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Pennsylvania college's solar array will be the largest on a higher-education campus in the state
2015-10-20 23:58:00| American School & University
$500,000 state grant will help pay for Elizabethtown College solar array read more
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Solar power in crisis: 'My panels generate enough power for two loads of washing'
2015-10-20 19:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Sit back, relax, and read this story with an untroubled conscience: it has been created on a laptop and mobile phone powered entirely by the rays of the sun. This feat would surely astound the most idealistic Greek philosopher or Victorian entrepreneur. It would confirm their wildest hopes for humanitys progress. Perhaps they would be even more amazed that it was possible via a coalition of Chinese companies, British roofers and local councils. Oh, and government support, which is set to be abruptly...
The Solar Revolution Is for Everyone
2015-10-20 19:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Solar companies like GRID Alternatives are changing lives, and Solar Energy Industries Association captured it on film during a job fair at Solar Power International in Anaheim, California in September. The U.S. solar industry employs 174,000 Americans nationwide, but this number is so much more than a piece of data. This number represents the people who are directly behind an energy revolution, whose stories encapsulate the very essence of solars character. 174,000 are transforming America....
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California Solar Development Often Occurring On Wilderness Lands
2015-10-20 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: More than half of the large solar energy installations that have been built or are planned in California are being constructed on undeveloped lands rather than in previously developed, less-sensitive areas, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, said that of 161 planned or operating utility-scale solar power developments in the state, more than 50 percent are being located on natural shrub or scrublands, such as the Mojave Desert. About 28 percent have been...
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Energy minister 'open-minded' about UK solar subsidy cuts
2015-10-20 17:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Energy minister Andrea Leadsom has told MPs she remains open-minded about plans to slash subsidies for solar power in order to protect consumer bills, but told MPs on Tuesday that very expensive nuclear power stations were nonetheless affordable for customers. Leadsom was questioned by MPs on the energy and climate change (ECC) select committee about proposed cuts to renewable energy subsidies that her predecessor has called catastrophic. She said changes were needed to avoid a projected...
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