
SOLAR ON A TIGHT BUDGET? (Great News Network: Sat, 10 Nov) Venice, CA - November 5, 2007 -- A young married couple in their first home, shoestring budget, baby on the way--how can they possibly afford to add solar energy to their house? "By renting it", said Ed Begley Jr., six-times Emmy nominated actor and environmentalist.
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Solar energy financing gets Berkeley City Council approval (Contra Costa Times: Thu, 08 Nov) BERKELEY -- Getting energy-saving solar panels on your house or business without going broke is set to get a lot easier in Berkeley. Lawmakers unanimously approved a first-of-its kind program Tuesday night to help property owners install solar energy systems by tacking the cost on to their
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Solar's future in home design (The Cincinnati Post: Sat, 10 Nov) WASHINGTON - They sure weren't the kind of homes that we're used to seeing around here. The 20 prototype solar-powered houses built on the Mall for the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon last month were models of all that is good and green.
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Home solar collectors create buzz (The Cincinnati Post: Sat, 10 Nov) Are your electric bills going through the roof? A solution just may be up there: The roof, for now, is a place to install solar collectors that convert the sun's energy directly into electricity.
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Disparate groups try for energy legislation (Asbury Park Press: Sat, 10 Nov) Environmentalists and steel workers teamed up Friday to promote federal legislation to require more dependence on renewable energy, saying an emphasis on wind turbines and solar panels would create jobs in New Jersey.
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