News: CNET
Check out this informative video from CNET reviewing the lean, green, and totally adorable PowerPod, the modular housing unit developed by Massachusetts-based company PowerHouse.
See getsolar’s article on PowerHouse here.

Yeah, that’s right. We said China. The world’s two most prodigal energy consumers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU, to the initiated) in an effort to take stock of a situation that some might say is overdue for some controls.
The US Department of Energy (DOE) will offer training sessions in the States for Chinese [...]

News: Reuters
The arctic ice covering the Northwest Passage may finally be opening up in an alarming example of accelerated arctic ice melt. Positive affects may include shorter shipping routes for commerce that would otherwise use the Panama canal.

Perhaps the most meaningful government support for solar power in America is found in the state of California, where the state government subsidizes solar installations for new and existing homes and businesses. The use of taxpayer money to fund solar purchases undeniably encourages the adoption of solar energy for some consumers, and speeds the growth [...]