a. SolarCentury has designed the
"Complete Solar Roof" that integrates solar electric and solar
thermal technologies in a tile that is installed like a conventional roofing
tile, with the aim of integrating solar energy into standard construction
practices.
b. A newly published
report from the
Earth Policy Institute says that
wind power is now cheaper than conventional sources in at least
two areas of the US: Austin, Texas and the state of Colorado, and that this
is a trend that will be seen elsewhere.
c. Like others before her, actor Mandy Moore has had her car adapted to run
on pure vegetable oil, or the filtered leftovers from restaurant deep
fryers." Diesel engine guru Brian Friedman of
LoveCraft BioFuels says, "It's crazy right now... I can't take
half the business that comes in."