Solar Power
A Big Idea: Solar-Powered Cargo Ships
4 September 2008 - 7:00am
Wired
Toyota has hired two firms to build solar panels to augment the diesel engines on their car-carrying behemoths. The result will be a cut in CO2 emissions of 1 to 2 percent per year, or about 20 tons.
Concentrating Solar
24 August 2008 - 9:00am
The Christian Science Monitor
Concentrating solar, or 'solar thermal', is an old technology getting an update as solar power spreads across the Southwest.
Huge Solar Power Plants Proposed in California
21 August 2008 - 6:00am
The New York Times
Solar power will get a big boost from two facilities planned for California, which will together be capable of generating 800 megawatts of power.
Fed Un-Freezes Solar Power
3 July 2008 - 2:00pm
Las Vegas Sun
The Bureau of Land Management has reversed course on a proposed moratorium on the construction of solar projects on public land.
Fed Freezes Solar Power
30 June 2008 - 8:00am
The New York Times
The Bureau of Land Management, with a pile of solar power plans on its desk, declares a moratorium on building on public land until they can do environmental impact studies.
Solar Home Overshadowed by New Construction: Is There a 'Right to Light'?
14 June 2008 - 11:00am
Canwest News Service
Planners in Saskatchewan, Canada encouraged the Schewes to build solar panels on their roof and go off the grid. Then they okayed a home next door that overshadowed the Schewes. Do homeowners have a 'right to light'?
A Green And Solar Roof How-To
27 May 2008 - 12:00pm
The Boston Globe
The installation of a green roof and solar array on the rooftop of the new WGBH building in Boston is captured on video.
New State Laws Making It Easier To Build Green
12 May 2008 - 11:00am
USA Today
States are helping homeowners who want to have a more eco-friendly lifestyle by overturning homeowner association regulations that ban solar panels and wind turbines.
Summer Heat May Thaw Frozen Winter Roads
27 April 2008 - 9:00am
The Guardian
Officials in the United Kingdom are looking at a new technique to deal with frozen winter roads -- by collecting and saving summer heat.






