Direct ownership of solar systems offers an array of benefits generally not available to third-party finance. And new loan programs are making it easier to achieve that goal. Full Article
Community Solar Shouldn’t Be this Hard
by John Farrell | December 3, 2012
Sunlight falls almost anywhere, in every community. So it would make sense for any number of people in that community to team up to harness the sun and make clean, local power. Sadly, it isn’t as easy as it should be, as illustra… Full Article
Obama Plans for Climate Deal as Fiscal Cliff Talks Rage
by Kim Chipman, Bloomberg | December 3, 2012
As leaders in Washington obsess about the fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama is putting in place the building blocks for a climate treaty requiring the first fossil- fuel emissions cuts from both the U.S. and China. Full Article
Asia Report: India’s Wind Power Capacity Expected to Balloon by 2020, Says GWEC
by Oliver Wagg, International Correspondent | December 3, 2012 |
India’s installed wind power capacity is expected to reach 89 GW by 2020 and 191 GW by 2030, according to a new report. This expansion in wind power is expected to attract $16.5 billion of annual investment, create 179,000 jobs an… Full Article
5 Industries that Threaten the Globe and How We are Going to Save It
by Steven Collins, Contributor | November 30, 2012
As our knowledge of how to clean up and prevent pollution increases and scientists slowly discover why we get certain illnesses and diseases, the world becomes more conscious of creating ways to make work environments safer; not o… Full Article