PREPA’s resistance to green energy delays USDA funding
June 17, 2014
The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s chronic foot-dragging on allowing individuals and businesses to connect their renewable energy systems to the grid is causing the island to lose out on federal funding opportunities available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development agency, this media outlet confirmed.
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Study: Nearly ½ of Puerto Rico residents live in poverty
October 23, 2013
Puerto Rico projects the image of a society that has achieved material progress but behind the curtain lies a stark reality: 45.6 percent of its people live in poverty compared with 15.9 percent in the U.S., according to a report released by the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PUCPR).
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