Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Community solar is the hottest vertical in the solar space and every company with any connection to delivering power from the sun is racing to be out front. But solar developers blinded by this gold rush mentality could find themselves in a precarious […]
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5 Interesting Facts About Earth Day
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Rachel Carson, who is often credited with the birth of the modern environmental movement with her publication of “Silent Spring” in 1962, spent much of her adult life in Maryland. She was a graduate biology/zoology student at Johns Hopkins University (a rare achievement […]
In Memory of House Speaker Busch
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email I first met Speaker Michael Busch shortly after he ascended to the office. The previous Speaker was not the most environmentally friendly and there was some trepidation mixed with hope for the new Speaker. I was spearheading the push for Maryland’s first renewable […]
Teach Your Parents Well
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email On March 13, 2019, the United Nations released its sixth Global Environment Outlook report and to no one’s surprise, the news was disheartening. “Time is running out to prevent the irreversible and dangerous impacts of climate change,” the report states. It goes on […]
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email When the DC-area restaurant chain Austin Grill purchased wind power for its six locations in 2003, it was like a glorious environmental star bursting in our region. Shortly thereafter, wind power and other forms of green energy became available to residents throughout Maryland […]
La Comunidad Solar: Un Futuro más Brillante
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Cada uno de nosotros está creando un Maryland más brillante, a través de esfuerzas grandes y pequeñas. Mientras que no hay un ingrediente secreto para lograr un futuro mejor, hay una elección que puede unificar nosotros en trabajando para un Maryland más limpia, […]
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Each of us is making Maryland shine brighter in our own way, taking effort both large and small. While there isn’t one single secret ingredient to a better future, there is one choice that can unify us in working for a cleaner Maryland, […]
A Balanced Approach to Solar Development
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Anti-environmental legislator Wade Kach stirred a hornet’s nest of controversy recently by trying to impose a moratorium on solar development in Baltimore County. Thankfully, he was defeated, but his action is part of a growing trend across Maryland of anti-environmental politicians using the […]
Think you can’t get solar? Think again!
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email I can’t tell you how many times people have steered clear of our booth at a farmers market or festival this summer, waving their hand and saying, “sorry, I have a shaded roof and can’t get solar,” or some version of that. These […]
The Founders Round
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Sometimes you get the chance to make a difference and create something lasting, something concrete. Montgomery and Prince George’s County residents in the Pepco area now have that chance. They can join their neighbors in helping to found a community shared solar project […]