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Wednesday, Oct 03, 2012

Who Supports Solar? Latest Survey Defies Political Stereotypes

As the U.S. presidential election approaches, U.S. voters are being bombarded with anti-solar ads, courtesy of super-PACs backed by fossil-fuel industries. Last month at Solar Power International, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) President and CEO Rhone Resch told attendees that 80% of negative campaign ads target clean energy.

Tuesday, Oct 02, 2012

Polls: Voters back clean energy, climate policies

On the eve of the first presidential debate, a flurry of new polls suggest most Americans support clean energy and policies to reduce climate change — topics that have garnered scant attention on the campaign trail.

Tuesday, Oct 02, 2012

Poll: 72 Percent Of Swing Voters Say The Federal Government Should Do More To Promote Solar

Americans like solar. They like it a lot. A new poll shows that 92 percent of registered voters feel it is either “very important” or “somewhat important” for the U.S. to develop more solar.

Monday, Oct 01, 2012

8,300 Solar Panels to Reduce Energy Costs

Two major local employers will install a total of more than 8,300 solar panels, making them the latest participants in the growing solar panel industry.

Friday, Sep 28, 2012

Solar energy: Smart power play

IT’S HEARTENING that Georgia Power wants to more than triple its solar capacity with panels at solar farms and on the roofs of ratepayers’ homes and businesses.

Friday, Sep 28, 2012

Solarize Madison helps two dozen homeowners install solar panels

When Morrisville State College automotive professor Steve Law bought his 13-acre property near campus 20 years ago, he asked students in the college’s structures classes to design a south-facing pole barn where he could one day install a solar energy system.

Thursday, Sep 27, 2012

The Strongest Argument For Renewable Energy Comes From The US Military

It started with a simple directive: bring down the casualty numbers.

Thursday, Sep 27, 2012

Made in Michigan: Solar Street Lights USA

HOLLAND, Mich. (WZZM) - A lakeshore company is helping bring brighter days to the state's economy. Holland-based Solar Street Lights USA makes a product that can't be found anywhere else in the state and the company says its even saving people's lives.

Thursday, Sep 27, 2012

$7M solar project set for Springfield

Assurant Specialty Property’s Springfield office soon will be home to one of the Dayton region’s largest solar panel installations.

Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012

News Summary: Tesla unveils charging station

FASTER, BETTER, STRONGER: Tesla Motors unveiled a solar-powered charging station designed to fully charge its new Model S sedan in about an hour. A half-hour-long charge can produce enough energy for a 150-mile trip, the company said.

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