Solar Power

Huge Solar Power Plants Proposed in California

Solar power will get a big boost from two facilities planned for California, which will together be capable of generating 800 megawatts of power.
21 August 2008 - 6:00am
The New York Times

Fed Un-Freezes Solar Power

The Bureau of Land Management has reversed course on a proposed moratorium on the construction of solar projects on public land.
3 July 2008 - 2:00pm
Las Vegas Sun

Fed Freezes Solar Power

The Bureau of Land Management, with a pile of solar power plans on its desk, declares a moratorium on building on public land until they can do environmental impact studies.
30 June 2008 - 8:00am
The New York Times

Solar Home Overshadowed by New Construction: Is There a 'Right to Light'?

Planners in Saskatchewan, Canada encouraged the Schewes to build solar panels on their roof and go off the grid. Then they okayed a home next door that overshadowed the Schewes. Do homeowners have a 'right to light'?
14 June 2008 - 11:00am
Canwest News Service

A Green And Solar Roof How-To

The installation of a green roof and solar array on the rooftop of the new WGBH building in Boston is captured on video.
27 May 2008 - 12:00pm
The Boston Globe

New State Laws Making It Easier To Build Green

States are helping homeowners who want to have a more eco-friendly lifestyle by overturning homeowner association regulations that ban solar panels and wind turbines.
12 May 2008 - 11:00am
USA Today

Summer Heat May Thaw Frozen Winter Roads

Officials in the United Kingdom are looking at a new technique to deal with frozen winter roads -- by collecting and saving summer heat.
27 April 2008 - 9:00am
The Guardian
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