Tag Archives: Clean energy

Win-win, lose-lose

With my eight-year old, everything’s a contest: Who can get dressed the fastest? Who can eat the most ice cream? Who can bend their index finger back the farthest? It’s all good fun (sometimes), but I expect that the day … Continue reading →

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Energy independence begins at home

President Obama is coming to town tomorrow to visit Solyndra, a solar panel manufacturer in Fremont that received a $535 million federal loan guarantee to build a second plant that will employ 1000 people.  Presidents don’t spend a whole lot of … Continue reading →

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Reason No. 3 Why We Need a Solar Revolution

Reason No. 3 is sponsored by VoteVets.org, which has launched a $2 million ad campaign in support of a clean energy and climate bill.  Watch their one-minute ad called “Tough” and forward it to anyone you know who calls themselves … Continue reading →

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Thanks, SF Green!

SF Green/The Thin Green Line, the San Francisco Chronicle’s community page for environmental issues, plugged our new home solar lease today.  You can read the post, “Paying for Clean Energy Just Got Easier” here. We’re thrilled to see our local … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates’ One Wish for Humanity

At this year’s TED conference, Bill Gates issued a clarion call for “energy miracles” that will bring global carbon emissions down to zero.  Gates’ philanthropic focus has been on education, vaccines and malaria but, in his 2010 TED speech, he … Continue reading →

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