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A Sunny Penthouse for NYC

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

One of the nation’s most important (and sadly too little discussed) intercollegiate competitions is nearing its conclusion in Washington, DC: the biennial Solar Decathlon.  19 University teams from around the globe are competing in 10 (hint, ‘decathlon) arenas to determine the overall winner. Lost amid, perhaps, the fanfare is that every single one of the [...]

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Tags: Energy · Solar Energy · solar · solar decathlon

Killing or Creating The Future: Solar’s three act drama on the Mall

September 28th, 2011 · No Comments

A drama is playing out at two ends of the National Mall … with a question mark between them.
One act is receiving massive news attention while the intermission and other act rests in obscurity for most Americans.
The center piece, almost like an intermission, is uncertain and perhaps cloudy about the finale.
One act [...]

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Tags: Energy · President Barack Obama · Solar Energy · political symbols · politics · solar · solar decathlon

Cost-Effective Renewable Power Homes

September 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments

One of the nation’s most important (and sadly too little discussed) intercollegiate competitions is on in Washington, DC: the biennial Solar Decathlon. Open to the public for a few more days (through 2 October), the Decathlon brings together 19 university teams from around the globe to compete across ten categories (thus, “decathlon”). (A review of [...]

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Tags: Energy · Solar Energy · solar · solar decathlon

A Solyndra Showcase in Washington, DC

September 21st, 2011 · No Comments

While members of Congress are raising h-ll about the Solyndra bankruptcy along with many who are forgetting that they once touted Solyndra as the future, just a little distance away, Solandra technology is powering an absolutely gorgeous home available for public visit for the coming two weeks.
This house, the University of Tennessee’s Living Light, [...]

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Tags: Energy · Solar Energy · solar · solar decathlon

Bright Rays of Sunshine Hit DC: A preview of The Solar Decathlon

September 19th, 2011 · 4 Comments

One of the nation’s most important (and sadly too little discussed) intercollegiate competitions is about to open in Washington, DC: the biennial Solar Decathlon.  For two weeks, 19 university teams from around the globe will compete across ten categories (thus, “decathlon”) that show the house works (can they get household chores and tasks done, like [...]

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Tags: Energy · Solar Energy · alternative energy · architecture · renewable energy · solar · solar cooking · solar decathlon · sustainability

A CHIP shot at a better future?

September 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments

One of the nation’s most important — and sadly too little discussed — intercollegiate competitions is about to open in Washington, DC: the the biennial Solar Decathlon.  For two weeks, twenty university teams from around the globe will compete across ten categories (thus, “decathlon”) that show the house works (can they get household chores and [...]

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Tags: Energy · Solar Energy · solar · solar decathlon

Creating Scandal: Phony Solyndra Solar Scandal

September 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments

This guest post originally appeared at Campaign for America’s Future (CAF) at their Blog for OurFuture.  Dave Johnson is a Fellow with CAF.
Well here’s a surprise: conservatives and oil interests are pushing deceptive and destructive stories about President Obama and clean energy.  Imagine that! Their intent (as always) is to turn people [...]

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Tags: Energy · President Barack Obama · Right Wing Sound Machine (RWSM) · Solar Energy · department of energy · political symbols · politics · renewable energy · republican party · solar

Hot DC Solar Weeks

September 13th, 2011 · No Comments

As the sun bursts through weeks of massive rain, the Washington, DC, area is entering into several hot solar weeks.

The Washington Redskins and NRG Energy are holding a press conference 15 September to inaugurate Fedex Field’s solar panel installation.
Next week, the bi-annual Solar Decathlon opens at West Potomac Park (running from 23 September through 2 [...]

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Tags: Energy · Solar Energy · solar · solar decathlon · sports

White House Without Excuse For Missed Solar Deadline

June 20th, 2011 · 3 Comments

Facing growing and increasingly prominent calls to restore solar panels to the White House roof, roughly 30 years after Ronald Reagan pulled off the panels President Jimmy Carter put up, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu made an exciting announcement at Green Gov last October:
As we move toward a clean energy economy, the White House will lead [...]

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Tags: Energy · Obama Administration · President Barack Obama · Solar Energy · political symbols · renewable energy · solar

My White House is Solar Cool. Mr. President, why isn’t yours?

June 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments

Sometimes, your kids tell you great things.
We have the coolest house on the street.
Wow.
We’re cool — according to the kids.
Certainly isn’t the non-existent slide for the pool that isn’t there.
Our lack of a huge media room and the glaring absence of a gym didn’t contribute.
And, while I’ve always thought it cool that we live on [...]

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Tags: President Barack Obama · Solar Energy · political symbols · solar