Search This Blog



Thursday, August 25, 2011

Solar Industry's Boom in N.J. Casts Shadow Over Program That Spurred It

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/08/25/25greenwire-solar-industrys-boom-in-nj-casts-shadow-over-p-52495.html

An in depth look at NJs' booming solar industry.

"A giggling Kyle Bartz used the new rooftop solar panels as a trampoline atop the sprawling Toys R Us distribution center here on a recent sunny summer morning. "  nice opening line, too.

Friday, August 12, 2011

SunPower, Ford Announce Plan to Pair Solar Panels with New Focus EV

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/12/idUS356469568120110812

...Dubbed the "Drive Green for Life" program...

"You're locking in your energy costs for the next several decades," she said. "If I could have done that 30 years ago, I would have."


more coverage:
http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20110814/NEWS0107/108140321/

Proposed Solar Project Sparks Fear of Desert Tortoise Wipeout

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/11/proposed-solar-project-sparks-fear-desert-tortoise-wipeout/

I'm not one to cite Fox News but I agree with the last quote. Localized solar seems better than huge centralized projects in general.