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Archives: Solar Energy
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![Top 5 Ways Green Energy is already Helping American Workers](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/09/top-5-ways-green-energy-is-alrea-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Ways Green Energy is already Helping American Workers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - As we celebrate American workers (I prefer to honor workers today rather than the abstract "labor"), let's remember where their future lies. And…![Florida: Politicians in Big Oil’s Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/09/florida-politicians-in-big-oils-187x137.jpg)
Florida: Politicians in Big Oil’s Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Florida voters have overwhelmingly passed Amendment 4, which exempts solar panels and solar equipment from extra taxes. Before this, if someone put…![6 Signs the Big Global Switch to Solar has already Begun](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/08/6-signs-the-big-global-switch-to-187x137.jpg)
6 Signs the Big Global Switch to Solar has already Begun
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - China has installed 20 gigawatts of new solar power just in the first half of this year. This achievement beats analysts' expectations by…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/klarepbk2012-180x137.jpeg)
Why we’re addicted to Fatal Oil, even when Costlier than Solar
By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Here’s the good news: wind power, solar power, and other renewable forms of energy are expanding far more quickly than anyone…![Top 5 Green Energy Good News Stories Today](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/top-5-green-energy-good-news-sto-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Green Energy Good News Stories Today
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Solar power is poised to grow 6-fold by 2030 and could constitute between 9% and 13% of world electricity production by then. Price…![Under Israeli Blockade and Running out of Water, Gaza turns to Solar](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/under-israeli-blockade-and-runni-187x137.jpg)
Under Israeli Blockade and Running out of Water, Gaza turns to Solar
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | - - "People are struggling to find clean drinking water in Gaza, but one resident has a solution. Fayez al-Hindi has built a solar power system…![Solar Surges: Renewable Energy Jobs Topped 8 Million in 2015](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/05/solar-surges-renewable-energy-jo-187x137.jpg)
Solar Surges: Renewable Energy Jobs Topped 8 Million in 2015
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | - - In the U.S. alone, solar grew nearly 22% since the previous year On the heels of clean fuel milestones in…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/160318-GHG-emission-level-off-1-187x137.jpg)
After Paris COP21: Top 6 Green Energy good News Stories Today
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - World leaders signed the COP21 Paris climate accord on Friday, Earth Day. Whether it will be meaningful in stopping carbon dioxide emissions and…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Nellis_AFB_Solar_panels-378x230-1-187x137.jpg)
How American Green Energy created 2.5 million Jobs and saved you from Bronchitis
The Tree | - - As renewable jobs skyrocket in the US, so do their immense health benefits. According to a recent report from Environmental Entrepreneurs, the clean energy industry currently employs…![Can Morocco Create a New Middle East through Green Energy?](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/can-morocco-create-a-new-middle-187x137.jpg)
Can Morocco Create a New Middle East through Green Energy?
By Moha Ennaji | ( Project Syndicate) | - - FEZ – The global oil-price bust has devastated economies across the Middle East and North Africa. Having seen severe price declines in…![Sell that Coal Stock: The future belongs to Wind and Solar, COP21 or No](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/sell-that-coal-stock-the-future-187x137.jpg)
Sell that Coal Stock: The future belongs to Wind and Solar, COP21 or No
By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Historically, the transition from one energy system to another, as from wood to coal or coal to oil, has proven an enormously…![We needn’t wait for Gov’ts in Paris to fix Climate Change: We can do it Ourselves](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/12/we-neednt-wait-for-govts-in-pari-187x137.jpg)
Don’t wait for Gov’ts in Paris to fix Climate Change: We can do it Ourselves
James Dyke | (The Conversation) | - - It’s now almost certain that 2015 will be the warmest year ever recorded. However, rather than reduce green house gas emissions – something that…![Bernie Sanders wants Ban new Drilling Offshore, on Fed. Land](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/bernie-sanders-wants-ban-new-dri-187x137.jpg)
Bernie Sanders wants Ban new Drilling Offshore, on Fed. Land
John Iadarola | (The Young Turks) | - - "Bernie Sanders is taking a strong stand against climate change. He proposed an aggressive plan to curb the United States consumption of fossil…![Unlike Florida, India’s Tamil Nadu State Requires Solar Panels on New Multistory Buildings](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/10/unlike-florida-indias-tamil-nadu-187x137.jpg)
Unlike Florida, India’s Tamil Nadu State Requires Solar Panels on New Multistory Buildings
Smitha TK | (NDTV Video Report) | - - "The Tamil Nadu Government makes Solar Power generation mandatory in buildings, but is it doing enough to crease out the implementation challenges? Smitha…![Top 5 Green Energy Breakthroughs Today](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/top-5-green-energy-breakthroughs-187x137.jpg)
Top 5 Green Energy Breakthroughs Today
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - - Switching to green energy sources like wind and solar is necessary to save the planet from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide,…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/wind-power-leaders-001-579x960-1-187x137.jpg)
Is Wind Energy taking over the Planet and Saving it?
By Nicole Jewell | (Fix.com) | - - Renewable energy has come a long way in a relatively short time. But there are still many questions about the cost effectiveness and feasibility…![If Germany can get 27% of its Energy from Wind/Solar, why can’t US?](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/08/if-germany-can-get-27-of-its-ene-187x137.jpg)
If Germany can get 27% of its Energy from Wind/Solar, why can’t US?
Germany Trade & Invest | (Short Video Documentary) | - - "Germany Trade & Invest presents its short film about Germany’s Renewable Energy Revolution, the so called Energiewende (energy transition). Voices from…![The Future of Flying: Purely Solar-Powered Plane lands in Hawaii after taking off from Japan](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/the-future-of-flying-purely-sola-187x137.jpg)
The Future of Flying: Purely Solar-Powered Plane lands in Hawaii after taking off from Japan
Euronews | (Video Report) | - - "A solar powered plane has successfully completed a record-breaking five-day nonstop solo flight across the Pacific Ocean. The Solar Impulse is the first aircraft to…![Europe to reach 20% Renewable Energy Goal by 2020 & You’ll Never Guess How](http://web.archive.org./web/20161116125909im_/http://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/europe-to-reach-20-renewable-ene-187x137.jpg)