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April 2008
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As energy prices skyrocket, the public's attention is turning more and more to renewables, including solar energy and energy efficient/alternative fuel vehicles. In this issue you can read Victoria Hollick's piece on solar thermal technology, how Safeway grocery stores are going solar, and about a Norwegian electric car company's intention to locate its U.S. headquarters and assembly plant in California. SOLAR TODAY's Seth Masia provides an enlightening analysis of what kind of low-carbon cars to look for in the U.S. today. This issue's Hot Topic explores the strides Native American tribes are making in the adoption of renewable energy technologies. Read "Drawing on the Sacred Winds" by Pat Spears and Bob Gough, from the May/June issue of SOLAR TODAY magazine along with other interesting items on this subject. Carolyn Beach, PS. If you enjoy this free Sunbeam newsletter and you're not already a member of the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) please consider joining today. ASES is leading the renewable energy revolution and your support strengthens the effort to create a sustainable energy economy. |
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Climate ChangeStern Warns That Climate Change Is Far Worse Than 2006 Estimate, by Danny Fortson The Independent, April 17, 2008 "Lord Stern, the economist whose report on climate change helped galvanise world leaders behind the green energy movement when it was published 18 months ago, has admitted that the situation is far worse than the assumptions that formed the basis of his ground-breaking report". UPDATE 3 - US Climate Talks Advance, but Split on 2050 Goals, by Alister Doyle Reuters UK, April 18, 2003 CO2, Methane Up Sharply in 2007, by Deborah Zabarenko Reuters, April 23, 2008 Electric Industry Wangles Over California's Greenhouse Gas Law, by Margot Roosevelt. Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2008 Pine Beetle Outbreaks Turn Forests Into Carbon Source, By Catherine Tsai Associated Press, April 24, 2008 |
EE/RE Business NewsAnnual Solar Energy Report Demonstrates Record Growth of U.S. Market After Two Years with Investment Tax Credits, Press Release YahooFinance, April 21, 2008 Analysis: Solar Silicon Boom Wanes as New Plants Sprout EETimes/Reuters, April 21, 2008 |
New ApproachesSungevity Launches 'Sunshine Online' to Make it Easy for Homeowners to Point, Click and Go Solar, Press Release
Yahoo! Finance, April 21, 1008 Center to Research New Ways to Convert Sunshine to Power and Fuels, Press Release April 21, 2008 University of Washington's Popcorn-ball Design Claims Double Efficiency of DSCs, by Sile McMahon PV-tech, April 18, 2008
Solutions for Every Solar Energy Customer, Press Release RenewableEnergyWorld.com, April 22, 2008 |
Conergy Now Provides a Full Range of FinancingInternational NewsEurope Turns Back to Coal, Raising Climate Fears, by Elisabeth Rosenthal The New York Times, April 23, 2008 Renewable Energy Holds Promising Future in India, by Anupam Tyagi RenewableEnergyWorld.com, April 18, 2008 Time for an International Renewable Energy Agency? by Lily Riahi RenewableEnergyWorld.com, April 23, 2008 |
New Products and InnovationsSolarWall Air Heating system/Transpired Collector Press from RenewableEnergyWorld.com, April 25, 2008 Sunkits Press Release SolarWorld Electric Car for the Masses to be Made in Southern California, by Ken Bensinger Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2008 |
Solar Accomplishments/WinsOn Earth Day, L.A. Passes a 'Green' Building Law to Clean the Air, by Margot Roosevelt. Los Angeles Times, April, 23, 2008 Safeway Celebrates Earth Day with Two New California Solar-Powered Stores, Press Release Business Wire, April 21, 2008 |
