App can help protect a rare species in south africa and. Why solar energy doesnt always have to be expensive. And how a music group was formed in the congo thanks to trash. South africas western Cape Province is home to stunning plants some of them found nowhere else on the planet however a recent report show that the problem is experiencing the 2nd highest rate of plant extinction in the world due in large part to rapid ive been a zation and habitat loss we met up with researchers to investigate the region more closely. This rub land is part of the famed both biome a naturally occurring community of flora and fauna in the region around cape town in south africa its home to almost 10000. 00 species of plants many of them endemic as part of efforts to preserve this unique ecosystem volunteers come here regularly to photograph and document the plants they work for the organization of rare and endangered wild flowers also known as crew. So the reason why we have this program is that just
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Might well offer. We will leave this hearing at this point. You can see the rest of it at cspan. Org. The senate about the gavilan to work on the highest job in the defense department, boeing executive Patrick Shanahan has been nominated for Deputy Defense secretary. Senators will vote at 5 30 eastern on advancing the confirmation process. Also pending is the republican care law replacement, Mitch Oconnell announcing over the weekend to date on the measure will be delayed now senator mccain recovers from surgery. Enter mcconnell may update us at the start of the session live coverage of the senate. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, today teach our lawmakers to do things your way, embracing your precepts and walking in your path. Lord, remind them that the road less traveled usually leads to life and few find it. As our senators receive guidance from you and follow your leading, replace anxiety with calm, confusion with clarity, and despair with hope. Use these legislatures to t
But also we frequently think of Energy Efficiency in the context of investor and utility rate Payer Program seen by the commission. That is a huge important part of the Compliance Solutions that the we see but the other part, several non repair program so if you think about the amount of money spent on Energy Efficiency in the United States from the order of 50 billion including private sector investments consumers, utility investments, a longrange of things and the bulk of this is happening outside the ratePayer Programs and we want to make sure states and the opportunity to capture those benefits, take credit for them and also the we get the most costeffective option moving forward. A few examples of those i will go into in a moment but certainly the ratePayer Programs but also energy savings, performance contract in a public building sector, Building Energy code, commercial pays, industry investments in a range of other activities. Some key take aways i would keep in mind as you con
But also we frequently think of Energy Efficiency in the context of investor and utility rate Payer Program seen by the commission. That is a huge important part of the Compliance Solutions that the we see but the other part, several non repair program so if you think about the amount of money spent on Energy Efficiency in the United States from the order of 50 billion including private sector investments consumers, utility investments, a longrange of things and the bulk of this is happening outside the ratePayer Programs and we want to make sure states and the opportunity to capture those benefits, take credit for them and also the we get the most costeffective option moving forward. A few examples of those i will go into in a moment but certainly the ratePayer Programs but also energy savings, performance contract in a public building sector, Building Energy code, commercial pays, industry investments in a range of other activities. Some key take aways i would keep in mind as you con