U.S. Solar Industry Now Employs 100,000 People, Grew 6.8% Since August 2010
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That’s a net gain 6,700 jobs in one year
Don’t let the Solyndra talk fool you: The clean energy sector is still booming. And even booming industries — maybe especially booming industries — see a fair share of once-promising companies go belly up. It’s unfortunate that the Obama administration once tou…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Installed cost of solar photovoltaic systems in U.S. declined significantly in 2010 and 2011
The installed cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2010 and into the first half of 2011, according to the latest edition of an annual PV cost tracking report.
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U.S. Solar Industry Achieved Record Cost Reductions in 2010 According to DOE Report
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Everything You Need to Know About Extreme Weather in 2010
Q: How crazy was the weather in 2010? A: Really, really crazy. Insane, even. No, scratch that. More like super, uber, unprecedentedly batshit crazy. Don’t believe me? Then just ask the celebrated meteorologist Jeff Masters, who co-founded Weather Underground, and writes immaculately detailed blog posts there. In fact, don’t ask him — check out his most recent work, where he comprehensively analyzes the weather trends of 2010, and describes them thusly: “the wild roller-coaster ride of incredible weather events during 2010, in my mind, makes that year the planet’s most extraordinary year for extreme weather since reli…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Home Solar Explodes in Popularity, Grows 102% in 2010
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