Friend-of-a-friend Harris Roen follows the clean energy sector of the stock market and notes that the solar industry has gone through the roof lately; 2013 has brought an average return of over 50%. Exactly why? I’ll let you check out …
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From a Guest Blogger: Solar Power in Queensland Gets the Thumbs up from Global Change Institute
Queensland is known as the Sunshine State, so it only make sense that it’s paving the way when it comes to innovations in solar power. Queensland’s latest contribution to solar energy and solar power is the recently opened Global Change …
From Guest Blogger Leslie: Why US Solar Soft Costs are so High, and What's Being Done About It
The U.S solar industry keeps putt-putting along instead of moving full steam ahead. Why? The go-to answer is soft costs. But that doesn’t tell us much. The term “soft costs” doesn’t even have a universally accepted definition. What does it …
Two Supporters of Solar Energy in Tennessee: The Sierra Club and …..Tea Party Republicans?
2GreenEnergy supporter Steve Levy has his own website, focusing on solar energy in Tennessee. Like me, he’s both happy and somewhat mystified to see Tea Party Republicans joining together with the Sierra Club, an unlikely combination if there ever were one, …
Valuable Resource: The Geostellar Solar Index
I’d never come across the Geostellar Solar Index until a reader sent it to me just now. He writes: “Craig, Did you see this in your internet meanderings? I think it’s disturbing that in most states it’s more cost effective to …
Energy Storage, The Power Grid, and Solar Energy
Regarding the suggestion for a huge international effort to develop solar energy, Deon Deetlefs writes on the 2GreenEnergy Facebook page: Always good to see, but when are we going to place more emphasis on the storage of power rather than the …
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From Guest Blogger Adam Stevens: Shedding a Little Light — Five Interesting Facts You Didn't Know About Solar Power
Most people know what solar power is. But there’s still plenty that we don’t know about the science. Some of the facts and the myths about solar energy get mixed up, which is why we’re going to share 5 definite …
From Guest Blogger Teacaus: Important Considerations about Solar Powered Homes
Having a desire to convert your homes to Solar Powered Homes? Well, certainly in today’s high tech savvy world it makes sense doing something for our environment. With each passing day, solar technology has become more affordable and practical. For …
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From Guest Blogger Treacaus: Commercial Solar – An Economical Investment
Even though fossil fuels are used to generate power in most homes in Australia, environment friendly people still prefer clean, renewable sources of energy like sun. Be it home or business, the demand of solar energy is gripping very fast. …
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U.S. President Obama: Sounding Good on Energy and the Environment
Here’s a headline from the syndicated news show “Democracy Now” along with a few comments: The Obama administration is preparing to unveil what it calls a major initiative on tackling climate change. The White House says President Obama will soon …
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