Month September 2011

Renewable energy taking off in Arizona

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords hosted a solar summit last Wednesday which discussed solar power policy goals for Arizona. Two fascinating points emerged from the discussions. First, many thought the early projections for distributed solar in Arizona were overly ambitious and could…

Obama’s jobs platitudes can be difficult to stomach

The Oklahoman is not impressed with Obama’s jobs plan. Welfare for the rich, it seems to me. Washington is paying $2,571 per resident of three Oklahoma hamlets for broadband connections. These citizens (fewer than 600 altogether) won’t get the money…

Solar panel sun tracker for $10

SunSaluter: $10,000 Winner of the EcoLiving 2011 Student Leadership Award from Scotiabank's EcoLiving on Vimeo. This is truly inspiring. Eden Full, a 19-year-old Princeton University mechanical engineering student has developed a non-toxic, cheap, recyclable device made out of metal and…

Is Solyndra playing hide the money?

Bruce Krasting has done some serious digging into the Solyndra bankruptcy and says a Delaware corporation set up weeks before the bankruptcy filing appears to have bought AR and inventory from Solyndra. A commenter on Zero Hedge opines: The purpose…