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Solar on the White House
As oil continues to gush into the Gulf of Mexico and climate and clean energy legislation remains stalled in the Senate, President Obama has an opportunity to do more than criticize BP’s bumbling CEO,...
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Nothing Really New Under the Sun
Leonardo's solar mirror notes I’ve spent the last few weeks digging into the long, strange history of solar energy. We humans are the best tool makers this planet has ever seen, and we’re also the most...
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The Matter Network
Good news. I’ve begun blogging for a very cool website called Matter Network. It’s a well-organized compendium of renewable energy and sustainability-related news and ideas culled from all corners...
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Chapter Excerpt: Aubrey Eneas and the Birth of Solar Steam Power
In the winter of 1901, tourists enjoying the luxurious weather and swanky resort hotels of southern California were intrigued by a handbill widely distributed throughout Pasadena, Altadena and nearby...
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Obama says no to Carter solar panels
A few months back I posted an editorial about whether Obama should put solar panels back on the White House roof. A few days ago, Obama rebuffed Bill McKibben, an environmentalist who tried to...
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Glimpsing the Future of Solar Energy
One thing I like about being a science writer, and about writing a book about renewable energy, is that I get to talk with (and learn from) some of the smartest people on the planet. For example, this...
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What I Learned Writing a Chapter About Solar Energy
Image via Wikipedia So I just finished a draft of a chapter on solar energy. Which is good. Always good to come to the nominal end of a chunk of the book, even if it still needs polishing. The...
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Obama Stepping Up to Bat for Solar
Image via Wikipedia Big news out of the White House on the solar energy front the past few days. First there’s the news that the Obama administration will install solar on the White House (both...
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Solar Highways?
Thanks to the networking magic of Twitter, I was alerted to a video about a company, Solar Roadways, that intends to build roads–highways, byways, etc.–made of solar panels. Crazy? Perhaps. But maybe...
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When I Visited Abound Solar
English: A part of the „Demonstration Project at Gobabeb of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency“ (DeGREEE): The solar panels (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Checking the headlines today, I noticed one...
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