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$3700 Generators and $666 Sinks: FEMA Contractors Charged Steep Markups on Puerto Rico Repairs

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November 26, 2018
$3700 Generators and $666 Sinks: FEMA Contractors Charged Steep Markups on Puerto Rico Repairs
Economic Opportunity for Puerto Rico
The future of energy in Puerto Rico is renewable
With the MECA Art Fair, San Juan's Art Community Rises Again
Puerto Rico gov backs US-sponsored statehood referendum
Can the Electricity Industry Seize Its Resilience Moment?
Searing indictment delivered of US colonialism in Puerto Rico
Nuclear Advocates Set Sights on Advanced Reactors for Puerto Rico
Is It Time for Puerto Rican Statehood?
Puerto Rico Gov Backs US-Sponsored Statehood Referendum
Puerto Rico gov backs statehood referendum
After Maria, Puerto Rico's female farmers work together to build resilience
Ricky Martin's twin sons turned designers and celebrity friends like Lin-Manuel Miranda love it
Rising sea levels from climate change threatens Puerto Rico's infrastructure, report states
Puerto Ricans may have elected Rick Scott and other midterm surprises
Hurricane refugees liked what they found in Buffalo – so they're staying

$3700 Generators and $666 Sinks: FEMA Contractors Charged Steep Markups on Puerto Rico Repairs

New York Times / Saved by Mike Nova
$3,700 Generators and $666 Sinks: FEMA Contractors Charged Steep Markups on Puerto Rico RepairsFEMA is spending more than $1 billion on emergency repairs to homes in Puerto Rico damaged by Hurricane Maria, but much of it is going to contractors charging steep markups and overhead.
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Economic Opportunity for Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Report / Saved by Mike Nova
Puerto Rico was in a tough economic position before Hurricane Maria.
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The future of energy in Puerto Rico is renewable

World Economic Forum (blog) / Saved by Mike Nova
Hurricane Maria tore apart the green mantle of foliage covering Puerto Rico, leaving destruction in its wake. It laid bare the island’s old and outdated infrastructure, upon which four million people depend.
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With the MECA Art Fair, San Juan's Art Community Rises Again

Vulture / Saved by Mike Nova
Spend 47 days in the art world with Seen. Nyugen Smith performs Lest We Forget (a collaboration with Marvin Fabien) at the MECA Art Fair in Puerto Rico. Photo: Raquel Perez-Puig
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Puerto Rico gov backs US-sponsored statehood referendum

The Republic / Saved by Mike Nova
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor says he would back a federally sponsored referendum that asks voters whether the U.S. territory should become a state.
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Can the Electricity Industry Seize Its Resilience Moment?

Greentech Media / Saved by Mike Nova
When operators of Duke Energy's control room in Raleigh, North Carolina wait for a hurricane, the mood is often calm in the hours leading up to the storm. “Things are usually fairly quiet before the activity starts,” said Mark Goettsch, the systems operations manager at Duke.
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Searing indictment delivered of US colonialism in Puerto Rico

People's World / Saved by Mike Nova
This Jan. 19, 2018 photo shows one of multiple properties located in the Esperanza sector that are currently for sale, in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Lenders are starting to demand payment from Puerto Ricans still struggling to make ends meet amid continuing power outages and a post-storm economic crisis.
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Nuclear Advocates Set Sights on Advanced Reactors for Puerto Rico

Morning Consult / Saved by Mike Nova
Puerto Rico does not currently have any operating nuclear reactors, but it once had the Boiling Nuclear Superheater Reactor Facility, an experimental reactor in Rincón, which operated at full power in 1965 but stopped about three years later due to technical difficulties and the resulting expensive changes that would be required.
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Is It Time for Puerto Rican Statehood?

RealClearLife / Saved by Mike Nova
RCL Exclusive Is It Time for Puerto Rican Statehood? On the 525th anniversary of Columbus’s arrival, RealClearLife explores a growing political debate.
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Puerto Rico Gov Backs US-Sponsored Statehood Referendum

U.S. News & World Report / Saved by Mike Nova
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor says he would back a federally sponsored referendum that asks voters whether the U.S. territory should become a state. Ricardo Rossello made the announcement on Friday after U.S.
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Puerto Rico gov backs statehood referendum

The Philadelphia Tribune / Saved by Mike Nova
Puerto Rico gov backs statehood referendum SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s governor says he would back a federally sponsored referendum that asks voters whether the U.S.
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After Maria, Puerto Rico's female farmers work together to build resilience

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / Saved by Mike Nova
After Maria, Puerto Rico's female farmers work together to build resilience  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteFull coverage
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Ricky Martin's twin sons turned designers and celebrity friends like Lin-Manuel Miranda love it

¡HOLA! USA / Saved by Mike Nova
Over a year after Hurricane Maria ravaged through Puerto Rico, native Ricky Martin and his 10-year-old boys Valentino and Matteo, continue to provide relief for the devastated. The incredible family effort they have put forth, along with Jwan Yosef, culminated in a powerful Puerto Rican flag drawn by the twins, which graces the cause's t-shirts.
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Rising sea levels from climate change threatens Puerto Rico's infrastructure, report states

NBCNews.com / Saved by Mike Nova
Breaking News EmailsGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. Nov. 24, 2018 / 9:23 PM GMT By Farnoush Amiri Thousands of Puerto Rico's coastal structures are vulnerable to future increases in sea levels, according to a new climate report released Friday.
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Puerto Ricans may have elected Rick Scott and other midterm surprises

The Hill / Saved by Mike Nova
The narratives of the midterm elections were set when suburban voters turned against President Trump, women racked up record numbers of electoral wins and Republicans dominated rural states and counties.
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Hurricane refugees liked what they found in Buffalo – so they're staying

Buffalo News / Saved by Mike Nova
Like many Puerto Ricans who fled to Buffalo in the wake of last year’s devastating Hurricane Maria, Angie Peña planned to stay no longer than a few months. “Ni aunque mi pagaran” – “not even if they paid me” – she vowed to her sister and husband.
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