind and Solar Energy Projects
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said on Wednesday it would cut in half the amount it charges companies to build wind and solar projects on ...
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Amid Soaring Demand for Warehouses, an Effort to Make Them Greener
Warehouses and distribution centers, decidedly unsexy buildings, became hot in the coronavirus pandemic as online shopping accelerated the rise ...
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Business
President Biden extends solar tariffs, with major caveats.
WASHINGTON — President Biden announced Friday that he would extend tariffs on imported solar products first imposed during the Trump ...
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Business
A Fight Over Rooftop Solar Threatens California’s Climate Goals
California has led the nation in setting ambitious climate change goals and policies. But the state’s progress is threatened by a nasty fight ...
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Business
Predictions Favored Solar Over Wind Power. What Happened?
Hindsight is a series from the Headway team looking back at predictions and promises from the past. Robert C. Seamans, the man President Gerald ...
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Business
Biden Administration Approves Two Big Solar Projects
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Tuesday that it had given the go-ahead to two major solar projects on federal land in the California ...
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Business
California regulators propose raising fees on owners of rooftop solar systems.
California regulators on Monday proposed requiring people with rooftop solar panels to pay more of the costs of operating the electric grid, a ...
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Business
House Passes the Largest Expenditure on Climate in U.S. History
WASHINGTON — The United States took a major step toward fighting climate change Friday with passage through the House of Representatives of a $1 ...
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Real Estate
Energy-Efficient Isn’t Enough, So Homes Go ‘Net Zero’
In the three years that Nicole Rae and Brian Mastenbrook lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, they grew increasingly concerned about California’s ...
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