Via Eco Business, a look at Australia’s push to put more solar panels on rental homes: As a university student in Canberra, Eilis Fitt and her two housemates set rules to keep their electricity bill down – no heater in the living room unless everyone was home, and no turning on the washing machine or […]
Read more »Via Yale Climate Connections, a look at how one individual found a different way to help the climate and his community: A few years ago, Indiana resident John Smillie wanted to put solar panels on his roof. There was just one problem: Smillie: “It’s not really a good roof for solar.” But Smillie was not to […]
Read more »Via Food & Wine, a report on a new roof project in Florence: The airport in Florence, Italy, doesn’t have as many amenities as Italy’s significantly larger airports in Rome, Milan, and Venice. There aren’t any Hermes stores, you can’t pick up a Rolex before you board, and your dining options are limited to three unremarkable restaurants. But […]
Read more »Via PV Magazine, a report on India’s ambitious rooftop solar plans: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced ‘Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana’ under which 10 million households will get rooftop solar. The scheme is intended to not only reduce the electricity bill of the poor and middle class but also make India self-reliant in the field […]
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