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	<title>Solar Power Rocks!</title>
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	<description>Use Solar Energy to Power your Home, your Business, your LIFE!</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 19:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Germany Reconsidering their Awesome Solar Subsidy Program</title>
		<link>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/germany-reconsidering-their-awesome-solar-subsidy-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 19:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Llorens</dc:creator>
		
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With respect to how much sun they get, Germany has taken their lemons and made lemonade.
The Renewable Energy Sources Act of Germany forces power companies to buy all the alternative energy created by citizens, at a price greater than market prices, and for a long time (20 years).  That massively compelling subsidy has turned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar is getting more expensive</title>
		<link>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/solar-is-getting-more-expensive-not-cheaper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 06:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Llorens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
A while back I wrote about people innovating in the web space for solar, where I mentioned how I had a beef with the way the media portrays new solar energy technology.   Here&#8217;s why:
First, they always understate time frames and cost, and overstate benefits.  Read this.  It&#8217;s just an example, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/happy-mothers-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 20:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Llorens</dc:creator>
		
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That&#8217;s my mom.  She made my lunch in elementary school so I didn&#8217;t have to eat the cafeteria business, she helped me with my science projects, and has provided 29 years of unconditional love, even if I screwed up.   She put in an 18 year full-time job with ZERO PAY.  Here&#8217;s to you, mom, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thomas Edison&#8217;s thoughts about solar power</title>
		<link>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/thomas-edisons-thoughts-about-solar-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/thomas-edisons-thoughts-about-solar-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 23:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Hahn</dc:creator>
		
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&#8220;Sunshine is spread out thin and so is electricity. Perhaps they are the same, but we will take that up later. Now the trick was, you see, to concentrate the juice and liberate it as you needed it. The old-fashioned way inaugurated by Jove, of letting it off in a clap of thunder, is dangerous, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOMEWORK</title>
		<link>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/homework/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Llorens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From VoteSolar.org:
Friends-
You&#8217;ve probably seen it.  Thomas Friedman&#8217;s April 30 New York Times op-ed, &#8220;Dumb As We Wanna Be&#8220;, chided Congress for failing to figure out how to pay for the extension of critically needed clean energy tax credits.  At a &#8220;time when we should be throwing everything into clean power innovation,&#8221; he wrote, Congress is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turning back the clock on energy policy. Remember Jimmy Carter?</title>
		<link>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-politics/turning-back-the-clock-on-energy-policy-remember-jimmy-carter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-politics/turning-back-the-clock-on-energy-policy-remember-jimmy-carter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 02:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Hahn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Solar Legistlation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Solar Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a news conference early this week in a gloomy Rose Garden, President Bush argued the main reason gasoline prices were so high was a lack of domestic oil production. While his silly assertion was widely disputed by reputable sources on NPR, his claim got me to thinking, &#8220;what exactly was his stance on energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>True Innovators in Solar Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/true-innovators-in-solar-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/true-innovators-in-solar-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Llorens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
This article isn&#8217;t about what you think it is&#8230;
&#8230; I&#8217;m not here to talk about physical technologies like higher efficiency photo voltaic panels, thin film, or plastic- moldable- anode- coating- slices- your- bread- and- makes- delicious- fruit- juices leaps in technology. I have a major beef with the way the media overstates the benefits and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why does San Francisco lag in solar installed per capital?</title>
		<link>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/why-does-san-francisco-lag-in-solar-installed-per-capita/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/why-does-san-francisco-lag-in-solar-installed-per-capita/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Llorens</dc:creator>
		
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SFGate.com wrote two articles concerning the future of solar in San Francisco. (#1, #2) I reviewed the first article here. Here&#8217;s my take on the second article.
From the Article: &#8220;Among Bay Area counties, San Francisco ranks last in terms of solar energy installed per capita.&#8221;
Well, duh. How many people rent in San Francisco vs. say, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Tax Credits Run off the Rails</title>
		<link>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/solar-tax-credits-run-off-the-rails/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/solar-tax-credits-run-off-the-rails/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Llorens</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[From Solar Nation:







Clunk!     Roller Coaster off the Rails



More Info




The     House puts its foot down



Roller coasters have, by design, a multitude of ups and downs, but it&#8217;s     comforting even to thrill-seekers to know they rarely become completely     derailed.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Bay Area Solar Market Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/california-bay-area-solar-market-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.solarpowerrocks.com/solar-trends/california-bay-area-solar-market-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Hahn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
We&#8217;ve noticed that there&#8217;s been quite a bit of chatter and advertising dollars thrown into solar in the bay area over the past year or so. For instance, we were just at a San Francisco Giants game last week and couldn&#8217;t help but notice the numerous PGE ads for their solar installation at AT&#38;T park [...]]]></description>
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