Trump Doesn’t Let Solar Facts Get in His Way

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has unveiled his energy plan for America (spoiler alert… it’s a lousy plan.) “The problem with solar is it’s very expensive. When you have a 30-year payback, that’s not exactly the greatest thing in the world.”  Um…what? Donald Trump, the 2016 Republican presidential candidate, spoke extensively on the topic of… Read more

Bay Area Team to Send Unmanned Solar Boat Across Pacific

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It began as a garage project two-and-a-half years ago by a group of engineers that call themselves “hobbyists.” But on Memorial Day, Damon McMillan and his Bay Area team are set to launch a homemade solar boat, named Seacharger, on what would be, if successful, the first voyage by an entirely solar-powered, pilotless craft across… Read more

Ypsilanti City Council Stands Up to ALEC

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With one of the nation’s highest per capita solar adoption rates, Ypsilanti Michigan is fighting back against anti-solar legislation. Michigan is just one of the many states where net metering of renewable energy projects is currently under attack as part of massive not-so-covert op by large fossil fuel interests. Rather than taking on the solar… Read more

Perovskite: A Quantum Leap for Solar?

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The new solar cell material is showing promise, but will it live up to the hype? XPrize CEO Peter Diamandis Recently, The Huffington Post ran an article by X-Prize CEO Peter Diamandis entitled Disrupting Solar. In the first installment in the two-part series, Diamandis writes glowingly of perovskite, a new and promising solar material. Diamandis… Read more

Bay Area School District Integrates Solar Power With STEM Education

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On April 28, Berryessa Union School District (BUSD), which operates ten elementary (grades K-5) schools and three middle (grades 6-8) schools in Berryessa in San Jose, held a groundbreaking ceremony at its Piedmont Middle School. The event was to commemorate the inauguration of a district-wide initiative to install solar energy and integrate it with the school’s… Read more

What Does the SunEdison Bankruptcy Mean For Solar?

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Fossils want to paint SunEdison’s crash as a failure of the solar industry. They are SO wrong… Driving to work this morning, I was listening to American Public Media’s “ Marketplace Morning Report.” David Brancaccio, the host, was discussing SunEdison’s announcement of bankruptcy filing last week. Brancaccio’s guest, Eric Gordon University of Michigan’s Ross School… Read more

Energy Storage for a Sustainable Home

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Powerwall is a home battery that charges utilizing power created from sunlight based boards, or when utility rates are low, and powers your home at night. It likewise braces your home against force blackouts by giving a reinforcement power supply. Mechanized, reduced and easy to introduce, Powerwall offers freedom from the utility framework and the… Read more

We Talked to Russell Westbrook About His New Position at True Religion

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Eloquent and fast-paced, The Abstract Wild takes a long view to ask whether ecosystem management isn't "a bit of a sham" and the control of grizzlies and wolves "at best a travesty." Next, the author might bring his readers up-close for a look at pelicans, mountain lions, or Shamu the whale Eloquent and fast-paced, The… Read more

Apple Music Comes To Android As An Emissary

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Eloquent and fast-paced, The Abstract Wild takes a long view to ask whether ecosystem management isn't "a bit of a sham" and the control of grizzlies and wolves "at best a travesty." Next, the author might bring his readers up-close for a look at pelicans, mountain lions, or Shamu the whale. Eloquent and fast-paced, The… Read more

Solar Impulse Soars as Energy Bill Crawls

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After experiencing setbacks last year, both the Solar Impulse and the Murkowski/Cantwell Energy Bill are on the move again. One is a little more exciting than the other, though.After setbacks last year, pilots André Borschberg and Bertrand Piccard are resuming their historic around the globe flight in Solar Impulse 2, the world’s most advanced solar… Read more