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Will the Sun Will Keep Shining On Solar Power In California?

Is California’s solar gold rush destined to fail? That’s what moderator Warren Olney, host of KCRW’s Which Way, L.A.? and To the Point, asked a panel of energy experts at an event co-presented by KCRW at the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles. This was “an ominous question,” Olney noted, but California has a history of boom-and-bust industries. Also in the air–although it wasn’t broached until later in the conversation–was the collapse of solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, a fiasco that critics have cited as a sign that the technology hasn’t caught up with …

Here Comes the Sun King

Could Solar Power Ever Become California’s Leading Energy Source?

 

The sun has been shining brightly on solar power, but can it last? California has seen a lot of booms and busts, and solar power has been among them. Solar …

Solar: Not Just For Tinfoil-Hatters Anymore

But Most Of Our Debates About It Miss the Point

Since 2007, California has experienced a solar boom. Photovoltaic panels rest on 107,159 rooftops, as of this writing (the numbers are updated here every Wednesday). Driven by incentives that are …

Just Add Water, Oil, Food, and Maybe a Solar Panel

Can Cities Like Phoenix Ever Be Made Sustainable?

 

Phoenix has over a million inhabitants, and its metropolitan area has over four million inhabitants. That’s a lot of water, a lot of driving, and a lot of air conditioning. …