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Spain's Amazing Solar Powered House Rotates Roof to Catch Maximum Rays
treehugger.com - 1/20/2009
Spain's Amazing Solar Powered House Rotates Roof to Catch Maximum Rays
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Renderings courtesy of the University of Madrid Every two years, the US Department of Energy gathers some of the best minds in science for its biannual Solar Decathlon in Washington DC. Teams from universities around the world compete to create the most advanced, most viable solar powered ...
greentechmedia.com - 1/20/2009
Spain Installed More Than 3GW of Solar in 2008
— greentechmedia.com — The latest estimates from the Spanish government show that the new capacity added last year exceeded some... expectations by as much as threefold. (more) Spain Installed More Than 3GW of Solar in 2008

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What Environmental Challenges Await President Obama?
Planet Green Articles Feed — ... what he will need to do to meet them with success. Matt Petersen, President & CEO, Global Green USA Obama s biggest eco-challenge : To overcome obstacles in congress and from lobbyists so he can move beyond just the rhetoric of a green agenda and truly pursue an economic rebirth and environmental revival as one and the same. Advice for Obama : He will need to make sure that his environmental platform to tackle global warming , reduce our reliance on foreign oil, expand solar and renewable energy, and to create green jobs are integrated into his economic and ...

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