Members
Solar Energy
| Mission: | The mission of this group is to advocate for and inform the public about the solar energy revolution that is now taking place. |
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| Founder: |
 Kevin Green,
California |
| Description: | There is enough energy from the sun falling upon the earth to power the planet thousands of times over. Powering homes, businesses, cars and other items by solar energy has long been a dream by many. Some are already doing it and have been for a very long time. But, the price of photovoltaic panels and cells have kept many out of the market. With breakthroughs in solar energy happening all the time plus economies of scale, the price of solar energy has dropped within the last couple of years. Combine this with incentives from federal, state and local entities and both business and residential solar is now becoming affordable. But, much needs to be done to advocate for the continued growth of solar energy. The Bush administration and Bureau of Land Management has just reversed their decision to put a 2-year hold on solar energy contracts for public lands. If renewable and sustainable solar power is to take a stronghold in the marketplace, we need to keep the conversation going about the merits of energy independence, reducing reliance upon fossil fuels, and what we can do on a local level to procure alternative energy solutions on a worldwide scale. |
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| Tags: | sustainable energy renewable fuel power solar Panels cells photovoltaic sun |
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News & Discussions
 Planet Earth gets a "beat-down" this month!This was suppose to be the 40th anniversary of Earth Day this month, however, there were three major tragedies this mont... |
 Bloom: Thinking inside the boxBetter than sliced bread? Bloom: Thinking inside the box 1 26 Feb 2010 3:16 PM by Todd Woody T... |
 World’s biggest solar-powered boat unveiledI've got my solar panels and my flippy floppies World’s biggest solar-powered boat unveiled 25 Fe... |
 Illinois Schools Move Toward Solar EnergyGeorgetown Ridge Farm High School of Illinois and Danville High School of Illinois enter into agreement with Illiana Pow... |
| MIT and Cambridge Students Develop Solar Cars Students at MIT and Cambridge University have developed solar cars that will both compete in the 2009 World Solar Challe... |
| Solar Panels on the White House or Just Wind? It’s no secret that President Obama’s new stimulus program offers major incentives for the solar and wind in... |
| Solar Roadways See Daylight with Stimulus Package About a year ago, I talked about Solar Roadways and how they were going to revolutionize not only the solar panel indust... |
| Solar Roadways See Daylight with Stimulus Package About a year ago, I talked about Solar Roadways and how they were going to revolutionize not only the solar panel indust... |
 China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy Shiho Fukada for The New York Times As China takes the lead on wind t... |
| Solar Power Is Now an Option for Even the Most Cash-Strapped Suburbanites Solar Power Is Now an Option for Even the Most Cash-Strapped Suburbanites By Yasha Levine, AlterNet. Posted Ja... |
Videos
Earth Focus: Coastlines Being Privatized Endangering Eco-systems & Ethiopians Going Solar
linktv | 27 July 2010 More Earth Focus at http://www.linktv.org/earthfocus A new Indonesian law may open the world's largest coastline to commercial development -- at stake are fragile coastal......
Connected to: Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Solar Energy Sustainable Seafood Fired Up Media Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
linktv | 27 July 2010 More Earth Focus at http://www.linktv.org/earthfocus A new Indonesian law may open the world's largest coastline to commercial development -- at stake are fragile coastal......
Connected to: Water Impacts Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Solar Energy Sustainable Seafood Fired Up Media Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
The Great Power Race
350org | 21 July 2010 The Great Power Race is a clean energy competition between students in China, India and the United States. Join in at http://greatpowerrace.org The race to a clean......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Building and renovating for Sustainable Living Green Innovation Solar Energy Wind energy technologies Direct Action Obama's Green Initiatives Repower America Sustainable University Movements Fired Up Media
350org | 21 July 2010 The Great Power Race is a clean energy competition between students in China, India and the United States. Join in at http://greatpowerrace.org The race to a clean......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Building and renovating for Sustainable Living Green Innovation Solar Energy Wind energy technologies Direct Action Obama's Green Initiatives Repower America Sustainable University Movements Fired Up Media
Low Interest Loans for Green Homes?
Clean Skies News | 06 July 2010 Green retrofits to homes can be expensive. But a new piece of legislation can lend homeowners a helping hand, by offering low-interest loans. But a major mortgage......
Connected to: Wind Power Technologies Building and renovating for Sustainable Living Urban Recycling Climate Change and Government Buying Green Green Innovation Solar Energy Wind energy technologies Repower America Green Marketing & Messaging
Clean Skies News | 06 July 2010 Green retrofits to homes can be expensive. But a new piece of legislation can lend homeowners a helping hand, by offering low-interest loans. But a major mortgage......
Connected to: Wind Power Technologies Building and renovating for Sustainable Living Urban Recycling Climate Change and Government Buying Green Green Innovation Solar Energy Wind energy technologies Repower America Green Marketing & Messaging
The Nation's Christian Parenti: United States government is the largest energy consumer in the world
laura flanders | 06 July 2010 If the United States government is the largest energy consumer in the world, asks Nation contributing editor Christian Parenti, why doesn't it use its massive......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Wave Power technology Wind Power Technologies Climate Change and Government Green Innovation Solar Energy Wind energy technologies Obama's Green Initiatives Repower America Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
laura flanders | 06 July 2010 If the United States government is the largest energy consumer in the world, asks Nation contributing editor Christian Parenti, why doesn't it use its massive......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Wave Power technology Wind Power Technologies Climate Change and Government Green Innovation Solar Energy Wind energy technologies Obama's Green Initiatives Repower America Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Climate of Politics: Getting China on board
This is Christian Aid | 05 July 2010 What does China want from climate negotiations? How can we better engage with China?...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Global Meltdown Wind Power Technologies Climate Change and Government Solar Energy Wind energy technologies The effects of Mining worldwide
This is Christian Aid | 05 July 2010 What does China want from climate negotiations? How can we better engage with China?...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Water Impacts Global Meltdown Wind Power Technologies Climate Change and Government Solar Energy Wind energy technologies The effects of Mining worldwide
SOS From Borneo: No 2 Coal
SIGN THE PETITION @ http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/sos_from_bor... This issue is URGENT as the government of Malaysia plans to begin the building of a coal-fired power plant in 2......
Connected to: Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
SIGN THE PETITION @ http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/sos_from_bor... This issue is URGENT as the government of Malaysia plans to begin the building of a coal-fired power plant in 2......
Connected to: Forest Impacts Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
SOS From Borneo: No 2 Coal
SIGN THE PETITION @ http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/sos_from_bor... This issue is URGENT as the government of Malaysia plans to begin the building of a coal-fired power plant in 2......
Connected to: Water Impacts Forest Impacts Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement ZeDay : Zero Emissions Day September 21st The effects of Mining worldwide World People’s Conference on Climate Change
SIGN THE PETITION @ http://environment.change.org/petitions/view/sos_from_bor... This issue is URGENT as the government of Malaysia plans to begin the building of a coal-fired power plant in 2......
Connected to: Water Impacts Forest Impacts Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival Earth Day Every Day Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement ZeDay : Zero Emissions Day September 21st The effects of Mining worldwide World People’s Conference on Climate Change
The Green Life: No 2 Coal in Sabah
The men of The Green Life program at San Quentin say "No 2 Coal" in Borneo. sign the petition to the Prime Minister of Malaysia:......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Water Impacts Forest Impacts Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival National Day of Action Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
The men of The Green Life program at San Quentin say "No 2 Coal" in Borneo. sign the petition to the Prime Minister of Malaysia:......
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Water Impacts Forest Impacts Global Meltdown Solar Energy Eco Documentary Festival National Day of Action Rainforest Protests: World Rainforest Movement The effects of Mining worldwide Endangered Species
Battle for Earth: Funny Swedish Eco-comedy
Green Peace Video | 24 June 2010 | 1:41 Coming soon... the Battle for Earth. More info (in Swedish): http://www.stallomsverige.se/...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Wind Power Technologies Green Innovation Solar Energy Wind energy technologies Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide
Green Peace Video | 24 June 2010 | 1:41 Coming soon... the Battle for Earth. More info (in Swedish): http://www.stallomsverige.se/...
Connected to: Greenhouse Gases Emperilled Ecosystems Global Meltdown Wind Power Technologies Green Innovation Solar Energy Wind energy technologies Direct Action Repower America Fired Up Media The effects of Mining worldwide
Green Economy by Friends of the Earth
friendsoftheearth — 11 June 2010 — Introduction to Green Economy by Friends of the Earth. Campaigner Dave Powell introduces work on Green Economy and asks you to get involved...
Connected to: Climate Change and Government Solar Energy Climate Camp UK Wind energy technologies Direct Action Green Marketing & Messaging Fired Up Media World People’s Conference on Climate Change
friendsoftheearth — 11 June 2010 — Introduction to Green Economy by Friends of the Earth. Campaigner Dave Powell introduces work on Green Economy and asks you to get involved...
Connected to: Climate Change and Government Solar Energy Climate Camp UK Wind energy technologies Direct Action Green Marketing & Messaging Fired Up Media World People’s Conference on Climate Change
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