CleanTechnica » books http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 How Christianity Usurped Christmas & The Sun http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/christianity-usurped-christmas-sun/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/christianity-usurped-christmas-sun/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 10:05:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76380 Once a joyous celebration of the return of the Sun, or the rebirth of light, Christmas Day and the Winter Solstice have had their respective event dates adjusted over time. Historians, astronomers, religious scholars, and that vast miscellany of folks who just plain love to celebrate our Sun should find this article by physicist John

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/christianity-usurped-christmas-sun/feed/ 6 Solar Saga Continues: The Koch Brothers Weren’t The First To Try Stopping Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/solar-saga-continues-koch-brothers-werent-first-try-stopping-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/solar-saga-continues-koch-brothers-werent-first-try-stopping-solar/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:30:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76142 Special thanks to author John Perlin for this solar history contribution about others who long ago tried to end one solar entrepreneur’s life. The material comes from Perlin’s recently published book, Let It Shine: The 6000-Year Story of Solar Energy. The Atacama Desert in northern Chile well deserves its reputation as the American Sahara. But when,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/solar-saga-continues-koch-brothers-werent-first-try-stopping-solar/feed/ 4 Sun Above the Horizon: A History Of The Solar PV Industry, And A Look Ahead http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/sun-horizon-history-solar-pv-industry-look-ahead/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/sun-horizon-history-solar-pv-industry-look-ahead/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 15:56:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73915 Energy Post. The spectacular global growth of solar PV is one of the big energy stories of today. And it may well become the energy story of the 21st Century. Where did the solar revolution “suddenly”come from? And where will it take us? One of the pioneers of the sector, Peter F. Varadi, co-founder of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/sun-horizon-history-solar-pv-industry-look-ahead/feed/ 5 OK, Sooner or Later Everyone Will Have Solar. So What? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/15/everyone-will-have-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/15/everyone-will-have-solar/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2014 08:14:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70665 By Michal Bacia It really is a really big deal. Before you know why it’s such a big deal, you have to know the big secret. Ready? OK, here it is: ENERGY IS FREE! That’s right. It is. Not only solar and wind energy, but oil and/or coal are also basically free. The gas and/or

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/15/everyone-will-have-solar/feed/ 70 A Newer World: Book Review http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/a-newer-world-book-review/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/a-newer-world-book-review/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:00:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47380 A Newer World: Politics, Money, Technology, and What’s Really Being Done To Solve The Climate Crisis, which came out late in 2012, is a joyful, optimistic, yet sober look at the accomplishments society has seen in sustainable development over the past 25 years. Often, environmental books give a really grim outlook on the situation without

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/a-newer-world-book-review/feed/ 0 82 MW Of Solar At 17 Japanese Sites (Including Former Airport); Solar Tree Installations At GM; Solar Chargers For Camping (+ More Clean Power News) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/04/82-mw-of-solar-at-17-japan-sites-including-former-airport-solar-tree-installations-at-gm-solar-chargers-for-camping-more-clean-power-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/04/82-mw-of-solar-at-17-japan-sites-including-former-airport-solar-tree-installations-at-gm-solar-chargers-for-camping-more-clean-power-news/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:39:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45763   Solar Power 1st EVSI Solar Tree Installations Will Be At California GM Dealership: GM hasn’t been hiding it — it has taken a liking to solar power. As yet another indication of that, it’s been announced that Envision Solar International’s “Solar Tree” will see its first installation at a GM dealership in California, the Fremont Cadillac Buick GMC

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/04/82-mw-of-solar-at-17-japan-sites-including-former-airport-solar-tree-installations-at-gm-solar-chargers-for-camping-more-clean-power-news/feed/ 0 Power from the People (Book Review) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/19/power-from-the-people-book-review/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/19/power-from-the-people-book-review/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:58:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=42623   It had me at “foreward by Van Jones.” Greg Pahl’s book Power From the People, how to organize, finance, and launch local energy projects starts off with a punch as Jones makes the case that the world is in dire straights, both in energy and economy matters. Jones calls on all of us to create

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/19/power-from-the-people-book-review/feed/ 0 New Book at TED: “Living Architecture” http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/04/new-book-at-ted-living-architecture/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/04/new-book-at-ted-living-architecture/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:30:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=34616 This TED e-book by British architect Rachel Armstrong, is published this Tuesday, February 7. For all interested in the evolution of architecture for the people of this planet, take a look. New TED Book – Living Architecture – Releases 7 February (via http://greenbuildingelements.com)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/04/new-book-at-ted-living-architecture/feed/ 0 The Quest: Book Review http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/08/the-quest-book-review/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/08/the-quest-book-review/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 15:00:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=31999 Book Review: The Quest, Daniel Yergin, 2011, The Penguin Press Tour de force. There are no better words to capture Daniel Yergin’s most recent effort to explain the world of energy and power politics to the public. The Quest is not a work of pure history, nor a polemic that urges the reader to any particular course

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/11/08/the-quest-book-review/feed/ 1 Are E-Books Really Green? [INFOGRAPHIC] http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/23/are-e-books-really-green-infographic/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/03/23/are-e-books-really-green-infographic/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:24:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=24886 E-books are a growing trend. How green are they

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