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Lapsed Student Loan Payments May Cost You a Tax Refund
New York Times Borrowers who have stopped repaying their federal student loans may get an unwelcome surprise during tax season: The refunds they were expecting may be withheld by Uncle Sam. In what is called a tax refund “offset,” the government has the right to … Borrowers must fight for themselves as student loan reforms are rolled backChicago Tribune Kentucky among worst for student loan defaultsThe Courier-Journal Correction: On The Money-Avoiding Student Loan Default storyWashington Post |
This week on 350: Getting charged up about energy storage, one hospital’s Rx for sustainability and Paul Hawken’s upcoming book on reversing climate change.
Wisconsin-based Midwestern BioAg is turning manure into a lightweight, easily transportable fertilizer that helps build organic matter in soil, helping it store carbon — an important climate benefit.
The internet of things is allowing sports stadiums to measure their energy use, water use and waste in real time. It saved the Mariners $1.5 million.
Why companies are turning to grad students for green chemistry R&D.
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Filing Taxes in Japan Is a Breeze. Why Not Here?
New York Times Ah, the blithe joys of springtime in the United States. Azaleas in bloom at the Masters, breezy picnics on balmy afternoons, Easter egg hunts — and the annual ordeal of tax forms, with helpful I.R.S. instructions like this: “Go to Part IV of Schedule … Opinion: How to make April 15 just another day on the calendarMarketWatch |
The 2017 Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) Summit will gather corporate buyers, service providers, developers, financiers, utilities and non-profit organizations in Santa Clara, CA, September 17-19, 2017, ahead of GreenBiz Group’s VERGE 17 conference and expo, to identify opportunities to accelerate corporate procurement of renewable energy.
Solar farming greatly can improve farmers’ livelihoods and impacts, but policymakers are raising concerns about solar panels replacing farmland.
The only publicly tech company to be certified under the Living Building Challenge is open-sourcing the system it uses to measure what’s leaving its offices.
Sustainability considerations should be prominent in the design, development and operational phases of the PPP process.