Posted by Linda H on 8:41:00 AM
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management has recommended 237,100 acres of public land in Arizona are suitable for renewable energy development, part of an effort to speed up the process for clean-energy companies looking to set up shop in the state. The agency Friday released a
draft environmental impact statement for its
Restoration Design Energy Project, recommending a middle course among six alternatives that ranged in size from 43,700 acres to 321,500 acres.
Posted by Linda H on 6:23:00 AM
Not many investors are aware of it, but the U.S. defense contractors are hidden investment plays in the widening use of renewable energy. That’s because the U.S. military is way ahead of almost every other organization in pursuing a clean energy policy that’s critical for the operation of its bases — with the assist of some defense contractors that usually provide aircraft, weapons, missiles and specialized technological systems and services.
Posted by Linda H on 4:56:00 AM
Faced with soaring health care costs and shrinking
Medicare and
Medicaid financing, nursing home operators are closing some facilities and embracing an emerging model of care that allows many elderly patients to remain in their homes and still receive the medical and social services available in institutions.
The rapid expansion of this new type of care comes at a time when health care experts argue that for many aged patients, the nursing home model is no longer financially viable or medically justified.
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