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Heating Your Household Water With The Sun.

Guest post by Joe Wright from PolarSolar
Out here in sunny California, 90% of the population pays to truck, pipe, and burn natural gas from out-of-state to heat the water used in the home (Over 85% comes from out of state, much of it coming all the way from west Texas). The conventional storage water heaters [...]

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Guide To Finding Safe, Eco-Friendly Sunscreen.

It’s that time of year in case you haven’t noticed – sunscreen season! More than 1,000,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. every year with incidences of melanoma, the most dangerous one, rapidly increasing. I had a melanoma cancer removed from my leg last year, so I know first-hand just [...]

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Solar Power Systems That Serve Entire Neighborhoods.

Dear EarthTalk: I know of solar power systems that people can put on their roofs to generate electricity or heat water. Are there systems that serve whole neighborhoods?
Collective bargaining is a good strategy when looking to get the best price on a given product or service. Solar power is no exception, and dozens of [...]