One Block Off the Grid expands with solar leasing – Los Angeles Times

The group solar buying system,  A single Block Off the Grid , announced this week that it will start offering leases for solar panel installations in addition to outright purchases. Targeting property owners who want to go solar to generate their own …

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Grand dream loses sheen in glare of daylight – Los Angeles Times


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Grand dream loses sheen in glare of daylight
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By generating solar, wind and geothermal power, the district would supply all its electricity needs. Not only would the nine colleges sever ties to the grid, saving millions of dollars a year, they would make money by selling surplus power.

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Mountain View Mobile Home Park goes green with Marmol Radziner Prefab – Los Angeles Times

Mountain View Mobile Home Park goes green with Marmol Radziner Prefab
Los Angeles Times
The first prefab home arrived last month. Two more were delivered Tuesday. All 20 of the homes will be installed by the end of March, officials said, and residents will be moved in by April. "For prefab to really work as a concept and as a business,

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Pro Portfolio: Belles Townhomes, LEED platinum housing in San Francisco’s Presidio – Los Angeles Times

The town homes are also GreenPoint rated with a score of 158 … Each town home has Forest Stewardship Council -certified wood flooring, radiant heat and photovoltaic panels. Patios at ground level overlook the shared central green, and a terrace sits …
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Who is the true Urban Homesteader (TM)? – Los Angeles Times

Who is the true Urban Homesteader (TM)?
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When the Los Angeles Times checked in with them in 2007, they were producing much of their own power, although they hadn't gone entirely off the grid yet. There were still some foodstuffs they'd buy, but they'd regularly sell produce and duck eggs to

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Treasury grant program for renewable energy projects extended by Congress – Los Angeles Times


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Treasury grant program for renewable energy projects extended by Congress
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The measure, which covers up to 30% of the cost of solar, wind and other alternative energy installations, was considered a key buffer for the industry
Obama OKs tax credits for ethanol, solar power, home energy upgradesUSA Today
Company Results: Solar Shines On While Wind Blows Hot & ColdRenewableEnergyWorld.com
Solar Stock Winners: Tax Cut Now OfficialTheStreet.com
New York Times (blog) -Motley Fool -Reuters
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Renewable-energy program has chance of extension – Los Angeles Times


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Renewable-energy program has chance of extension
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Federal grant money supported more than two-thirds of solar and wind projects in construction this year. (Al Seib, Los Angeles Times / December 15,
Federal Money for Alternative Energy Is Drying UpNew York Times
Ohio House Approve Bill Supporting Wind and Solar Power Manufacturing Plain Dealer
Climate Funds Move Beyond Wind, SolarWall Street Journal
MorungExpress -istockAnalyst.com (press release) -Colorado Springs Independent (blog)
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US Steelworkers File Trade Complaint Against China on Solar, Wind Energy – Sunpluggers.com


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US Steelworkers File Trade Complaint Against China on Solar, Wind Energy
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trade representative suggests that the Steelworkers union and the Obama administration are aligned on the future of the US solar and wind industries and
USW: China cheating on 'green' techPittsburgh Tribune-Review
Union Accuses China of Illegal Clean Energy SubsidiesNew York Times
US steelworkers target ChinaWashington Post
Pittsburgh Post Gazette -Los Angeles Times (blog) -The Associated Press
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Fiorina announces support for Proposition 23 to roll back state’s global … – Los Angeles Times (blog)


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Fiorina announces support for Proposition 23 to roll back state's global
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energy R&D and takes advantage of every source of domestic energy we have -– including nuclear, wind and solar -– in an environmentally responsible way.
SPARKS FLY IN FIERY FIORINA-BOXER DEBATEEast County Magazine
Fiorina hits Boxer on climate changeThe Hill (blog)

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