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Solar Energy Reality Check

Huffington Post | Rob Lamkin | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Panels, Energy, Slideshow, Solar, Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Environment, Energy Crisis, Myths, Solar Power, Green News

Solar energy is the most promising source of clean, renewable energy. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Myths about solar energy--its challen...

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Greening Hollywood: Jet Hangar 25 World's First Platinum LEED Certified

Paige Donner | Posted 01.12.2009 | Green

Green building costs less in lifecycle. "Investments can no longer be about a 2-3 year return. We must factor in lifecycle," said Picard.

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Oil-Rich Dubai Spending Big On Huge Solar Facility

TreeHugger.com | Matthew McDermott | Posted 12.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Solar Panels, Energy, Dubai, Green Collar Jobs, Oil, Green Economy, Green Energy, Solar Power, Green News

In an area of the world with no shortage of sunlight, awash in oil wealth (and being able to detect the way the cleantech wind is blowing...) and with...

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World's Most Efficient Solar Cells Created

sciencealert.com.au | Posted 12.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Solar Panels, World's Most Efficient Solar Cells, Green Energy, Solar Cells, Green News

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Costa Rica: Still Some of the Greenest Travel Around

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, La Finca Rosa Blanca Country Inn, San Jose, Lapa Rios, Solar Panels, Costa Rica, Sustainable Travel, Osa Peninsula, Gray Water Recycling, Carbon Neutral Vacations, Nature Vacations, Biodiesel, Green News

In August my husband and I traveled to Costa Rica for what was supposed to be one of the world's first "Carbon Neutral Vacations." Our 7 day, 6 night trip began with a stay in San Jose.

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How Green is Austin?

Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, Energy, Environment, Solar Panels, Progressive, Alternative Energy, Kilowatt Ours, Austin Texas, Austin, Texas, Green News

Austin, Texas is poised to set an example for the rest of the country, having successfully managed to shift its fiscal and social focus towards conser...

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Building Green Cheaply

The New York Times | Michael Webb | Posted 11.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Solar Panels, Green Living, Green Design, Green Architecture, Eco-Friendly Houses, Prefab, Green News

Thomas Small is an accomplished cook, so it's important for him to try new and exotic ingredients every now and then. When it came to the construction...

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New Thin Solar Cells Allow Greater Flexibility Of Use

The New York Times | Henry Fountain | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Solar Panels, Nature Materials, Photovoltaic Cells, Windows, Alternative Energy, John A. Rogers, Environment, Renewable Energy, Thin Solar Cells, Green News

Photovoltaic cells, the basic building blocks of solar panels, are more efficient and less costly than ever. But manipulating cells (which are usually...

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Think Solar's In Demand? Thieves Do

New York Times | Kate Galbraith | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Panel Theft, Stolen Solar Panels, Residential Solar, Green Energy, Solar Power, Green News

DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. -- Solar power, with its promise of emissions-free renewable energy, boasts a growing number of fans. Some of them, it turn...

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New Solar Panel Loan Will Light Up The Neighborhood

Time | Bryan Walsh | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Panel Loan, Green, Green News, Green Living, Solar Company, Solar Power, Solar Power Projects, Sunpower, Green News

There were limits to how green Bruce Letvin was willing to go. For years, the 53-year-old anatomy professor had wanted to install solar panels on his ...

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IKEA To Sell Solar Panels

CNET | Elsa Wenzel | Posted 09.11.2008 | Green

Read More: Solar Panels, Ikea Solar Panels, Ikea, Where to Buy Solar Panels, Green News

IKEA plans to pour $77 million into clean-technology start-ups within the next five years and could add "green" goods such as solar panels to its inve...

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Colorado Considers Large-Scale Solar

Rocky Mountain News | Gargi Chakrabarty | Posted 09.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Solar Energy, Environment Colorado, Green, Green News, Solar Energy Projects, Colorado Energy Plan, Green Living, Green Energy, Solar Power, Colorado, Solar Panels, Environment, Green News

Electricity produced from Colorado's bright, hot sun could supply half the state's peak demand during summer, helping 1.7 million homes crank up their...

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Greening Hollywood: Solar Taxi Makes Pit Stop at Bbq in The 'Bu

Paige Donner | Posted 08.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Cars, Greening Hollywood, Fuel Efficient Vehicles, Larry Hagman, Solar Taxi, Off the Grid, James Cameron, Solar Panels, Malibu Colony, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Brian Grazer, Global Circumnavigation, Green News

The bbq in the 'Bu was held out in the Malibu Colony after the SolarTaxi spent the day making friends and fans at the Malibu Arts Festival.

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Next Toyota Prius to Be Built in US, But "Karoshi," or Death By Overwork," Tempers the Company' s Announcement

Steve Parker | Posted 07.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Energy, Toyota Camry, Karoshi, United Nations, Kentucky, San Antonio, Toyota, Honda, Blue Spring, Japan, Toyota Prius, Solar Panels, Environment, Death by Work, Mississippi, Health, Kyocera, Nagoya, Tupelo, Detroit Auto Show, Business News

Trying to make death by overwork acceptable to any society, because survivors are able to get some monetary benefit is ridiculous, repulsive and outrageous.

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Indian Temples Go Green

Time | MADHUR SINGH | Posted 07.18.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, India, Hinduism Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Environment, Green, Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy Sources, Solar Power, Green News

The Tirumala temple, in the south Indian city of Tirupathi, is one of Hinduism's holiest shrines. Over 5,000 pilgrims a day visit this city of seven h...

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How Eco Homes Save You Money

Planet Green | Elizabeth Seward | Posted 06.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Green Renovating, Solar Panels, Green Refurbishing, Green Gardening, Green Living, Sustainable Homes, Green Homes, Solar Power, Green News

There's a rumor going around that needs to be uprooted: ECO-friendly homes cost more money. This is just absolutely false. Sure, purchasing Leonardo D...

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Greening Hollywood: Governator Schwarzenegger Is Green on Energy

Paige Donner | Posted 05.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Ronald Stoltz, Cap and Trade, Milken Institute, Anne Korin, Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles, John Bryson, Solar Panels, New Majority, Flex-Fuel, Safeway Inc., Governor Schwarzenegger, AB 32, Nuclear Energy, Energy Independence and Security Act, G. Chris Andersen, Sandia National Laboratories, Global Warming Solutiosn Act, Set America Free Coalition, Edison International, Global Security, Joseph Pettus, Alternative Energy, Living News

Governor Schwarzenegger is "determined to terminate global warming." A Green Arnold - so, does that make him, like, the Incredible Hulk?

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16 Ways To Turn Your Business Green

Nancy H. Taylor | Posted 04.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Energy Savings, Solar Panels, Going Green, Living News

Whether you have a large factory with hundreds of employees, or a two-person office, there are many ways to save money, energy and resources by implem...

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Betting Big On Clean Energy

Wall Street Journal | Rebecca Buckman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Clean Energy, Biodiesel Fuel, Clean-Energy Investments, Eco-Friendly Drywall, Venture Capitalists, Venture Capitalism, Solar Panels, Business News

Venture capitalists have been pouring billions of dollars into "clean-energy" start-ups -- producers of solar panels, biodiesel fuel and even eco-frie...

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