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Greetings
from Sunbeam!
Much to the dismay of many Sunbeam readers, the reality of
climate change and global warming is still a debatable topic for some
people. "Confronting the Climate Change Crisis" was the
principal topic of the July/August 2006 issue of SOLAR TODAY magazine. "What Is the Evidence, and What Can We Do About It?"
by Chuck Kutscher was the lead article and is the main feature of
this issue’s "HOT TOPIC" section, accompanied by several
other salient items.
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HOT! Topic |
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Global Warming
 “Energy
efficiency and renewable energy technologies will play major roles
in addressing global warming.” Read
more in Chuck Kutscher's article, "What Is the Evidence, and
What Can We Do About It?" from the July/August 2006 issue of SOLAR TODAY magazine (1MB PDF).
The
U.S.’s First Cap-and-Trade Program Addresses Global Warming
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, August 17, 2006
Greenland’s
Melting Ice Sheet May speed Rise in Sea Level by Juliet Eilperin
WashingtonPost.com, August 11, 2006
Forecast
puts Earth’s future under a cloud
By Alok Jha, The Guardian, August 15, 2006
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Policy,
Politics and Public Interest |
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Federal
Bill Would Give Solar, Fuel Cells a Boost
“As more U.S. consumers turn to solar power during the current
energy crisis, U.S. Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) introduced legislation
that would affirm the right of consumers to install solar systems
on their roofs, while making it cheaper for prospective buyers to
go solar.”
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, August 21, 2006.
Government
Wins Round in Pollution Fight
By John Heilprin, Guardian Unlimited, August 21, 2006
Regulators
Look to Plug Holes in Pipeline Rules
By Steven Mufson, Washingpost.com, August 16, 2006
‘Code
Red’ for National Parks
By Bill Redeker, ABC News, August 17, 2006
Debate
over Controversial Green Transmission Line, New Hampshire Governor
Speaks about Renewable Energy
POD cast from RenewableEnergyAccess.com, August 17, 2006
The
Priest and the Prophet, Can industrial civilization really become
sustainable? Should it?
By Charles Shaw, Grist Soapbox, August 15, 2006
EERE
Network News
An e-newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, August 16, 2006
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RE
Business |
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PG&E
to Buy 500 MW of Solar Energy in 2010 for SF Bay Area
”Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) plans to purchase
at least 500 megawatts (MW) of solar energy from Luz II, LLC, beginning
in the spring of 2010.”
RenewableEnergyAccess.com August 14, 2006
GM
Opens First-Ever LEED-Certified Auto Plant
GreenBiz.com, August 14, 2006
Hybrid
Solar Lighting Gaining Momentum around Nation
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, August 15, 2006
U.S.
Wind Power Reaches 10-Gigawatt Milestone
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, August 14, 2006
DOE
Offers Up to $2 Billion in Loan Guarantees for Renewable Energy
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, August 21, 2006
Foot
the Bill
“What’s your company’s climate footprint?”
it’s a hot question these days – one being asked increasingly
of companies by customers, investors, activists, regulators, and others”.
By Joel Makower, Grist Toiling Point, August 15, 2006
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International
Ingenuity |
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More
than 80,000 households brought under Solar Power System
“Infrastructure Development Company Ltd., (IDCOL) of the Ministry
of Finance brought more than 80,000 rural households under the solar
power system, far from the power grid, from January 2003 to date
in the country, reports BSS.”
BSS/The News Today, August 14, 2006
Sites
Studied for Tidal Energy Farm off UK Coast
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, August 17, 2006
Boeing
to Provide Solar Concentrators for Australian Outback
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, August 21, 2006
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Innovative
Products |
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A welder
that runs on water…what will they think of next?
Download
the Windows Media file (2.9MB)
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State
and Local News |
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Borrego
Solar Installs PV Systems at New Affordable Housing Complex
”A new affordable housing complex is using solar to beat the
summer heat.”
Solarbuzz.com, August 17, 2006
GM,
BMW, Daimler to Invest US$1 Billion in Hybrid Project
PlanetArk world environmental news, August 16, 2006.
San
Francisco Plans Green Power Community on Former Naval Shipyard
RenewableEnergyAccess.com, August 21, 2006
Million
Solar Roofs Bill Heads for Governor’s Desk
Solarbuzz August 15, 2006
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