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Target Passes Walmart As Top US Corporate Installer of Solar Power (electrek.co)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Electrek: Target is the top corporate installer of solar power in the USA with 147MW installed on 300 stores. Walmart is close behind with 140MW, while Ikea has installed solar on 90% of its retail locations. The Solar Energy Institute of America (SEIA) report shows over 1,000MW of solar installed in almost 2,000 unique installations by the largest corporate entities in the country. Additionally these groups have more than doubled their installation volume year on year, with 2015 seeing a total of 130MW, while 2016 is projected to be closer to 280MW. Big box retail locations offer some of the best potential spaces for solar power to be installed -- on top of square, flat structures and in previously built parking lots. The average size of an installation by a company in this group is about 500kW -- 75X the size of an average residential solar installation. The RE100 organization has signed up 81 global corporations (many on the SEIA list) who have pledged 100% renewable energy. "We're incredibly proud of the progress we've made in improving building efficiencies and reducing environmental impact. Our commitment to installing solar panels on 500 stores and distribution centers by 2020 is evidence of that progress" -- said John Leisen, vice president of property management at Target. The geographic breakdown of solar installations is based upon three main drivers -- good sunlight, expensive electricity and state level renewable mandates, with Southern California having all three. The northeast USA, with its expensive electricity and aggressive clean energy push, has been on par with California (50% of total solar) for commercial installations. A report put together by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) breaks down the various state level laws that support corporations going green -- and, without surprise, it becomes clear that the legal support of renewable energy is a definite driver. -
Endocrine Disruptors in the Environment
An anonymous reader writes "The World Wildlife Fund has recently published a document calling for action to be taken to reduce chemicals that are considered endocrine disruptors from being used. The background for this comes from a World Health Organization report. Here is the public notice from the WHO. Endocrine Disruptors are chemicals that interfere with the normal functions of the endocrine system and have been linked to lower sperm counts, prostate cancer, breast cancer, weird sexual deformations in some animal species, etc. I had heard one of my teachers talking about this issue back in the early 90's. Seems like people have been aware of this kind of thing for a while. What have you heard about this issue? Where does it rank (if at all) with reference to the political or medical interest/attention it is getting in your area? Will enough people become aware of it to actually make a difference in preventing the use of these chemicals?" -
Endocrine Disruptors in the Environment
An anonymous reader writes "The World Wildlife Fund has recently published a document calling for action to be taken to reduce chemicals that are considered endocrine disruptors from being used. The background for this comes from a World Health Organization report. Here is the public notice from the WHO. Endocrine Disruptors are chemicals that interfere with the normal functions of the endocrine system and have been linked to lower sperm counts, prostate cancer, breast cancer, weird sexual deformations in some animal species, etc. I had heard one of my teachers talking about this issue back in the early 90's. Seems like people have been aware of this kind of thing for a while. What have you heard about this issue? Where does it rank (if at all) with reference to the political or medical interest/attention it is getting in your area? Will enough people become aware of it to actually make a difference in preventing the use of these chemicals?"