CNBC Venezuela energy sanctions could still be coming. Here’s how they would affect the marketCNBCAnalysts say the sanctions are unlikely to rein in Maduro, and penalties on Venezuela’s critical oil sector are still likely. The sanctions would ripple across the energy sector, affecting everything from American gas pumps to African export terminals.Defending Democracy in Venezuela…

Greentech Media The Death of ‘Alternative Energy‘Greentech MediaFifteen years ago, when I joined the early ranks of clean energy entrepreneurs, we were nearly dead in the water on climate. Oil was $15 per barrel, Al Gore’s groundbreaking movie An Inconvenient Truth hadn’t come out, and a solar panel was something …The Energy 202: How Pruitt’s…

ESPN FC Jurgen Klopp Says Barcelona ‘Can Save Their Energy‘ over Philippe Coutinho DealBleacher ReportLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has recommended Barcelona “save their energy” instead of bothering with a summer pursuit of Reds talisman Philippe Coutinho. Klopp addressed the media after Liverpool’s 3-0 Audi Cup victory over German giants Bayern …Jurgen Klopp tells Barcelona to ‘save…

Newsweek Total Solar Eclipse 2017: What Happens to Your Eyes If You Look Directly at the Sun?NewsweekA total solar eclipse will plunge parts of the U.S. into darkness on August 21, as the moon passes directly in front of the sun. The event, which Bill Nye, the so-called Science Guy, calls “exciting and profound,” will…

RenewEconomy Goldman, Tennenbaum buy Singapore-based solar power company ConergyReutersSINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. private equity funds Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC (TCP) and Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) have bought solar energy company Conergy Asia & ME Pte Ltd and its subsidiaries, Conergy said on Wednesday. Kawa Solar …Conergy to focus on Australian solar after buyout led by Goldman…

Variety ABC News Plans 2-Hour Solar Eclipse Special | VarietyVarietyABC News plans to break into daytime programming on August 21 to cover a rare solar eclipse. and more »

Bangor Daily News Why small solar threatens the companies that deliver electricity in MaineBangor Daily NewsAnd last year, solar generation capacity grew by the largest amount on record in the United States, with the one-year total of new utility-scale solar more than doubling the capacity built through the end of 2013, according to the U.S.…

Chicago Tribune Will County is first in Illinois to be named ‘solar smart’Chicago TribuneWill County has become the first in Illinois to be recognized by a national group as a solar-leading community for making it easy for homeowners who want to use this alternative energy source, officials said. The county was named a SolSmart Bronze ……

Mother Jones Here’s (Another) Study That Will Give You Global Warming NightmaresMother JonesThis story was originally published by Project Earth and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. With each passing year, the odds get worse that climate change mitigation efforts will be able to stave off catastrophic warming of more …We Have…

VICE News Nearly 60000 suicides in India linked to global warmingVICE NewsWhen a day above 20 degrees Celsius gets one degree hotter during India’s growing season, there are, on average, 67 more suicides that day. That’s just one data point from new research from the University of California, Berkeley, which found that …Global Warming Caused…