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Change or die (Guardian Unlimited) The 1959 film of Nevil Shute's On the Beach depicts a world in its dying days. After a nuclear war, lethal fallout is gradually being carried on the wind to all four corners of the world. The film concludes with a lingering shot of a banner flying in a deserted Melbourne street: "There is still time ... brother." Green-built home solar powered (Laramine Boomerang) Featuring sustainable means of heating and electricity, one of Laramie's first all-solar powered homes is almost ready to go on the market. "It's not hard for a house to produce its own energy if it's built efficiently," Tim Nyquist, Laramie County Community College construction technology instructor, said. Tour lets people see power of sun in area homes and buildings (The Grand Rapids Press) People often admire the "bump out" portion of Dan and Barb Vos' Courtland Township home. It has four expansive windows looking south onto Barb's gardens and a wooded area that puts on a magnificent fall color show. Be your own electricity company (Jamaica Gleaner) Want to be your own electricity company and gain independence from spiralling light bills? That was the question posed by a solar energy engineer presenting yesterday on the second and final day of the Jamaica Institute of Engineers (JIE) annual conference held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

PSU team plans solar house (Centre Daily Times) The newest sport at Penn State isn't just for jocks. Leaders of the Penn State solar decathlon team, an interdisciplinary effort composed of students and faculty, shared its design plans Friday for a solar house the team will build for an intercollegiate competition next September. Green giant shines light on solar energy (Inside Bay Area) Sunrooms was a staple for Gary Gerber back in the 1980s, during what he calls the "solar doldrums." Today, leftover glass from that venture fills the warehouse offices of Sun Light & Power Company in Berkeley, the business Gerber founded 30 years ago. A showcase of solar savings (Times-Standard) Energy conscious residents of small towns throughout the county are opening their homes to educate the community on how to save money and energy. Click here for yesterday's news Click for this page's permanent location

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