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Solar Gard®, an industry-leading manufacturer of architectural and automotive window films, today announced the completion of its second Environmental Product Declaration , which is a comprehensive assessment of the environmental impact of a product, from production to disposal.
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(Reuters) – Solar stocks slumped to fresh lows on Friday as investors continued to punish Chinese solar companies a day after the United States said it would impose new duties on imports from the world's leading solar manufacturer. Suntech Power Holdings was down 4.2 percent, Trina Solar Ltd slid 5 percent and Yingli Green Energy dropped 7.5 percent, extending declines made on Thursday when the …
this is so true

With a solar eclipse and a historic Venus transit of the sun both coming soon, hundreds of people had a chance to practice observing our star through dozens of specially filtered telescopes during a recent solar-observing bonanza in New York.
thats funny

Independent Solar Developers, a leading provider of solar installations to the Agricultural Industry, today announced that they are the first company to install, commission and operate a 480kW CPV solar field that provides both energy and shade to a cattle feedlot.
does anyone know when this will take effect

Solar Trust of America LLC, which is developing what would be the world’s largest solar power plant, won court approval to sell virtually all its assets at a June 21 auction.
and i though i was the only one to see it this way

Power deck: plug-in solar panel appliances being tested. (Credit: Screen capture by Martin LaMonica/CNET) It's a green-energy geek's dream do-it-yourself project: attach a few solar panels to your deck and watch your electric bills go down. Now one company is selling such a product. SpinRay Energy has developed a system that lets consumers install up to five solar panels on their decks and plug …
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Membership in the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing has surpassed 200 employers of about 17,000 U.S. workers – 85 percent in downstream businesses to sell and install solar systems, distribute products, and integrate, finance and design projects.
maybe this will change things

Installers, often working through big-box chains, are taking advantage of hefty tax breaks, creative financing techniques and cheap, Chinese-made panels to make solar power accessible to the mass market.
so interesting

A shakeout that is rattling the solar panel industry has sent First Solar, once among the industry's biggest and strongest companies, to a big quarterly loss.
maybe this will change things

First Solar Inc. fell below the Zacks Consensus earnings per share estimate of 48 cents by 56 cents to digest an adjusted loss of 8 cents in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.
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