Renewable Energy: Economic Powerhouse?
New research suggests that industry growth could generate hundreds of thousands of jobs for U.S. workers. By Roger H. Bezdek READ
THE FULL TEXT >>> Overcoming Barriers to Renewable Energy Project Financing
Particularly with new technology, managing risk is the key to benefiting all participants. By Daniel P. Goldman, John J. McKenna and Lawrence M. Murphy READ MORE >>> Return of the Water Wall
This proven passive solar design technology has the power to quench rising energy demand in homes and other buildings. By David A. Bainbridge, Ken Haggard and Polly Cooper READ MORE >>> CASE HISTORY: Pushing Boundaries, Advancing a Market
How one building team’s mission made San Francisco’s Clipper House a showcase for innovative sustainable design. By Tim Gnatek READ MORE >>>
Sustainable Cleveland
How hosting the SOLAR 2007 conference has bolstered this industrial city’s efforts to reinvent itself as a renewable energy mecca. By M. Kelly Brewer READ MORE >>>
Taking Power to the People
How San Diego’s regional solar-advocacy group is building a market, one customer at a time. By Irene M. Stillings READ MORE >>>
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the Cover This 150-foot-tall wind turbine installed last year at Cleveland’s Great Lakes Science Center exemplifies the growing commitment to sustainable technologies and practices in Northeast Ohio. Photo courtesy of Val Davillier, Great Lakes Science Center.
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Chair’s Corner: Solar Family Reunion By John Reynolds, FAIA
Publisher’s Perspective: RE Means Jobs By Brad Collins
View from the States: Creating a Solar Future By Kathleen A. McGinty
Sustainable Worldview: Driving Winds of Change By Michael Totten
Investing in Clean Energy: Water, Water, Everywhere? By Rona Fried, Ph.D.
Readers’ Forum: Biofuels: Science or Fiction? By Ronald B. Swenson
Wind Energy News: From Rust Belt to Wind Belt? By Elizabeth Salerno
Working in RE: Wanted: Smart Farm Kids By Mick Sagrillo
Ask Ken: Energy-Saving Q&As By Ken Sheinkopf Click
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This 150-foot-tall wind turbine installed last year at Cleveland’s Great Lakes Science Center exemplifies the growing commitment to sustainable technologies and practices in Northeast Ohio. Photo courtesy of Val Davillier, Great Lakes Science Center.