1 âCivic solar farmâ eyed: Logan residents could buy panels and get tax credit
Want to go solar but don't want to mess with putting up and maintaining panels? Or perhaps your homeowners association forbids them? Source: The Logan Herald Journal
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2 Solar power's time to shine in Florida?
Jacque Wirth was a local pioneer in getting consumers interested in harnessing the sun for electricity. It was more than three decades ago that she opened Solar Energy Systems of Brevard. Source: Florida Today
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3 Solar panels to replace roof top of the Salt Palace
The roof top of the Salt Palace will soon be replaced with about 600,000 square feet of solar panels. "It's approximately 25 percent of the power the Salt Palace uses will be replaced with the power generated by the solar panels," said Jeff Altman. Mayor Peter Corroon said the project will essentially "break even" in costs but the energy efficiency savings will be about $175,000 per year. Source: FOX 13 Utah
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4 MIT creates self-repairing solar cells
With the quest for transferring our energy needs to renewable sources becoming ever more important, scientists are focusing on creating super efficient solar panels to harness the sunâs power. But thereâs one area of solar power that often gets overlooked in the news and during development: lifespan. If you put objects in direct sunlight they degrade [...] Source: Geek.com
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5 Utahns keep current, train for future with âgreen powerâ
Utahns keep current, train for future with âgreen powerâ By Mike Gorrell The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 7, 2010 12:00AM MDT A 45-foot-tall wind turbine in front of its building shows where the electriciansâ union is located and where it is headed. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workersâ (IBEW) Local 354 erected the turbine and installed an array of solar panels on the flat roof of ... Source: The Salt Lake Tribune
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6 Spear home is 'green aesthetic'
The Jack and Mary Spear home is really comfortable, and it's also environmentally friendly. Source: Mankato Free Press
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7 Clinton Foundation Promotes Solar-Energy Projects in Africa
Emaye Beyene says she has no idea who Bill Clinton is. But the Ethiopian mother of five does know that a âspecial guestâ came to her town here Thursday to look at how solar power helps her life. Source: The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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8 Feds fail to use land for solar power
ROACH DRY LAKE, Nev. - Not a light bulb's worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground. Source: Temple Daily Telegram
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9 A new life for abandoned farms, mines, and landfills
Thousands of acres of worn-out farmland in Californiaâs San Joaquin Valley are slated to be reborn as one of the worldâs largest solar energy projects. When completed, the Westlands Solar Park will provide as much electricity as several nuclear power plants. Nobody is complaining about ruining the landscape, or messing up the environment, or depriving indigenous species of their natural habitat. Source: Manila Bulletin
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10 Paul B. Farrell: Forget going green -- Earth doesn't care
Cover story: âThe Earth Doesnât Care If You Drive a Hybrid!â Or recycle. Or eat organic food. Or live in a green house powered by solar energy. Or squander commodities. The Earth just doesnât care how much you waste. Source: Market Watch
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