Alternative Energy - Feeling the Heat

Nasa’s chief talks new approach
BBC News - The US space agency will concentrate more on exploring the outer Solar System and a little less on exploring Mars. Dr Mike Griffin tried to reassure the community of scientists who study the Red Planet, but also warned them to be prepared for change

Ascent Solar Announces Filing of Registration Statement
MSN MoneyCentral - Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. ASTI announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the proposed offering by Ascent Solar of shares of its common stock. Proceeds from the offering are

Indian police stop exiles from historic Tibet march
New Straits Times - THE Ulysses solar probe, after 17 years of studying the sun and solar system, is about to die by freezing to death, Nasa and the European Space Agency said.

Recipient E-mail
DailyTech - These rolls, while bearing an uncanny resemblance to “Fruit by the Foot”, are actually commercial grade solar photovolatics printed by inkjet printer via Konarka’s new process. (Source: Konarka Technologies, Inc.) A sheet of the material can charge a

First U.S. suburb seeking to set green standard
Arlington Heights Daily Herald - are teaming up with nonprofits and the government to canvas all 17,000 homes in the community, trying to encourage residents to upgrade their boilers, change to energy-efficient lighting, use better insulation and even invest in solar heating.

We can build a green future
Winona Daily News - There was also discussion about solar water heating systems that can be cost effective for preheating swimming pools. LED lighting is another technology that uses less electricity, and the bulbs last forever, well almost.

On Native Ground
American Reporter - government has offered financial incentives to get households to switch from oil heat to environmentally-friendly heating. Without tax incentives, wind and solar energy are non-starters, but Congress has had no qualms about giving tax breaks to