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Report: Investment in Renewables Hit Record High in 2019

January 16, 2020 admin Argentina, biomass, bloombergnef, bnef, Brazil, Business, chile, China, geothermal, global, Hydro, India, International, investment, Japan, Mexico, netherlands, news, offshore wind, Renewables, Solar, u.s., UAE, uk, Ukraine, waste to energy, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:33:18 +0000

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Financial support for installations of offshore wind projects helped investment in renewable energy capacity hit a record high in 2019, according to data from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) released Jan. 16. The group said worldwide investment in renewables was $282.2 billion last year, up 1% from $280.2 billion in 2018. Financing of offshore wind projects, […]

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The Comedy Group That Made Brazil’s ‘Gay Jesus’ Show Was Firebombed

December 29, 2019 admin blasphemy, Brazil, comedy, fascism, NETFLIX

Credit to Author: Tim Hume| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:57:01 +0000

An obscure far-right group is claiming responsibility.

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The Green Jobs That Could Help Save the Amazon

December 12, 2019 admin Brazil, economics, environment-people, rainforest, rubber, travel

Credit to Author: Esha Chhabra| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:10:17 +0000

The beef industry is destroying the rainforest. The sustainable rubber industry might be part of saving it.

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The U.S. Is Exporting Viral Anti-Vaxxer Content to Brazil

November 11, 2019 admin anti-vaxx, Brazil, Facebook, google, Twitter, WHO

Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:44:12 +0000

A single U.S. anti-vaxx website accounts for almost a third of all the misinformation found on social media in Brazil, where 13% of people don’t vaccinate themselves or their children.

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