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US$21 million bioWAVE MHK device deployed in Australia

Marine hydrokinetics (MHK) company BioPower Systems (BPS) reports it deployed its 250 kW bioWAVE pilot demonstration unit, Dec. 16, in the Southern Ocean off the southeastern coast of Australia near Port Fairy, Victoria.
 




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How Crowdfunding is Going to Save the Planet

Clean, renewable energy is the single most needed technology by the millennial generation. Not only is it the key to slowing global warming and climate change, but it also solves a host of other problems, such as respiratory diseases and national security.




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Carnegie Wave Energy to change name to Carnegie Clean Energy

Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd., in a press release on Nov. 1, announced it intends to change its name to Carnegie Clean Energy Ltd. (CCE).
 




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US$40 million available for the first open-ocean, grid-connected U.S. wave energy test facility

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Patty Murray, D-Wash., today announced funding will be awarded to build the United States’ first open-ocean, power grid-connected wave energy test facility at a site off the Oregon coast, according to a U.S. Senate press release.
 




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Apple says 44 of its suppliers have made clean energy commitments

Global manufacturer Apple today announced it has nearly doubled the number of suppliers that have committed to run their Apple production on 100 percent clean energy, bringing the total number to 44. Because of this partnership between Apple and its suppliers, Apple will exceed its goal of bringing 4 gigawatts of renewable energy into its supply chain by 2020, with over an additional gigawatt projected within that timeframe.




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Bernie Sanders’ ‘Green New Deal’ aims to have renewables power homes by 2030

Bernie Sanders wants renewable energy to power U.S. homes and vehicles by 2030 -- and he wants to do it by enlisting the federal government in building and running new solar, wind and geothermal electricity projects.




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EVs and Energy Storage Pave the Road to a Clean Energy Future

“The times they are a' changin'.” So goes Bob Dylan's classic song from the '60s, and that's certainly the case when it comes to how we generate, distribute, use and store electricity. Having made great strides in enhancing performance and reliability and reducing costs, growing government support and incentives for intelligent energy storage solutions adds significant impetus to the growing wave of change sweeping across the U.S. power sector.




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RGGI Chair Says States Won’t Leave Emissions Trading Market for California, Quebec

California and Quebec, which together created the largest carbon market in North America this year, may come away empty-handed as they woo northeastern U.S. states to join their system.




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EPA's Plan to Curb Carbon Pollution Can Save Billions

The news about the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to limit carbon pollution from existing power plants just got even better: the proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) can save the power industry and its customers — us — as much as $2 to $4 billion in 2020 and $6 to 9 billion in 2030, while cleaning our air and modernizing the electricity sector.





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Do You Have a Stormwater Permit for Your Facility?

By Kelly Scanlon, director, environment, health and safety policy and research, IPC The U.S. Environmental Protection Associations (EPA) is seeking public comment on a proposed 2020 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for stormwater discharges from industrial activity. This proposed permit would replace the 2015 MSGP upon finalization. This proposed permit […]




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PG&E's Woes Have Spread to New York's ConEd, 3,000 Miles Away

PG&E Corp.’s woes are spreading to the East Coast.




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Lower than average wind speeds are hurting US wind power producers

Unusually still weather in the upper Midwest and Great Plains in late 2018 has already taken a bite out of earnings at NextEra Energy Inc. and Avangrid Inc., which both operate large wind farms. Other wind generators have yet to report fourth-quarter results, including Pattern Energy Group Inc., TerraForm Power Inc. and Clearway Energy Inc.




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Apple says 44 of its suppliers have made clean energy commitments

Global manufacturer Apple today announced it has nearly doubled the number of suppliers that have committed to run their Apple production on 100 percent clean energy, bringing the total number to 44. Because of this partnership between Apple and its suppliers, Apple will exceed its goal of bringing 4 gigawatts of renewable energy into its supply chain by 2020, with over an additional gigawatt projected within that timeframe.




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Bernie Sanders’ ‘Green New Deal’ aims to have renewables power homes by 2030

Bernie Sanders wants renewable energy to power U.S. homes and vehicles by 2030 -- and he wants to do it by enlisting the federal government in building and running new solar, wind and geothermal electricity projects.




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Fifth GE wind turbine collapse leaves worker injured

A utility worker at the Delta 6 wind park in Brazil has been injured following yet another collapse of a General Electric (GE) turbine, bringing the total number of turbines to have failed in the America’s to five in 2019.

 




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[Ticker] Worldwide 1.1m of 3.8m people infected have recovered

Worldwide, there are now 3.86m people confirmed to be infected by the coronavirus, of which 1.22m have officially recovered, Reuters reports. The total number of deaths stands at 268,554. The United States counts for the highest number of cases - 1.26m. Per capita, Qatar has the highest number of cases: 667 cases per 100,000 people. Belgium has the highest number of deaths: 71.




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Global Renewable Energy Should Triple to Save Climate, UN Panel Says

The world needs to triple the energy it gets from renewables, nuclear reactors and power plants that use emissions-capture technology to avoid dangerous levels of global warming, United Nations scientists said.




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CEO of German Utility RWE Says It Should Have Invested in Renewable Energy Sooner

What’s a beleaguered utility to do when forced by the government to close its profitable nuclear power plants?




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RGGI Chair Says States Won’t Leave Emissions Trading Market for California, Quebec

California and Quebec, which together created the largest carbon market in North America this year, may come away empty-handed as they woo northeastern U.S. states to join their system.




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Australian Renewable Energy Law Paves Way for $11 Billion in Projects

Long-frustrated wind and solar developers in Australia can now get to work on more than A$14 billion ($11 billion) in projects after a new renewable energy target passed parliament.




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How Crowdfunding is Going to Save the Planet

Clean, renewable energy is the single most needed technology by the millennial generation. Not only is it the key to slowing global warming and climate change, but it also solves a host of other problems, such as respiratory diseases and national security.




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Finding the Narrow Way to Heaven (Matthew 7:13-27)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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Hearing from Heaven: How to Know the Voice of God (Justin Peters) (Selected Scriptures)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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The Lowly Coronation of the High King of Heaven ()

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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France may have had the virus in December

FRENCH scientists say they may have identified a possible case of the new coronavirus dating back to December — about a month before the first cases were officially confirmed in Europe. In a study published




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World braces for the second wave

From Italy to Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn’t whether a second wave of infections and deaths will hit, but when and how badly.




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Pets stranded by travel shutdown

When Guy Nizan flew to Israel with his wife and daughter for a family emergency in March, Gula — their six-year-old German shepherd mix — stayed behind in New York with a pet sitter.




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Selling your property? You have the right to choose your conveyancer

One of the most frequently asked questions in a property purchase is why, if the buyer of a property is paying the conveyancing attorney, the seller has the right to appoint him? Our common law specifically states that a seller is the party entitled...




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East-West Center Announces Journalism Travel-Study Fellowships on U.S. Election, Beijing Olympics Aftermath

East-West Center Announces Journalism Travel-Study Fellowships on U.S. Election, Beijing Olympics Aftermath
Contacts:

Jefferson Fellowships:
Ann Hartman, Jefferson Fellowships Coordinator
Tel: (808) 944-7600
Email: jefferson@eastwestcenter.org

Hong Kong Fellowships:
Marilyn Li, Seminars Specialist
Tel: (808) 944-7258
Email: seminars@eastwestcenter.org




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Revealing and Rewarding Travel Tale: One Woman’s Journey to Freedom

Revealing and Rewarding Travel Tale: One Woman’s Journey to Freedom
HONOLULU (April 5) — East-West Center Senior Fellow Emerita Meheroo Jussawalla’s recently published book, On Six Dollars to America: A Tale of Adventure, Courage and Reward (Paperback, $13.99, Amazon.com) takes the reader on a fascinating journey. It is a trip that not only chronicles Jussawalla’s passage from her birthplace in India to the United States, but also an excursion through the mind of a captivating individual.




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East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-in-Residence, Jay Avecilla

HONOLULU (Aug. 6, 2019) – Juan “Jay” Avecilla, a 16-year veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service, has joined the East-West Center as Diplomat-in-Residence. He will be posted at the Center until June 2020.

Prior to his arrival in Honolulu, Mr. Avecilla served as Management Officer in the U.S. Consulate General in Milan, Italy. Previously, he has served in various management positions at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan and in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in Washington, D.C.  His other overseas assignments included tours as Consular/Management Officer in Fukuoka, Japan, Consular Officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Economic Officer in Hanoi, Vietnam.    




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HR e-briefing 536: New Regulations pave the way for April’s employment tribunal changes

Last year the Government announced a number of measures aimed at resolving workplace disputes more quickly, reducing the pressure on the employment tribunal system and saving costs for employers and the taxpayer. In November, amid...




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Hydrogen: Fuelling the next generation of rail travel?

Rail prides itself as being a green alternative to competing modes of transport, and with hydrogen-powered trains now a viable proposition, can this fuel a step-change in the pursuit of new low carbon rail services? There have been a number of recen...




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Coronavirus – Does the Mine Health and Safety Inspectorate and the Department of Employment and Labour have the power to issue Compliance Instructions, Force Majeure, and Covid-19 as an Occupational Disease?

On 17 March 2020, we sent out an e-Brief: Occupational Health and Safety: COVID-19 (click here to access this e-brief) where we discussed the responsibilities which are placed on employers in terms...




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Coronavirus – Emergency volunteering leave - UK

Updated 30/3/20 The Coronavirus Act 2020 was enacted on 26/3/20 and introduces a new statutory emergency volunteering leave, to support health and social care authorities. The Act’s provisions on volunteering leave are expected to be implement...




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Coronavirus: Hong Kong Employers, travel industry receive support – Hong Kong

On 8 April 2020 the Hong Kong Government announced a second round of Anti-Epidemic Fund measures. While full details have yet to be released, we summarise the available information for some of the more significant measures: Employment Support Schem...




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Tenants now have the freedom to choose energy suppliers

Following a recent change in the law relating to the supply of electricity and gas, landlords of multi-occupancy premises must now allow their tenants to connect to energy suppliers of the tenants' choice.  The landlord can only refuse if it is...




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The risk of fishing expeditions in the context of public procurement law challenges: a price worth paying to ensure transparency and equality of treatment? (Bombardier v Merseytravel)

Introduction In a recent judgment on an application to vary consent orders relating to the establishment of a confidentiality ring (Bombardier Transportation UK Limited v Merseytravel [2017] EWHC 726 (TCC)), the court decided that despite some conce...




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IHC HR e-briefing 114 - Uncertainty over future of paternity leave

Comments made in Parliament yesterday by Theresa May, Minister for Women and Equalities, suggest that regulations introduced by the Labour government to extend paternity leave for fathers could be postponed and, ultimately, rewritten by the coalitio...




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Lawbite: You seem to have overlooked my privacy…

Giles Duncan Fearn (2) Gerald Kraftman (3) Ian McFadyen (4) Helen Claire McFadyen (5) Lindsay Urquhart v The Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery [2020] EWCA Civ 104 The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal made by residents of luxury glass-fron...




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Lawbite: Court of Appeal saves defective statutory notices

Nigel Crighton Pease v Jeffrey William Carter and Louise Mary Carter [2020] EWCA Civ 175 A recent Court of Appeal decision found that notices of proceedings for possession under s.8 of the Housing Act 1988 were valid despite an error in a key date ...




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U.S. IPO Weekly Recap: Biotech Hot Streak Continues Amid Another Wave Of SPACs




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Procurement Briefing Issue 3 2006 - Competitive dialogue - A brave new world

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Japan and South Korea: Two "Like-Minded" States Have Mixed Views on Conflicts in the South China Sea

By Rebecca Strating HONOLULU (24 April 2020)—Many argue that China’s increasingly aggressive posture in the South China Sea is an attempt to unilaterally alter the US-led regional order, which includes an emphasis on freedom of navigation. In response, the US has stressed the importance of support from “like-minded” states—including Japan and South Korea—in defending freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and elsewhere. This characterization, however, disguises important differences in attitudes and behavior that could hinder joint efforts to push back against China.

This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more.




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I Have Doubts That Peabody Energy Corporation Can Survive




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Have you made full disclosure in your tax return?

    With the deadline for individuals (who are not provisional taxpayers) fast approaching for submitting their tax returns, a question that is worth asking is whether full disclosure has been made in the relevant tax return. A taxpayer ha...




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Tegna Inc (TGNA) CEO Dave Lougee on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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MTS Systems Corporation (MTSC) CEO Jeff Graves on Q2 2020 - Earnings Call Transcript




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Police rescue homeless mother of 4 who gave birth on Lagos road [Photos]

The Lagos State Police Command has rescued an unidentified woman shortly after she gave birth.   She delivered the baby at a section of the Lekki-Ajah expressway on Friday. Good spirited Nigerians had called operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) to the scene. The Police said the mother has four other children and are […]

Police rescue homeless mother of 4 who gave birth on Lagos road [Photos]