Why Conservatives Are Bad on Energy: It’s All About the Costs
By Tom Rooney, CEO SPG SolarConservatives, let’s talk about energy. And why so many conservatives are so wrong — so liberal, even — on wind and solar energy. Let’s start with a recent editorial from the home of ‘free markets and free people,” t…
Solar-Powered Water Treatment at Superfund Site Inspires Renewable Energy Projects
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Superfund sites are hazardous waste areas that were once abandoned but have (finally) received funding for clean-up efforts. They’re all over the US and are usually kept on the down-low in the public eye by the government since they’re so hazardous to those living nearby. So when something is going right at a superfund site, the EPA is eager to get the same good thing going at other s…Read the full story on TreeHugger
A Good Green Story
by Richard T. StuebiOne of the more promising stories to emerge from Cleveland in recent years is the formation of the Evergreen Cooperatives, a holding company to fund start-up companies that:Employ disadvantaged citizens from some of the most poverty…
Solar Powered Fridges Have Huge Impact on Struggling Villages in Swaziland
photo: J. Novak
Swaziland is one of the poorest and most rural nations in the world. Most of the villages have no running water, electricity, or refrigerators. But a new innovation is serving to make life a lot more manageable for rural families in Swaziland. The communal building in many of the villages now has a solar powered fridge. See how these responsible refrigerators are impacting many African villages….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Solar Air Powered Air Conditioning Comes To Dubai
Doesn’t look like much from the top; ESAB building, from Construtionweekonline
digg_url = ‘http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/06/solar-powered-air-conditioning-dubai.php’;One of the reasons we have been so dubious about Dubai is the energy consumption required to keep people cool there; they even air condition the beaches. But if there is one thing they have lots of, it is sunlight; that’s why we have always considered solar powered ai…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Solar Charger Goes Bonzai With the Electree
Until Jonathan Ive gets around to playing with solar chargers we are probably going to have to keep looking at the dull grey plastic crap that Jaymi keeps showing us. Or there is Vivien Muller’s Electree, a sort of solar bonzai with photovoltaic leaves. …Read the full story on TreeHugger
Solar-Powered Fish Fry: Extreme Cooking (Video)
Image credit: Green Power Science
It’s been a long time since we checked in on Dan and Denise Rojas of Green Power Science—the folks who previously brought us videos on how to make a homemade solar collector from a satellite dish; a DIY solar space heater made from campaign signs, not to mention some thoughts on <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/diy-solar-pool-heating.ph…Read the full story on TreeHugger
New Mexico Farmer’s Market Goes Entirely Solar
Image Credit: empracht via Flickr
Farmer’s market, meet solar power.
Solar power, meet farmer’s market.
And so begins a beautiful relationship, one whose novelty may surprise many TreeHuggers. The matchmaker? Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Downtown Action Team, a non-profit dedicated to renovating the city’s downtown. A few months ago, the group set out to see if they could provide enough solar energy to power their farmer’s market for its entire season- from June 5 to October 30. The answer? Yes (it is a desert, after all)….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Solar Stereo-In-a-Milk-Crate Rocks Your Commute for National Bike to Work Week
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You have just today and tomorrow to whip this up if you want to rock it during National Bike to Work Week, but even if you are going to weekend-warrior it, this solar powered stereo would be a great addition to your bike for at least the rest of May, which is officially Bike to Work Month. If you’re a bike commuter, you likely already have a spot set up to carry a milk crate, and if you don’t, you want one anyway!…Read the full story on TreeHugger
