solar energy
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We don’t mean to be rude, cities, but get your gas under control
Your greenhouse gas, that is. Here's how to do it.
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North Carolina town bans solar for fear it will “suck up all the energy from the sun”
Let's fact check that, why don't we?
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![A Chinese worker walks in the solar modules of a newly installed 100MW photovoltaic on-grid power project on July 21, 2010 in Dunhuang of China's northwest Gansu Province.]()
![A Chinese worker walks in the solar modules of a newly installed 100MW photovoltaic on-grid power project on July 21, 2010 in Dunhuang of China's northwest Gansu Province.]()
China built a giant solar field in a desert
From space, China's massive new solar farm is an impressive sight.
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Your Netflix binges could soon be fueled by solar power, thanks to Amazon
Guilt-free "Orange is the New Black" marathons? Yes, please.
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Say g’day to Australia’s awesome new solar plant
Australia combines two of our favorite things: Solar power and wastewater treatment facilities.
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The high cost of the solar middleman
If there’s no such thing as a free lunch, then how can Americans get solar on their roof with “zero money down” and lower their electric bill? Solar leasing, as it’s often called, is a clever market solution to poor federal and state policy design that otherwise requires Americans to do financial acrobatics to power […]
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Minnesota’s Landmark Clean Energy Standard Charts Course Beyond Dirty Energy
Minnesota energy has begun a new chapter. Minnesota has taken a first step in outlining the next big leap forward in the state’s sustainable energy future. Pushed by more than 60 environmental, labor, business, youth, and faith groups, the jobs omnibus bill — expected to be signed by Governor Mark Dayton — includes a Clean Energy […]
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99 red balloons can power 4,500 homes
This wins for most charming solar concept based on a one-hit wonder from the ‘80s, and maybe most charming solar concept ever.
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Despite GOP jeers, BrightSource succeeds in solar
Republicans want you to think Obama's clean-energy initiatives have been a failure, but they're wrong. Here's just one example of their success: innovative solar company BrightSource Energy.
