What Meteor Blades Said

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Tuesday May 13, 2014 · 12:04 PM PDT

2014/05/13 · 12:04

Chart of the day, courtesy of CleanTechnia with an assist from Meteor Blades.

Can India Go 100% Renewable by 2050?

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Tuesday May 13, 2014 · 6:18 AM PDT

2014/05/13 · 06:18

Around the world, India is supposed to be the hot new solar market, and companies from around the world are rushing to get into this potentially lucrative market.

Darshan Goswami posits that not only can solar take off in India, but they can get 100% of their electricity from renewable energy sources (specifically solar and wind) by 2050. What do YOU think?

An excerpt:

In the coming years, India will face seemingly insurmountable challenges to its economy, environment and energy security. To overcome these challenges India needs to shift to non-polluting sources of energy.... India has a golden opportunity to solve three huge problems — reducing poverty, ensuring energy security and combating climate change — but it must act soon. India can no longer afford to delay renewable energy deployment to meet its future energy needs.

Go read it. I'm quite curious to hear your reactions.

Following Up On Rhone Resch

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Monday May 12, 2014 · 6:40 AM PDT

2014/05/12 · 06:40

Last week, Chet Henry got on to a story about the president of the Solar Energy Industries Association and his....generous compensation package. Now independent media consultant Peter Allen weighs in with the appropriate anger.

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Friday May 09, 2014 · 3:12 PM PDT

2014/05/09 · 15:12

This post first appeared on Solar Wakeup, which is an e-newsletter you should receive if you are interested in the solar industry. Yann Brandt is a genius. Sign up here.

Damn you, Department of Commerce

You could have settled this bloody trade war between the Chinese and American solar industries two years ago when you decided in SolarWorld’s favor in 2012.

Here’s a little advice: You should probably fire all the lawyers involved in crafting that decision because they left open a loophole so big you could steer the USS Theodore Roosevelt through.

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Friday May 09, 2014 · 8:10 AM PDT

2014/05/09 · 08:10

What do you think when you hear the name ALEC (short for, as you probably already know, American Legislative Exchange Council)?

This monster that lies in shadows describes itself this way:

A nonpartisan membership association for conservative state lawmakers who shared a common belief in limited government, free markets, federalism, and individual liberty.

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Thursday May 08, 2014 · 10:46 AM PDT

2014/05/08 · 10:46

They’ve got sunshine in their nickname, but the reactionaries in Florida can’t seem to figure out that solar could be the next big boom industry in the state.

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Thursday May 08, 2014 · 10:25 AM PDT

2014/05/08 · 10:25

We all know those parents, hovering just out of sight, keeping an eye on every move their children make, offering unsolicited advice and generally trying to keep control of everything — all in the name of “love.”

The utilities have studied that behavior and decided to go all-in with it, with a much more sinister goal: to kill solar in its crib.

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What Meteor Blades Said

Can India Go 100% Renewable by 2050?

Following Up On Rhone Resch

Why Does The Solar Industry Keep Hitting Itself?

This ALEC Is Really Not All That Smart

The Florida Stupid! It Burns

Utilities Are Trying To Kill The Solar Industry