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Why Inflation is Good For Solar Panels
As Merriam-Webster tells us, inflation is defined as: “a continuing rise in the general price level usuallyattributed to an increase in the volume of money and credit relative toavailable goods and services.” I know, I know — not exactly the kind of thing you want to be reading on a Friday. But before your eyes [...]
Clean Energy: We Sure Are Good At Talking About It
There are a few weapons in my arsenel as an advocate for renewables, and one of them is a fairly comprehensive calendar of events. I use it primarily to schedule travel, trying, as I have all my adultlife, to maximize the value of each mile flown, by combining trips tosee clients, prospects, book interview subjects [...]
How Solar is Good for your Health
You heard about solar power being the right thing to do environmentally and financially, but could it be good for your health? According to a number ofscientists, the answer to that question is yes. Renewable technologies, like wind and solar power, replace our need for dirty fossil fuels, and therefore make our world a little [...]
Prop 23 Denial Good for Everyone
I live in Boston, Massachusetts. You would think the denial of Proposition 23 in California would make no difference to the clean energy industry in New England, but it does. Right now, California is the leader in renewable energy policies that other states are modeling themselves after. The battle for Proposition 23 is similar to [...]
Good Looking Researchers Develop Micro Supercapacitor
A research team from France and US has developed a microsupercapacitor with remarkable potential to power mobile electronics,wireless sensor networks, biomedical implants, RFID tags and embeddedmicro sensors. The supercapacitor developed by the team uses electrodesmade of onion-like carbon, a material in which each individual particlemade up of concentric spheres of carbon atoms is 6-7 nanometers [...]
Is A Solar Hot Water System A Good Fit for You?
So you’re interested in solar hot water? We’re happy to hear it.Solar water heating is an effective way to lower your utility bill. And, compared to solar electric — or photovoltaic (PV) — systems, solarwater heaters are typically less expensive. (For more info on thedifferences between these technologies, see our post Solar Hot Water vs. [...]
Dow, NASDAQ, Solar Have Good Month July 2010
Economy improving slowly A trickle of confidence in the markets returned in July. U.S. andEuropean stocks recovered much of the losses of earlier months showingdefinite but slow growth while dumping gold and U.S. dollar as a result. The Dow finished at 10465.94, a gain of 41 points or .4% since last Friday. The NASDAQ slipped [...]
Solar Gets Huge Good Morning America Shout Out
Being featured on Good Morning America this morning, solar power has been put in a very pleasant spotlight. If any industry deserves its five minutes in the sun, it’s solar, an we’re always happy to hear that topics related to solar, other renewables,and energy efficiency are reaching a broad audience. This segment showed us solar [...]
California Solar Initiative Making Good Progress Thus Far
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week issuedits annual assessment of the California Solar Initiative, a $2.2 billion effort to install 1,940 megawatts(MW) of solar capacity across the state by 2016. On balance, thecommission’s findings are positive: Three years into the state’s 10-year solar program, California isalready 42 percent of the way towards its [...]