U.S. Interior Secretary Touts Giant Gila Bend Solar Plant’s Economic Impact

Editor’s Note: EarthTechling, always looking to bring you interesting cleantech reading, is proud to courtesy of new partner . Author credit goes to Jessica Testa. While touring a solar power generating station that will provide power to tens of thousands of Arizona homes, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday that Americas embrace of renewable energy […]

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Renewable Energy Projects Under Pressure from Feds and Environmental Groups

At the close of 2010, the Obama administration announced an ambitious plan to preserve massive amounts of land, particularly in the West. Pursuant to a regulatory change instigated by the administration, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been instructed to survey its vast holdings – some 250 million acres – and designate […]

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REC Solar Expanding Rapidly in East Coast Markets

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–REC Solar, a leading solar electric provider in the United States, today announced the company’s accelerated momentum as it gains traction with East Coast commercial and residential consumers in new solar hot spots. By the middle of this year, the company will reach 4.1 megawatts of installed commercial projects and boast […]

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