Archive for 2008

For me, New Orleans conjures up aromas of French Market coffee and Beignets, sounds of the Jazz Festival in May, and outrageous Mardi Gras extravaganzas. On the not-so jubilant side, I’m reminded of Hurricanes Camille (1969), Andrew (1992), Katrina and Rita (2005) and Gustav (2008), recalling images of devastated communities, burdened with prolonged power outages ... Read More

Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced his Renew Virginia initiative, which will include legislative and executive actions to make Virginia a leader in energy conservation and efficiency and protecting the environment. The Governor met with his economic development team and energy-related business owners at the Greater Richmond Convention Center to discuss strategies for attracting renewable energy ... Read More

The Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) announced on December 8th that 32 Partners have joined the Solar Rebate Program to promote installations of solar hot water, solar electricity (photovoltaic – PV) and, an orphan hot water systems program for residents and businesses statewide. The Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association is administering the program for the GEO. ... Read More

CPS Energy, San Antonio’s municipal utility, is one of three municipal utilities in Texas with a solar rebate program. It’s been offering rebates to customers who install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on their homes or property since July 2007. The standard rebate, $3.00 per watt AC, is available to all CPS Energy customers and there ... Read More

var supernote = new SuperNote(‘supernote’, {}); function animFade(ref, counter) { //counter = Math.min(counter, 0.9); // Uncomment to make notes translucent. var f = ref.filters, done = (counter == 1); if (f) { if (!done && ref.style.filter.indexOf(“alpha”) == -1) ref.style.filter += ‘ alpha(opacity=’ + (counter * 100) + ‘)’; else if (f.length && f.alpha) with (f.alpha) ... Read More