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They Really Are Nuts

The recent closing of one of Florida's nuclear plants while considering constructing a brand new one is really against the realm of reasoning. After all this is the sunshine state. The state where the number one energy source has to be solar. It doesn't take a Rocket...

Apple Turns Green after Months of Protest

Apple has announced its North Carolina data center will be powered entirely by renewable energy by the end of 2012. The announcement follows a very public protest by Greenpeace over the technology giant’s use...

Wind Energy Technology Program at Ecotech Institute

Ecotech Institute today announced that it is bolstering the wind energy training and safety labs, offering students access to cutting-edge equipment that prepares them for careers in the wind industry. ...

San Francisco Energy Cooperative Launches This Fall

Co-op has new approach to community energy  SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Energy Cooperative is proud to announce the November 12 launch of it's innovative new way for San Francisco renters to own a...

Clean Energy, Unclean Means

As India struggles to decrease its dependence on coal based power (currently, 73%  power comes from coal) the need to produce renewable power is greater than ever before. The government is doing all it...

Lights out at Solar plant

Solar and other alternative energy companies are going to need a lot of help to push past the start up costs and perform for the long run. This is the bleeding edge of a new industry and without extraordinary...

Renewable Energy Labs Prepare Tomorrow’s Green Workforce

Ecotech Institute, the first and only college focused entirely on preparing America’s workforce for careers in renewable energy and sustainable design, today announced that it has installed an array of new...

Insight Management Reports Advantages New Solar Energy Solultions

ISIM Solar Stock News: ISIM a growing provider of sustainable solutions including solar and wind energy systems and eco-friendly prefabricated homes, is pleased to report on the advantages its new solar panel technology is expected to provide for homebuilders, homeowners and...

Arizona’s solar power potential

How much solar energy could be generated from installing solar thermal collectors along both sides of US Route 10 crossing Arizona? Let’s say there are 1000 miles of roadway and if both sides contained solar...

Why Solar Income Is Key to Fiscal Responsibility

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-mannle/why-solar-income-is-key-t_b_789944.html "With all the talk in Washington about being fiscally conservative, it's time to remember that true fiscal responsibility begins with solar income. Everything we do depends on energy -- ...

How about powering the USA, before powering China?

Here is another example of political blowhard foolishness. The Chinese wanted to impress Obama by embracing his solar energy priority and signed an agreement with a US company to build a big solar farm in Mongolia....

IKAROS: Japan Solar Sail Unfurls

Japanese 'Space Yacht' Deployed: First of Its Kind The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has unfurled the first-ever solar sail. The IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation of the Sun)...

Indian Solar Economy Brings New Vocation for Women

India has started to make significant advances in developing solar power technologies for the poor. There are now whole villages using solar energy and improving their standard of living. Various companies and...

Morocco to Spend $9B on Solar Power for 40% of Energy by 2020

Morocco plans to use solar energy to produce 40% of the kingdom’s energy needs. With no oil reserves and over 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, solar power is a viable source of energy for the modest needs of its...

On Power Converting Skylights to Energy-Saving Solar Power Units

When the Ontario Power Authority announced the province's new feed-in-tariff program on September 1st, 2009, many companies leasing the building space seized the incentive to design, build and own the rooftop solar...

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