Stephanie on August 27th, 2010

Telecommunications giant AT&T is switching to solar power in a big way.  This week, it activated a new 296-kilowatt solar power system at a company site in San Diego.  The solar installation is the first of six planned solar energy projects for the company, which will have a a total overall goal of 2 megawatts [...]

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Stephanie on June 9th, 2010

Technological advances have allowed us the ability to turn off lights in our home from our cell phones and instantly broadcast to our Facebook followers when we’ve purchased a latte or gone for a run (including distance, pace and time), if we choose.  It only makes sense, then, that we are able to remotely control [...]

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Stephanie on March 17th, 2010

In Puertollano, Spain, solar power has been on the rise!  So much so that the city is looking to replace a failing coal-based economy with a bright solar future, drawing solar companies with the slogan, “The Sun Moves Us.” Although its history was built on coal, the mining community has been determined to turn to [...]

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Stephanie on February 27th, 2010

I’ve been a land use and environmental lawyer for over 15 years, and one of the most common questions my clients get when developing a large-scale project like a solar farm is, what will the environmental impact be? It goes without saying that any development, no matter how “green,” will affect the environment to some [...]

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