House Passes Climate Bill
Early Friday evening, the House narrowly passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), a monumental — and mammoth — piece of legislation (PDF) that, among other things, aims to mitigate...
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A Few Images from the Solar Decathalon
For those of you near the nation’s capital, the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathalon deserves a visit. The biennial event — which this year runs through October 18 — challenges 20 college teams...
View ArticlePrivate Sector Pushes for Energy Efficiency Standards
Harry Reid has had a disappointing week, to say the least. Lacking the votes to advance a comprehensive climate change bill, the Senate majority leader yesterday was forced to introduce a scaled-back...
View ArticleWill the U.S. Get a Renewable Energy Standard?
For the next week on Capitol Hill, Republicans and Democrats will tussle over whether or not to include a renewable electricity standard (RES) in legislation that may be put to vote in the Senate...
View ArticleSol Systems Offers Zero Down Solar Lease in Nation’s Capitol
With the introduction of a new solar lease program in Washington, D.C., there’s now really no reason for the White House not to go solar… Sol Systems — a D.C.-based solar financing company that has...
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