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6-5-08 - Port Townsend going crazy over solar energy! KING5 News Video - Andy Cochrane
6-2-08 - Boeing Spectolab terrestrial solar cell surpasses 40% efficiency - Bob Gratton
3-16-08 - Some Chinese "clean energy" companies produce a toxic hazard - George Meyer
2-24-08 - Jefferson County electrifies travel with no-gasoline car - George Meyer
2-23-08 - PSE invites schools to apply for solar-power installation - George Meyer
8-3-07 - Can Think's electric car revolutionize the auto industry? - Larry Owens
6-7-07 - Vatican plans to tap solar energy - George Meyer
5-3-07 - Governor Gregoire Signs Legislation that Positions Washington as Leader in Response to Climate Change - John Zagunis
4-26-07 - Seattle Is #9 in Providing Renewable Energy - George Meyer
4-2-07 - It's a Plug-in Hybrid - and It's a School Bus - George Meyer
3-31-07 - First Bio Energy Village in Germany - Harald Schaefer
3-9-07 - Green Tags Purchases are Back! - Doug Boleyn
1-1-07 - Solar Combustion Air (conversion of coal power plants to solar energy) (DOC 2MB) - Martin Nix
10-14-06 - End of Green Tags via NW Solar Coop - Pamela Burton
7-31-06 - Bellingham leads nation with "green" energy action - news release
7-28-06 - Return to Mali - Pamela Burton
7-6-06 - How Coloradans won the nation's first voter-led renewable energy standard - Pamela Burton
6-1-06 - Bellarmine Students Win Awards - Zachary Newell
5-18-06 - DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program - Overview and Highlights (PDF 5.1 MB) - George Meyer
3-23-06 - Carbon Cloud Over a Green Fuel - George Meyer
2-14-06 - Whole Food to purchase all their energy use through Green Tags - Pamela Burton
2-12-06 - Solar Incentives for Washington State - Pamela Burton
11-02-05 - Solar Energy Pays Off for Shoreline Students - Larry Owens
10-02-05 - Solar Decathlon Daily Photo Journal - Jeremy Smithson
9-16-05 - Stirling Energy Systems, Inc. sign HUGE solar projects - Peter Barton
9-15-05 - Solar Power for Hurricane Katrina - Pamela Burton
9-14-05 - World's Largest Solar Electric System - Solar Richard
8-22-05 - Solar Makes Move Against Coal - Chris Fate
6-26-05 - Videos - Solar Drag Race Makes History - George Meyer
6-23-05 - Solar Electric System Withstands 120 mph Hurricane Winds - David Love
6-2-05 - Courage to Develop Clean Energy - George Meyer
5-11-05 - Washington State Passes Progressive Renewable Energy Legislation- Pamela Burton
5-10-05 - Switching to Renewable Energy Gets Easier - George Meyer
5-9-05 - Herb Weisbaum: New Website for 'Green' Consumers - George Meyer
4-25-05 - Utility Resource Planning, Drought & Solar Energy - by Martin Nix
4-11-05 - Boeing, Big Oil and Alternative Fuels - Part 3 - by Martin Nix
4-8-05 - Boeing, Big Oil and Alternative Fuels - Part 2 - by Martin Nix
3-30-05 - Solar & Renewable Energy Business Incubator - A Proposal - by Martin Nix
3-26-05 - Boeing, Big Oil and Alternative Fuels - Part 1 - by Martin Nix
3-21-05 - Solar energy and Biodiesel Production - by Martin Nix
2-21-05 - WWU Trustees Approve Green Energy Fee - Chris Herman
2-18-05 - Solar Panels Installed on Washington State Capitol Building - Karen Purtee
2-2-05 - John Deer to use B2 Biodiesel Fuel - Pat O'brien
1-26-05 - Mt. Rainier National Park Benefits from Solar Power (86 KB .pdf) - Pamela Burton
1-25-05 - Evergreen Students Vote for Clean Energy - Pamela Burton
1-11-05 - Colorado Voters Pass RE Initiative - Heather Rhoads-Weaver via Chris Herman
1-9-05 - Costco helps kick - start solar power market - Jeremy Smithson
1-9-05 - Solar Panels Soon Atop Capitol in Olympia - Jeremy Smithson
12-2-04 - Mother Jones article "One Roof at a Time" - Chris Talbot of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA)
11-30-04 - Quantum Ships First Fuel Cell Vehicle to U.S. Army - Solar Richard
11-19-04 - Apollo PAC Presentation (1 MB .ppt) - the same one seen at our Nov. meeting - Chris McCullough
10-3-04 - 2004 Solar WA Tour Info is still available right here! -gm
9-1-04 - Puget Sound Energy Increases Solar Green Tag Purchase - Chris Herman
8-15-04 - U.S. PV Module Shortage (83 KB .pdf) - Pamela Burton Reprinted with permission from Home Power magazine*
8-10-04 - PSE Green Power Report for Summer 2004 (2 MB .pdf) - George Meyer
7-21-04 - The Apollo Alliance - (a link to) information of the next "Apollo Project" - George Meyer
6-18-04 - Shoreline's 1st RE Fair Summary - Larry Owens
6-2-04 - Glendale, CA, USA: Community College Set to Proceed with 400 kilowatt PV System - Pamela Burton
5-28-04 - Alcoa's Wenatchee Works Installs at Wenatchee High School - Pamela Burton
4-18-04 - Putting Renewables to Work: How Many Jobs Can the Clean Energy Industry Generate? (1.07 MB .pdf) (RAEL) - Jim Westall
4-16-04 Northwest called ideal for green power push (Seattle PI) (about today's "Apollo Project") - Pamela Burton
4-16-04 Pennsylvania Governor resurrects agency to support renewable energy projects (Refocus) - Chris Herman
2-13-04 Built Green IDEA HOME in Issaquah Highlands - Manfred Becker
2-12-04 Solar power hits suburbia - George Meyer
2-4-04 US projections show strong growth for Solar PV - Jeremy Smithson
2-4-04 Public Funds in Twelve States Create New Joint Effort to Promote Clean Energy (pdf) - Solar Richard
1-31-04 "Power to the People" -a KUOW conversation - our Pamela Burton called in at the 25th minute - Tom Rentz
1-31-04 At JX Crystals, they're peering into the future of energy - Jim & Judy Westall
1-28-04 Edward Norton Backs BP Solar Energy Program - Jeremy Smithson
1-16-04 Renewable resources matter of common sense (a letter to the editor) - Judy Westall
1-11-04 Sun-Enews newletters -lots of good articles to check out weekly. Also linked in "yellow pages" of links - Chris Herman
1-5-04 Time may be right for solar - Pamela Burton
12-17-03 California RE Incentives Frozen - Scott Allison
12-3-03 ASES Chapter Leader Meeting Notes - Chris Herman
11-17-03 Environmental, Consumer and Public Policy Organizations to Challenge President Bush's Launch of the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy - Public Citizen Press Release - Solar Richard
11-7-03 A testimony to the EFSEC, concerning solar technologies and their impact on CO2 emissions - Martin Nix
11-7-03 Industrial Heat - Martin Nix
10-17-03 53 Senators call for Renewable Energy Standards in Energy Bill -Scott Allison
10-4-03 2003 Solar Tour Info - It may be over, but the info is still here!
10-4-03 Suburban Bellevue Home on our Solar Tour - Allen Patterson This article is in PDF format. If you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it, please go to the Downloads page.
9-20-03 Woking, UK: Woking Sheltered Housing Development adds More Power to Largest UK Solar Installation - Scott Allison
9-19-03 Solar Energy in Washington State Law - Mike Ruby
9-10-03 KPLU Series "Global Warming - Local Warnings" - Pamela Burton - Jeremy was interviewed by Bellamy Pailthorpe in Part 3 and Denis Hayes is interviewed in Part 4 -The whole series was well done!
8-28-03 Fuel Cell Locomotive for Military and Commercial Railways
8-8-03 Solar Panels Going Up on WA Schools -Scott Allison
7-29-03 Solar Racecar Winner Sets New Record - Scott Allison
7-28-03 Study Finds Atmosphere Boundary Rising, Humans Responsible - Solar Richard -He also reports that he's past 2,000,000 W/H Production!
7-23-03 2nd Largest Transit Agency Adopts Solar Illuminated Bus Stops - David Davies
7-16-03 Renewable Energy Heralded as Best Management Practice - Scott Allison
6-15-03 Solar Tree found in Tacoma - Solar Richard -says he's received over 30 requests for seeds ;-)
6-2-03 Update on NABCEP Certification
5-29-03 Why should we integrate Solar Technology as part of Seattle City Light operations? -Martin Nix
2-22-03 "Action Plan for Sustainable Washington" from Governor's Sustainable Washington Advisory Panel
2-18-03 New Apollo Project by U.S. Representative Jay Inslee
1-26-03 KUOW interview with Chris Herman and Mike Nelson on December 9, 2002
1-14-03 David Brugman's Roadmap for the group and website -in PDF format
1-14-03 Rapid Conversion of Seattle to Solar Energy - Martin Nix
10-20-02 Solar Cooking Technology - Martin Nix
9-24-02 Solar Building Tour 2002 in Washington State
8-11-02 Bumper Sticker & T-shirt Designs - You are encouraged to create & send in your own designs
6-22-02 SUV vs. PV - Is Solar Energy Too Expensive? You do the Math! - Jeremy Smithson Reprinted from Home Power magazine* -This article is in PDF format. If you need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it, please go to the Downloads page.
4-20-02 First on the Block in Tacoma - Richard Thompson Reprinted from Home Power magazine*
12-12-01 Five Thousand Solar Rooftops by 2005 for Washington - .PDF format
7-24-01 DC Motors - Tom Rentz
* Reprints from Home Power magazine are with permission. PO Box 520, Ashland, OR 97520 800-707-6585 or 541-512-0201 Fax: 541-512-0343 hp@homepower.com - http://www.homepower.com