Just a reminder:

community solar is an option for more and more folks—basically buying a solar co-op share instead of sending your money to the utility. You can check this site to see if there’s one in your area :)

energysage.com/shop/community-…

#solar #climatechange

This is cool, but I think what I've seen that's even cooler are the solar-shaded tables at UC Riverside. So the panels have double duty of providing energy, but also providing shade. You get a table, too.

flickr.com/photos/spidra/14472… #Solar

Solar Powered Picnic Table

Great idea - outside table that has power for laptops and other devices and the solar panel provides shade.

^Flickr

#FossilFuel Interests Are Working to Kill #Solar in One #Ohio County. The Hometown #Newspaper Is Helping.
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A retired #gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial #media company are spreading #misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.

propublica.org/article/ohio-mo…

#News #Journalism #CleanEnergy #Agriculture #Oil #Koch #Climate #Energy #Politics #Government

The Secret Playbook Behind Effort to Kill Solar in an Ohio County

A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.

^ProPublica

The Department of Energy Promised This Tribal Nation a $32 Million #Solar Grant. It’s Nearly Impossible to Access.
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Washington’s Yakama Nation received both the grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic hurdles, the funding could expire before the government lets the tribal nation touch a dime.

propublica.org/article/clean-e…

#News #Energy #Government #Washington #Indigenous #CleanEnergy

How a Tribal Nation’s $32 Million Clean-Energy Grant Got Stalled

^ProPublica