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Italy is for (solar) lovers. So is Colorado.

It seems like everyone I know is off to Italy this summer to enjoy its pastoral beauty, Slow Food and romantic gondola rides.  Who doesn’t love Italy–the language, the food, the mountains, the 720 megawatts of solar power installed last year. … Continue reading

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Is the feed-in tariff coming to LA?

Los Angeles has been toying with the idea of a Feed-in-Tariff since 2009 when Mayor Villaraigosa announced his goal of making LA a coal-free city by 2020.  A Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) is a system in which utilities pay residents and businesses for all … Continue reading

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The New Plan to Save Civilization? Yup, it’s solar power

When the first edition of Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble came out in 2003, author Lester Brown was cautiously optimistic about the potential for solar energy to help stabilize the climate.  But in … Continue reading

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