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Back in 2011, the Obama Administration set up the Better Buildings Challenge as part of an effort to cut energy waste in American restaurants and buildings and just recently, the Wendy’s Company, and its franchisee, Wendco Group, was recognized for...
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You may have recently heard something about a deceptive solar ballot. But which one is which? And why is it so bad?
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Yes on 4. Yes on 4. Yes on… you get it. It’s a mantra people in the solar industry have been saying for months. It describes the proposed Amendment 4...
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The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 student design competition (yes, it’s a mouthful), will take place in early October 2017 in...
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Chicago recently came out with a new study illustrating...
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This is the worst year in decades for U.S. coal. In the first six months of 2016, coal production plummeted 28 percent compared to the same time in...
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In a recent press release, Mexico announced a year-long cap-and-trade program to begin in November. In the program, the Mexican government will...
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“Passive houses” and “passive solar” are terms that have been popping up, maybe as frequently as the word “green.” But what does “passive” really...
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When the UK’s Hinkley nuclear plant first underwent construction, nuclear was a cleaner option than most other energy sources, and cheaper than solar...
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Tiny homes have made it big. They have reality shows, displays at Ikea, even their own tiny house movement! There’s just something inherently...
