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Recipe for better solar projects: Companies work with conservation groups

October 5, 2010 By Alice Bond

Solar energy. Photo by Alex Daue.

One of the great challenges facing our nation today is our transition to clean, green renewable energy and away from dirty fossil fuels. In California, we are seeing promising signs of this progress with two solar projects approved today by the federal government. Read more

Big Oil wants “fast track” back, Salazar’s got responsible renewables in mind

November 23, 2009 By Ann J. Morgan

Solar system in Colorado. Photo by Dave Parsons, Courtesy NREL.

Earlier this month, President of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Jack Gerard sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar stating his “concern” with the fact that the Department of the Interior is using some of its stimulus money to fast-track the permitting process for 32 renewable energy projects that will be shovel-ready by December 2010. Read more