Recently the Obama administration rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline extension. In a statement, Obama said: “The rushed and arbitrary deadline insisted on by Congressional Republicans prevented a full assessment of the pipeline’s impact, especially the health and safety of the American people, as well as our environment.” The company that would have built the…
Photograph of PowerSheet Solar Cells Property of Nanosolar (2011) “Imagine a solar panel without the panel. Just a coating, thin as a layer of paint, that takes light and converts it to electricity… Consider solar-powered buildings stretching not just across sunny Southern California, but through China and India and Kenya as well, because even in…
As a part of our educational mission at the USGCC, we want to keep you conscious of a variety of ongoing environmental issues. Documentaries are just one great way to broaden your awareness, as they are able to mirror sides of the world not typically seen. While the direction and subject matter of many have…
An important part of increasing the use of solar power is to make the technology more economically feasible when compared to traditional power sources, such as fossil fuels, nuclear, and hydroelectric. One way to achieve this is to find the areas where solar irradiance is highest to ensure panels receive the largest amount of sunlight…