GO SOLAR GO GREEN» California http://gosolarblog.com Keep up-to-date on the latest news on solar panals Tue, 22 May 2012 00:02:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 School kids urge Crayola to rethink recycling http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/school-kids-urge-crayola-to-rethink-recycling.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/school-kids-urge-crayola-to-rethink-recycling.htm#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 02:03:33 +0000 mateexucturce http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/school-kids-urge-crayola-to-rethink-recycling.htm A group of California grade school students wants Crayola to start a recycling program for spent plastic markers, but the company doesn't appear ready to make such a move.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/school-kids-urge-crayola-to-rethink-recycling.htm/feed 0 A Big Audacious Goal: Turning on the Lights for 1.4 Billion People http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/a-big-audacious-goal-turning-on-the-lights-for-1-4-billion-people.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/a-big-audacious-goal-turning-on-the-lights-for-1-4-billion-people.htm#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 22:28:13 +0000 http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/a-big-audacious-goal-turning-on-the-lights-for-1-4-billion-people.htm

At the recent Fortune Brainstorm Green conference which I attended in Laguna Niguel, California, there was a host of U.S.-focused presentations and conversations. The ongoing themes and dialogue provided significant insights into the current state of affairs in the U.S. clean-tech market, including:

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/05/a-big-audacious-goal-turning-on-the-lights-for-1-4-billion-people.htm/feed 0 New recycling rules take effect July 1 for apartments, businesses http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/new-recycling-rules-take-effect-july-1-for-apartments-businesses.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/new-recycling-rules-take-effect-july-1-for-apartments-businesses.htm#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:48:00 +0000 Miriam http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/new-recycling-rules-take-effect-july-1-for-apartments-businesses.htm The Ventura County Board of Supervisors, by approving Tuesday an amended ordinance code for solid waste management within unincorporated areas, joined a growing list of California jurisdictions making changes to comply with a new state law.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/new-recycling-rules-take-effect-july-1-for-apartments-businesses.htm/feed 0 Recycling Company Increases Customer Count and Retention while Reducing Headcount During Growth http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/recycling-company-increases-customer-count-and-retention-while-reducing-headcount-during-growth.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/recycling-company-increases-customer-count-and-retention-while-reducing-headcount-during-growth.htm#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:05:50 +0000 cihooloGemo http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/recycling-company-increases-customer-count-and-retention-while-reducing-headcount-during-growth.htm San Diego, California — When Arizona PacificPulp and Paper (APPP) contracted with RadiantTechnologies to replace its aging, DOS-based financial softwaresystem with Recycle One, thecompany realized substantial …

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/recycling-company-increases-customer-count-and-retention-while-reducing-headcount-during-growth.htm/feed 0 The Pending Subsidy Cliff, And the Way Out http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/the-pending-subsidy-cliff-and-the-way-out.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/the-pending-subsidy-cliff-and-the-way-out.htm#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:27:06 +0000 http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/the-pending-subsidy-cliff-and-the-way-out.htm

It’s a daunting reality, yet one that’s been years in the making. And it’s a scenario that’s shaping up from the wind-swept coasts of California to the solar rooftops of New Jersey.

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Once again, California is leading the way for solar hot water with a new solar thermal incentive, this time for low-income single-family properties and multi-family dwellings. California’s original CSI Thermal rebate program was introduced in 2010 and is perhaps the most generous solar water heating rebate program in the United States, off

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As California continues to inch toward its 33 percent renewables target, a particularly contentious battle over the future of net-metering could soon be finding a resolution.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/puc-may-decide-californias-fight-over-net-metering.htm/feed 0 Windfall of cash from global warming? http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/windfall-of-cash-from-global-warming.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/windfall-of-cash-from-global-warming.htm#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:38:54 +0000 jos http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/windfall-of-cash-from-global-warming.htm For the past 10 years, California has struggled with huge budget deficits and wrenching cuts.

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]]> http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/windfall-of-cash-from-global-warming.htm/feed 0 Solar Development in California: Preserving our Climate while Protecting our Lands http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/solar-development-in-california-preserving-our-climate-while-protecting-our-lands.htm http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/solar-development-in-california-preserving-our-climate-while-protecting-our-lands.htm#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:30:22 +0000 http://gosolarblog.com/2012/04/solar-development-in-california-preserving-our-climate-while-protecting-our-lands.htm

Expanding solar development in California in a way that meets our clean energy needs while preserving our wildlands and wildlife is no small task.

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