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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

Let’s see some bets under the sun

October 12th, 2009 · Comments Off

The U.S. Congress is often the site of friendly (sometimes not so friendly) wagering, when rival teams meet each other in important events.
This occurs around University football games, World Series, the Superbowl, March Madness, and other competitions.  Right now, there is a 20-team competition underway almost literally in the shadow of the US Congress and, [...]

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Tags: Energy · Solar Energy · political symbols · politics · solar · solar decathlon · sports

Sporting Green…

March 9th, 2007 · No Comments

When is a tipping point reached? When has changed occurred? When will we know it? This is a question asked about Global Warming in many ways. The Globe has clearly passed the tipping point where there is no way to avoid some Global Climate Change (already occurring), to avoid more warming (will occur), and species [...]

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Tags: Global Warming · energy efficiency · sports