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The Harbor Report: Riding the sun with Riding Currents
This last week, I was able to catch up with Billy Dutton of Riding Currents, a group dedicated to promoting renewable energy, raising awareness about plastics in the ocean and recognizing the advancement of renewable energy and its application to...Tags: Shipbuilding, Renewable Energy, Weather, Material Science, Environmental Issues
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San Francisco: Exploratorium set to reopen at triple the size
The wait is almost over. The Exploratorium, which spent its first 44 years in a dim exhibit hall at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, will reopen Wednesday (April 17) in a new, light-filled home on the Embarcadero. The self-described 21st century...
Tags: Arts, Arts and Culture, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Museums, Science and Technology
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Honda and SolarCity offer a home discount for going green
Buy a new Honda Fit EV or Accord Plug-In Hybrid and get a big discount on a solar power installation at your home. Or don’t buy a new one; just prove you own a Honda generator or show up at a dealership with the paperwork for your rusting, 1970s-...
Tags: Passenger Cars, Honda, Ford Motor Co., Nissan, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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SunPower, solar stocks surge after Warren Buffett buys Calif. plants
Solar stocks were burning up Thursday, led by a 41% share price boom for SunPower, which this week said it sold a pair of massive Southern California solar power plants to a Warren Buffett company. San Jose-based SunPower said in a filing with the...
Tags: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Renewable Energy, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Environmental Issues
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McManus: Lies, damned lies and political advertising
The television commercial is designed to spark outrage. "Billions of taxpayer dollars spent on green energy went to jobs in foreign countries," it intones. "The Obama administration admitted the truth — that $2.3 billion of tax credits went...
Tags: Barack Obama, Karl Rove, Internal Revenue Service, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Fastest-growing industries: Yoga studios, solar panels, hot sauce
Smartphones, burgers and oil wells may be big moneymakers, but they can’t compete when it comes to speed of expansion. The fastest-growing industries in the U.S. actually involve 3-D printers, solar panels, self-tanning products, Pilates and...
Tags: Jay Leno, Economy, Business and Finance, Google+, Environmental Issues, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Cash-strapped California Schools Seek Savings Through Solar
CNNSACRAMENTO -- California schools are hurting. Budget cuts in the millions are causing school districts to find ways to save cash. Some schools have laid off staff. Others have increased class sizes. And some have spent millions on solar panels to trim...Tags: U.S. Military, Renewable Energy, Bankruptcy, Teaching and Learning, Government Debt
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Newest Ford Option: Home Rooftop Solar Charging
KickingTiresFord is partnering up with SunPower, a solar panel maker, to give buyers of its new Focus Electric, which is due next year, the option to fill up with renewable power at home. The 2.5-kilowatt rooftop solar system is installed......Tags: Science, Astronomy, Nevada, Science and Technology, Arizona
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California renewable energy gets major boost in new law
GreenspaceGov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a mandate that 33% of electricity in California must come from renewable sources by 2020. Executives at solar, wind and other clean energy companies said the new regulations could help California reclaim its...... -
Solar panel manufacturing and disposal -- is it green and safe?
GreenspaceMajor solar companies aren’t just prioritizing market share and installed megawatts these days, according to a study that contends that the environmental and health effects of photovoltaic panels also are becoming a major consideration. In its... -
More sun power for Southern California Edison
Money & CompanySouthern California Edison has signed contracts with two firms for the construction and operation of seven solar power plants in the state, including one that the utility said would be among the largest single solar photovoltaic installations in the U.S..... -
California utility adds to its renewable portfolio
GreenspaceSouthern California Edison continues to add to its renewable-energy portfolio, announcing Monday that it signed contracts for more than 800 megawatts of electricity generated from solar photovoltaic plants being built in three California counties. The...
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