Imperial Valley News Center
Launch of Solar Power Facility in Rwanda
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "I welcome the completion and launch of an 8.5 MW solar installation in Rwanda by Gigawatt Global. This is the first utility-scale solar project to come online under the U.S.-Africa Clean Energy Finance (ACEF) program, which is now an integral part of Power Africa. The project expands electricity generation capacity by more than 6 percent in a country where more than 80 percent of the people live without access to electricity, and is providing enough grid-connected power to supply 15,000 homes.
$40 million Lilly Endowment grant to power high-tech transformations at Purdue
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West Lafayette, Indiana - The biggest cash donation in Purdue University’s history will fund initiatives designed to foster groundbreaking research, expand high-tech job growth throughout Indiana as well as nationally and globally, and enhance opportunities for students.
Measurement standards protect consumers and businesses in commercial transactions
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Sacramento, California - This video by the California Department of Food and Agriculture features Kristin Macey, director of the department’s Division of Measurement Standards, explaining the importance of preserving and enforcing uniform standards of measurement to protect both consumers and businesses in commercial transactions.
FTC, DOJ Announce Agenda for Joint Public Workshop on Examining U.S. Health Care Competition
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division have issued an agenda and posted speaker bios for their joint workshop in the series Examining Health Care Competition. The workshop will take place on February 24-25, 2015, in the Constitution Center Auditorium located at 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20024.
Biosecurity in the Time of Ebola
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Charlottesville, Virginia - Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security:
Lunar New Year
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to express my wishes of good health, good fortune, and happiness to those around the world celebrating the Lunar New Year on February 19.
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