Solar Panels
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200,000 Solar Panels for New Jersey Utility Poles
Healthy and Green Living &bull Yesterday
Energy services company PSEG will install 200,000 solar panels on utility poles throughout the state of New Jersey in six large cities and 300 rural and suburban communities. The panels will generate electricity that will go directly into the grid.… Full Story »
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Topics:
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New Black Silicon Solar Cells are Cheap and Absorb More Sun
Inhabitat &bull Yesterday
While the reflective and shiny solar panels that researchers have been making thus far look pretty, they're no match for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) recently discovered black silicon solar cell. The scientists at NREL discovered that etching thousands… Full Story »
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- Renewable Energy
- Solar Panels
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Playing catch up: Odds and ends
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Yesterday
From green Jersey Shore houses to solar panels at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., here's your weekly dose of green home link lovin'. Plus, Alec Baldwin with an important tennis-related PSA. Full Story »
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- Solar Panels
- Green
- Green Home
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Bill McKibben scares the crap out of Letterman
green LA girl &bull Sep 2, 2010
Still haven't read Bill McKibben's Eaarth - or my review of the scary but important book? Maybe a funny synopsis a la David Letterman will be easier for you to get through. Bill was on Letterman last night, not only… Full Story »
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- Solar Panels
- Climate Change
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McKibben On Tour, Stops By New York to Inspire Letterman (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Sep 2, 2010Dave asked some sharp questions about nuclear power and political inaction, and Bill, as always, was ready with sharper answers that added some hope to the fight for an energy revolution. Bill spoke to Dave about his new book, Eaarth,… Full Story »
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Voltaic Systems New Solar Chargers Pack A Punch
The Alternative Consumer &bull Sep 1, 2010
Voltaic Systems looked at there competitors in the compact, portable solar charger marketplace and said, "we can do better." They've intro'd three new portable 4 watt chargers that far exceed the 1 watt of power provided by many popular competitors.… Full Story »
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Off-the-Shelf Dyes Increase Solar Panel Absorption
Inhabitat &bull Sep 1, 2010
The hippies were the first to push solar energy en masse in the 70's, so it's a wonder we haven't thought of this before - it turns out the same stuff used to tie-dye t-shirts can increase the efficiency of… Full Story »
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Solar Powered LED Flower Sculpture Lights up the Night
Inhabitat &bull Aug 31, 2010
Looking to add some solar-powered flare to your boring backyard? This gigantic energy-generating flower sculpture by id@le concepts may be just the ticket. Dubbed the Gul Two, the brightly-hued blossom is outfitted with an array of six 10 x 5 cm solar panels that soak up sunlight throughout the day and store it in a hidden 4-watt battery. Once night falls, the kinetic sculpture erupts in a brilliant LED display that lights up the night with shades of sapphire, emerald, ruby, violet, indigo, and opal. For cyclists, safety is certainly the number one concern when riding at night. Solar Cynergy's… Full Story »
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Back to School with Solar Panels!
Eco Child's Play &bull Aug 31, 2010
There is no better way to teach our children than leading by example. That's why I get so excited every time I hear about schools going solar! Of course, during this recessive economy, cash strapped schools can hardly afford textbooks,… Full Story »
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Lithium-Ion Battery Oversupply to Drive Prices Down Around 20%
TreeHugger &bull Aug 31, 2010A Significant Drop Predicted It's all about supply and demand: According to Hideo Takeshita, an analyst at the Institute of Information Technology Ltd. in Tokyo, the price of lithium-ion batteries could drop by about 19% in 2010, while another analyst,… Full Story »
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New Stick-on Solar Panels Make Installations a Snap
Inhabitat &bull Aug 31, 2010
Today Global Solar unveiled a new type of flexible solar module that builders can stick directly on the roof, rather than constructing racks to hold heavy glass-covered cells. The modules won't cost less than traditional arrays, at least initially, but… Full Story »
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- Solar Panels
- Solar Power
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Sustainability is Not Black Or White - "More Sustainable" is Possible
TreeHugger &bull Aug 31, 2010When I wrote about industrial agriculture exploring sustainability, commenter Ruben suggested that the idea of something being "more sustainable" was illogical. Citing Bill Rees, the inventor of Ecological Footprinting, he claimed that sustainability was like pregnancy-"either you are or you… Full Story »
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The Carbon-Free Home
Simple Green Living &bull Aug 31, 2010
Efficient use of energy is a priority and replacement windows can be an enormous help. Best of all you can do your shopping online and get great deals on name brand products. Many of the books on sustainable housing assume… Full Story »
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How Can the Green Movement Still Win? Leverage vs Footprint
TreeHugger &bull Aug 30, 2010A few years ago I got into a heated debate about Al Gore's Inconvenient Truth with a green-minded friend of mine. My hippy friend couldn't stand the movie-not because of anything it said, but because of the 'hypocrisy' of flying… Full Story »
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Self Sufficiency In The Heart Of The City
Little Homestead in the City &bull Aug 29, 2010
Meet a family who achieved what most people would think impossible in a big city. On less than 4,000 square feet of land in the heart of Pasadena, California, the Dervaes family gets all the food they need from their… Full Story »
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2010 the Year of the Yurt?
Planet Green &bull Aug 28, 2010
Down East Magazine has declared 2010 "The Year of the Yurt," and though they were talking vacation, it got me thinking big picture. Could I live in a yurt? Despite the recent yurt enthusiasm, yurts have been around for a long time. Yurts are actually the traditional housing of many Mongolian people and there's evidence of yurt living dating… Full Story »
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'Dallas' Soap Opera Oil Baron Ditches Oil for Solar Power (Videos)
TreeHugger &bull Aug 27, 2010J. R. Ewing is Back I'm too young to have seen Dallas during its original run, but I vaguely remember that my parents sometimes watched it and talked about this "J.R." Still, the show was so popular that even though… Full Story »
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The Most Efficient Public Swimming Pool In The U.S.
MetaEfficient &bull Aug 27, 2010
A community swimming pool called the Richmond Plunge has just opened in Richmond, California, and it may be the most efficient swimming pool in the country. The Richmond Plunge has many efficient features: it's heated by solar collectors, it's entirely… Full Story »
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- Solar Panels
- Health
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German Armory Transformed into Stunning Solar School
Inhabitat &bull Aug 27, 2010
This newly-opened solar powered school in Wolfhagen, Germany has repurposed an old cold war army barracks into an energy-efficient modern learning environment. The visionary design takes advantage of the huge footprint of the former tank armory to tuck a campus… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Environment
- Solar Panels
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America's First Geothermal-Powered IKEA Coming to Denver
Inhabitat &bull Aug 26, 2010
More and more retail chains are embracing renewable energy in a bid to cut costs and reduce their carbon footprint. Examples include Wal-Mart installing close to 5300 solar panels at its Apple Valley distribution center in California and Green Depot… Full Story »
