Solar Power

Prius Solar Panels To Power Ventilation System

Ecofriend | Posted 06.20.2009 | Green


Kyocera Corporation has announced that the company is producing thin-film solar panels for the world's best-known eco-car, the Toyota Prius. The hybri...

Homeowners Associations: The Enemy of Solar?

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 06.18.2009 | Green


In Somerset County in New Jersey, a homeowner was ordered to take down 28 panels. In California, another homeowner, Marc Weinberger, sued his homeown...

Green Geek-Out: Why Wind Power Is Actually Solar Power (VIDEO)

eHow Green | Posted 06.14.2009 | Green


Sometimes it's nice to separate yourself from all of the green hype and just think about the way the planet works. Bonus points for gaining knowledge ...

Green News Report - May 12, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

In Today's Audio Report: Obama abandons polar bears, but exposes hidden Bush EPA study detailing cancer risks from coal ash; The highest ski run in the world, melted; Plus: The awesome new Clean Coal ringtones you've been waiting for!

Energy COOL: Lighting up the Developing World

A. Siegel | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

Here's a discussion of some companies with Energy COOL business models for getting that efficient lighting into the homes of the world's poor and bringing more people to the web.

Klaxons To Record In Solar Studio For Lily Allen-Backed Organization

NME.COM | Posted 06.08.2009 | Green


Klaxons are recording their second album in a solar-powered studio. They band made the announcement when revealing their backing for the We Support S...

A First: LEED Platnum, Solar Powered, Affordable Housing Now Open

treehugger.com | Posted 06.07.2009 | Green


Los Vecinos, the first LEED-Certified Platinum, 100% solar-powered affordable housing in San Diego, offer 42-units of state of the art in green housin...

Green News Report - May 5, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 06.05.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Welcome aboard to our latest network affiliate - Roots Up Radio.com, where the Green News Report is heard on Action Point with Cynthia Black! IN TODA...

Green News Report - April 28, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Swine flu protection, nuthin' but pork, said the Republicans; California's new fuel regulations threaten corn ethanol; Does ...

Solar The Sign!

Mike Bonifer | Posted 05.25.2009 | Green


Mike Bonifer

Solar Paneling the Hollywood Sign struck me as a beautiful, artful, symbolically powerful idea -- what I call in my line of work a 'productive game'

Solar Power Plant Planned For Chicago

AP | Posted 05.24.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- Exelon Corp. has announced plans to build a solar power plant on Chicago's South Side. However, officials said the plan is contingent...

Step One When Going Solar: Cut Your Energy Use!

intent.com | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green


One of the most common complaints about "going solar" is that the upfront cost is just too high. The primary reason a solar power system can be a ...

Wal-Mart To Double Solar Energy Use

usatoday.com | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green


Wal-Mart plans to announce for Earth Day on Wednesday that it will as much as double the size of its solar-power initiative in the next 18 months by p...

Brazil's Earth Day Present: A Sustainable Energy Policy

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green


Eric Ehrmann

Brazil's sustainable energy dividend is the result of generations of trust and cooperation between a strong federal government, parastatal companies and global businesses who have developed the knack of working with them.

Solar Industry Seeks Water Out West, Finds Little

AP | RITA BEAMISH | Posted 05.19.2009 | Green


OAKLAND, Calif. — A westward dash to power electricity-hungry cities by cashing in on the desert's most abundant resource _ sunshine _ is clashi...

Electrifying Health Care in Rwanda

Josh Ruxin | Posted 05.18.2009 | World


Josh Ruxin

Solar power needs to be integrated into public health approaches across Africa going forward, just as AIDS drugs have been during the past several years.

For Earth Day, Consider a Midlife Green Career Switch

Mark Miller | Posted 05.18.2009 | Business


Mark Miller

Green careers have surfaced as a major area of interest for people steering toward encore careers. Overall, they are expected to be one of the fastest-growing employment categories in the years ahead.

Solar Box Cooker Instructions: Educational Green Project

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.18.2009 | Green


The easiest, most sensible, and most affordable solar powered oven I have ever heard of was recently a winner of the FT Climate Change Challenge. Jon ...

Green News Report - April 16, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.17.2009 | Green


Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Goodbye Tax Day '08, Hello Tax Day '09 (with big new incentives to sweeten the deal); Birds taking the long way home; "Green...

Half Of Americans Can Buy Renewable Energy Right Now

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.15.2009 | Green


Yes, there's a 50% chance that you could be buying renewable energy from your power company) right now--renewable energy can now officially reach half...

Gorbachev Joins the Call for Green Stimulus

Matt Petersen | Posted 05.06.2009 | Green


Matt Petersen

Last week I joined President Gorbachev in Texas to call upon the leaders of the G-20 nations and the leaders of the global energy sector to immediately make significant investment in solar energy.

Solving the Climate Crisis: Common Sense, Not Nobels, Needed

Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte | Posted 05.01.2009 | Green


Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte

Solving the climate crisis does not require rocket science, or earth-shaking technological breakthroughs. It does require common sense to recognize what is most effective.

Earth Hour? Why Not "Earth Until-We-Figure-This-Out?"

Robert Engelman | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green


Robert Engelman

I doubt that the lighting of the world's monuments contributes that much to global warming. But lighting of all kinds is used to make a statement, as well as for practical illumination.

Toshiba, Sharp Solar Deal Could Be Coming

AFP | Posted 04.27.2009 | Green


"It is true that we are holding talks on the solar cell business with other companies, including Toshiba," Sharp Corp. spokeswoman Miyuki Nakayama sai...