NASA Package with Handwritten Note to Trump Causes Alarm in New Jersey
An NJPD officer was dispatched to a solar panel field to investigate a mysterious package with a handwritten mentioning President Donald Trump just before noon on Tuesday.
solar panels - Page 2
California Board Rules All Future Homes Will Be Equipped with Solar Power
A California regulatory board has passed a regulation that will require all new homes built in the state to be powered by solar panels.
Stocks Rise After Donald Trump Announces Washing Machine and Solar Panel Tariffs
President Donald Trump approved tariffs on imports of washing machines and solar panels on Tuesday, asserting that his actions would help restore American jobs.
Donald Trump’s Solar-Paneled Border Wall: A Way Forward for a Key Campaign Promise?
President Trump has reportedly floated the idea of lining the proposed wall at the southern border with solar panels to pay for the project. The idea may seem outlandish, but Republicans have hailed it as “innovative,” while experts and designers have been pitching something similar for months.
Donald Trump Floats Idea of Border Wall ‘Covered with Solar Panels’
President Donald Trump, during his meeting with Congress on Tuesday, floated the idea of having his Southern border wall covered with solar panels.
Silicon Valley’s Melting SunPower Cuts 2,500 Solar Tech Jobs
San Jose-based SunPower Corp. will slash 25 percent of its total workforce as one of the prime beneficiaries of President Barack Obama blowing $200 billion of taxpayer cash to increase renewable energy by 1 percent of total energy consumption.
Vatican Inaugurates ‘Ecological Island’ for Sustainable Waste Disposal
The Catholic Church has inaugurated a new ecological area within the Vatican Gardens for recycling and sustainable waste disposal, dubbing it an “ecological island.”
Solar Energy Lobby’s Texas Goals Clouded by Bankruptcies
A leading solar power lobbying organization’s promises of growth in Texas continue to sit under a cloud of economic challenges. Amid cheap natural gas prices and established wind farms in much of the solar-friendly regions, solar panel arrays are proving a tough sell.
Greens Blast Jerry Brown for Rooftop Solar Snub
California Gov. Jerry Brown may be strutting his stuff at the Paris climate change conference, but environmentalists are fuming over the exclusion of rooftop solar panels from the Golden State’s renewable energy plans.
On Climate Change, Catholic Leaders Must Believe in Miracles
For the first time, “Catholic leaders representing all regional and national bishops conferences” have come together in a “joint appeal.” According to reporting in the New York Times, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, archbishop of Mumbai, India, called the October 26 meeting at the Vatican a “historic occasion.” What brought all these Catholic leaders together for the first time? Not the refugee crisis in Europe. Not the plight of Christians in the Middle East. Not a prayer meeting or a Bible study. It was climate change.
Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Solar Companies Win, Taxpayer’s Lose
President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, released in its final form on Monday, August 3, sparked jubilation in the solar industry. The same day, however, some other news reminded the public of what happens when government policy mandates and incentivizes a favored energy source: Taxpayer dollars are gobbled up and investors lose out.
Obama Launches Plan to Subsidize Solar Panels for Poor Baltimore Neighborhoods
On Tuesday, the White House announced a new plan to subsidize the expansion of solar panels for low-income homes in Baltimore.
Bonfire of Insanities: Solar Panels Start Fire at Green Party-Run Hove Town Hall
A large fire occurred yesterday at Hove Town Hall caused by a faulty solar panel on the roof of the building. No-one was hurt. Locals have been quick to take aim at the Green party with jibes over their record in office
