Solar Philanthropies Lighting Up the World to End Poverty
Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) reached its first milestone of raising $5,000 to install solar-powered pumps in order to provide a village in Benin with clean and safe drinking water. Now that SELF has secured its spot on GlobalGiving’s list of permanent partners, the organization is on a mission to raise an additional $12,000 in order […]
Garden State Looking to Add Solar Incentive
Just days ago, the New Jersey Legislature passed legislation designed to encourage investment in solar energy systems, which will help the state achieve its goal of having 22.5% of power come from renewable sources by 2020. New Jersey is currently projected to add nearly 300 MW of solar capacity in 2015 alone, according to SEIA’s U.S. […]
Support SELF’s Mission to Provide Clean Water with Solar Power
As I sit here with an energy efficient light bulb illuminating my laptop, it is hard to imagine a life where I could not turn on the lights. That is why I am truly inspired by Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), an organization that works to provide energy to the 1.5 billion people around the world living […]
And They’re Off! The Global Race for Solar
The United States has come a long way in embracing solar energy, and the news is littered with updates boasting about its progress and forecasts for the future. The Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) recent U.S. insight report, which analyzed the growth of residential solar in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2015, announced […]
Clean energy can save millions of lives
There’s an Earthship landing in Pennsylvania
Forty years ago, Michael Reynolds discovered his passion for sustainable building. Today, he is the heart of Earthship Biotecture, a New Mexico-based company that is trying to spread sustainable living around the world. Earthships are sustainably designed buildings that provide heating, cooling, water, sewage treatment, and food without producing any carbon dioxide. These buildings are completely […]
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