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On AlterNet: solar

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "solar"

Passive Solar Technique: Let Nature Heat Your Home

Passive Solar Technique: Let Nature Heat Your Home

James Kachadorian, Chelsea Green Publishing. November 17, 2009.
Solar saves money, benefits the planet and makes for a comfortable house that requires little in the name of back-up fuel.

California Senate Passes Ambitious Renewable Energy Standard -- Schwarzenegger Says He'll Veto

California Senate Passes Ambitious Renewable Energy Standard -- Schwarzenegger Says He'll Veto

Matthew McDermott, TreeHugger. September 14, 2009.
Schwarzenegger's solution -- he supports the higher renewable energy goal in principle -- is to mandate the change through executive order.

No More Clunky Rooftop Panels: The Latest Solar Can Go on Everything From Your Home to Your Car to Yourself

No More Clunky Rooftop Panels: The Latest Solar Can Go on Everything From Your Home to Your Car to Yourself

Scott Thill, AlterNet. September 2, 2009.
Thin-film solar is revolutionizing the renewables industry. How soon can you get in on the action?

New Solar Power Plants May Threaten Scarce Desert Water Resources

New Solar Power Plants May Threaten Scarce Desert Water Resources

Robert Glennon, AlterNet. June 25, 2009.
The rush to embrace solar power is having some unintended consequences when it comes to water.

A Solar Revolution May Be Coming to Your Town

A Solar Revolution May Be Coming to Your Town

Mariah Blake, Washington Monthly. April 11, 2009.
A little-known policy is turning sleepy central Florida into a green energy hub. Could it do the same for America at large?

How You Can Green Your Home and Cash in on Stimulus Money

How You Can Green Your Home and Cash in on Stimulus Money

G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Christian Science Monitor. February 24, 2009.
Energy-saving systems for the attic, basement, and in between have effectively gone on sale, courtesy of the United States Congress.

Obama Must Stop Dirty Coal -- But What Will He Replace it With?

Obama Must Stop Dirty Coal -- But What Will He Replace it With?

Joseph Romm, Climate Progress. February 19, 2009.
It is incumbent on progressives to propose a realistic alternative to new coal plants -- here's our best options.

Lease Your Roof for the Solar Energy Revolution

Lease Your Roof for the Solar Energy Revolution

Bruce Allen, Miller-McCune.com. February 2, 2009.
Rooftop solar installations are a way to get around the regulatory red tape and infrastructure bottlenecks delaying much solar development.

As Europe Fiddles, U.S. May Take Lead on Climate Change

As Europe Fiddles, U.S. May Take Lead on Climate Change

Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360. January 26, 2009.
Recent backpedaling in Europe may signal the end of its leadership on climate change. Can Obama push America to the font?

Billionaire Fashion Magnate Begins Building Massive Alternative Energy Network

Billionaire Fashion Magnate Begins Building Massive Alternative Energy Network

Elizabeth Nash, Independent UK. December 1, 2008.
The ambitions of Spain's richest man is boundless and his energy networks already stretch to three continents.

Three Things Obama Should Do First

Three Things Obama Should Do First

Van Jones, AlterNet. November 6, 2008.
If he wants to save our economy and create jobs, he's got to start right away with this three-point plan.

A Solar Gold Rush Is Spreading From California to New Jersey

A Solar Gold Rush Is Spreading From California to New Jersey

Dara Colwell, AlterNet. October 30, 2008.
With new solar-powered movie theaters and factories, the solar industry is exploding. But how far can it take us toward a clean energy future?

How Local Governments Are Standing in the Way of Clean Energy

How Local Governments Are Standing in the Way of Clean Energy

Kyle Rabin, AlterNet. October 7, 2008.
Too often people who want to install clean, efficient solar and wind systems can find themselves drowning in a sea of red tape.

What the Economy Needs Now Are Good, Green Jobs

What the Economy Needs Now Are Good, Green Jobs

Kari Lydersen, AlterNet. September 26, 2008.
A national day of action tomorrow for green jobs is showing that clean energy can be our modern day gold rush.

Let's Kick Nuclear Power out of the Climate Change Debate

Let's Kick Nuclear Power out of the Climate Change Debate

Linda Gunter, AlterNet. July 12, 2008.
Neither McCain nor Obama are willing to take nuclear energy off the table, but there are two important reasons why they should.

Freezing Solar Energy Projects on Public Land

Freezing Solar Energy Projects on Public Land

Laura Flanders, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. July 2, 2008.
Bush Administration puts new solar developments on hold.

Innovative Solar Power Outfit eSolar Signs First Deal for Utility-Scale Solar Plants

Innovative Solar Power Outfit eSolar Signs First Deal for Utility-Scale Solar Plants

David Roberts, Huffington Post AlterNet: Environment. June 10, 2008.
One step closer to a renewable energy economy.