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Solar Power Used to Extend Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas [UC San Diego] source: Solarbuzz 2002.11.06 & UCSD Researchers at the University of California – San Diego recently developed a way to power their broadband High-Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN) in remote areas of southern California where traditional electricity is not available. …

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Centex Homes tests Zero Energy House concept in Pleasanton source: Katherine Conrad East Bay Business Times 2002.2.18 The first “zero energy house[example 260kb pdf]” built by a commercial builder in Northern California is under construction in Livermore, where David Barclay of Centex Homes is eager to discover how consumers will react to this greenest of …

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AstroPower files for bankruptcy – General Electric bids $15 million for solar-power company source: Steven Church Delaware online 2004.02.03 AstroPower Inc. has filed for bankruptcy as part of an offer by General Electric Co. to buy most of the company’s assets for $15 million.[what a steal!] The solar-power pioneer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Sunday, …

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…but they are considered unsightly by some and banned in many areas. By Mary Lynne Vellinga Source: Sacramento Bee (Published May 21, 2001) http://www.sacbee.com/news/news/old/local02_20010521.html Rising electricity rates have prompted Stacey Swett to seriously consider taking a step she finds somewhat distasteful: hanging a clothesline in her back yard. “I don’t really like the looks of …

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Doonesbury Weeklong series on the Banning of Clotheslines by 35,000 Home Owner Associations in California.  With permission of Doonesbury.com view the rest of the series at Doonesbury.com – direct linked below. ************************* What’s the hang-up? Clotheslines save energy and money, but they are considered unsightly by some and banned in many areas. Rising electricity rates have …

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