21st Century Solar Camelback Houses

Graft Architectshave unveiled a new house design that takes inspiration from thehistoric camelback shotgun typology. Traditionally camelback homes werebuilt to allow the owners to add a partial second story to a residencewhich could serve multiple purposes. These next-gen camelback homes byGraft Architects have been designed for the “Make It Right Program”. The architects have designed [...]

Obama confident Senate will pass climate bill

President Obama gave a very lengthy “must-read” interview to theseveral reporters Sunday in which he spelled out a great deal of histhinking on the climate bill (transcript here). Since Senate passage of a climate bill depends crucially on Obama’sstrong messaging and lobbying effort, I will excerpt the interview intwo parts. The wide-ranging interview gives Obama a [...]

Almost there – SB 1403, solar jobs bill, clears Arizona House

By a margin of 39-12, the Arizona House of Representatives passed SB1403 on Friday, June 26th, putting the solar jobs bill just one stepaway from becoming law. Although the Arizona legislation has received national attention,final passage in the House was overshadowed by the debate — andeventual victory in the US House of Representatives — of [...]

House Passes Climate Bill

Early Friday evening, the House narrowly passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), a monumental — and mammoth — piece of legislation (PDF)that, among other things, aims to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.Reactions to the bill’s passage have been varied. Republicans, by andlarge, have been criticalof the bill’s perceived cost and complexity. As to [...]

Why it Doesn’t Matter if my Salesperson Doesn’t Own Solar

Areader just wrote to me saying that most of the solar sales people hemeets don’t have their own solar systems. The fact that a sales persondoesn’t have solar really shouldn’t matter to you, and let me tell youwhy. Not buying solar because the salesperson doesn’thave solar is like being at a restaurant and not ordering [...]

HR 2454| Updated full text version of Waxman-Markey Climate Bill

Click on image to download the latest version of the Waxman-MarkeyClimate bill, w/amendments, as approved by the US House ofRepresentatives, 6/26/09 (PDF file). Source

SB1403| Shazam! Solar bill appears on committee agenda

The Arizona solar jobs bill now appears on the agendafor Monday’s meeting of the House Ways and Means Committee — eventhough the bill has not been officially assigned to the committee byHouse Speaker Kirk Adams (R-Mesa). Rep. Michele Reagan (R-Scottsdale) had earlier asked Adams to assignthe bill to the Commerce Committee, which she chairs. Instead, [...]

XsunX To Focus On Tech, Marketing And Sales

XsunX Inc., a developer of thin-film solar photovoltaic technologies,has released a strategic plan under which the company will move awayfrom in-house manufacturing and focus on technology development,marketing and sales. In addition, XsunX intends to enter intomanufacturing supply or licensing agreements with solar PVmanufacturers to service its existing sales agreements and new salesopportunities. The company says [...]

Kokopo House – A luxurious off-grid dwelling for eco-friends

Eco Factor: Off-grid sustainable home by Enter Architecture Who says green living needs to be minimalist and devoid of any luxuries, when architects like Enter Architecturehave the skills to merge off-grid living, eco-minded amenities andluxury. The architecture firm has designed the Kokopo House, which isintended to serve as a luxurious green home of a shipping [...]

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