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A study conducted at the University of Western Ontario compared both large and small solar installations and concluded that small-scale solar systems are better for the environment than even the ...

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A boom in residential solar installations is driving New England’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a time when many utility-scale projects face delays. Rooftop solar systems can crank ...

Dwight Popowich, an Alberta landowner with an orphan well on his property, questioned the viability of the micro solar farm concept. He's also the chairman of the Polluter Pay Federation, which ...

Nearly 70 years after the launch of the first satellite, we still have more questions than answers about space. But a team of Berkeley researchers is on a mission to change this with a proposal to ...

On a sunny, early summer morning, Matthew Milner waited in his driveway in the Berkeley hills. It was his solar install day, and he was excited. He greeted the installers and walked them around to the ...