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Obama Lies: Fails to Put Solar Panels On White House

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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I am beginning to wonder if President Obama really understands the concept of the internet. He seems to have a habit of constantly saying one thing and doing another and acts like no one will notice. Some might even say the President Lies… alot. But now there are those on the left beginning to notice the President’s bad behavior. According to an article on CNS news, a “green” group isn’t very happy… Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : P/Oed Patriot Discovery Date : 16/06/2011 05:38 Number of articles : 2

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China’s Largest Solar Panel Maker Expect Sales to Climb 20% in 2011

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on China’s Largest Solar Panel Maker Expect Sales to Climb 20% in 2011

Photo: Suntech Power Suntech Plans to Make 2.4 GIGAWATTS of Panels in 2011 Not all news out of China today is bad . The Middle Kingdom’s largest solar panel maker, Suntech Power Holdings , has come out with its sales projections for 2011 and they forecast a healthy solar power market (though not quite as ebullient a a few years ago). … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Sun Rises on a Solar-Powered Mosque in Turkey

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on The Sun Rises on a Solar-Powered Mosque in Turkey

The village mosque in Büyükeceli is now powered by solar panels. Photo: Alper Tunga Çatal for Greenpeace . When residents of the Turkish village of Büyükeceli decided to install a set of solar panels to demonstrate how renewable energy could be a viable alternative to the proposed nuclear power plant they are fighting, they first thought to use t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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First Ever UL Certification for Solar Power Goes to Flexible Panels

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via CNET, credit SoloPower While flexible solar panels are not as efficient as standard solar panels you see on the rooftops of homes, they are increasing in popularity since they can be used in applications where conventional solar panels simply aren’t practical. And now, one company has pulled ahead with the first ever Underwriters Laboratories certification in the PV solar industry. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Carbon Nanotube ‘Light Funnel’ Could Make Solar Panels More Efficient

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Patrick Gillooly, MIT What Can’t We Do With Carbon Nanotubes? MIT researchers have found a way to use carbon nanotubes to concentrate light by about 100x and funnel photons into smaller (thus less expensive) solar panels. “Instead of having your whole roof be a photovoltaic cell, you could have little spots that were tiny photovoltaic cells, with antennas that would drive photons into them,” says Michael Strano, the Charles and Hilda Roddey Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and leader of the research team…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Tell the Senate to Stop Stalling on Clean Energy

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

It should be unthinkable that in the wake of the worst oil disaster in history, the Senate has not yet passed a bill that would hold BP accountable for the damage they have wreaked on Gulf communities and businesses.   And yet, here we are…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The "Pyramid Of Conservation" Is A Terrific Tool For Figuring Out Where To Start

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Click on image to enlarge For years at Planet Green we have been hammering away at what one should do first to green their house, how you should go after the low hanging fruit before you invest in solar panels and replacement windows. It is a difficult sell when the shiny new baubles are so much sexier. We based our posts on the Rocky Mountain Institute’s guide , now eight years old and in need of a renovation itself. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sailboats So Green You’ll Want to Quit Your Job and Sail Around the World (Slideshow)

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via Popular Science Sailing is one of the world’s oldest — and greenest — forms of transportation, but adding a motor or using synthetic materials to build your ship can negate the environmental benefits of natural wind power. These catamarans, sailboats, and yachts — made of wood and recycled materials, outfitted with solar panels, and including plenty of luxury touches — are setting a new standard in green boating.

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Microsoft Bing Features Solar Panels

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image: Bing screen grab. And Today It’s an Oil Pipeline… Statistically, most of you reading this are probably using Google to search the web, and so you haven’t seen the image above. It’s a screen grab of Bing , Microsoft’s search engine. Not quite a Google-killer, but it will soon power Yahoo search and has about 10% of the search market in the US. A couple days ago, Bing featured on its homepage a photo of solar panels, with links to articles explaining

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