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Eco Chic: Solar Power Executive Table
If you read my reclaimed wood bench Before and After, you'll remember that the Oakland-based design-building studio, Because We Can, was hired by SunPower to create furniture for their new office in an old Ford manufacturing building. The reclaimed wood benches that they designed are beautiful, but their job didn't stop there. SunPower, a solar power company, also asked Because We Can to design them special table for their executive office, with a different feel than their other furnishings.
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Casa Verde: Pope Benedict Goes Solar
Still thinking about adding some renewable power to your home? Well, maybe this story will inspire you. Pope Benedict XVI recently installed photovoltaic solar panels in his home outside of Regensburg, Germany.
Casa Verde: Jon and Kate Plus 8 Go Green
This Sunday, the Gosselin clan of Jon and Kate Plus 8 will welcome Planet Green's Renovation Nation host Steve Thomas into their home to retrofit it with some eco-friendly upgrades. Steve and his crew will help install electric solar panels and solar thermal panels onto the house, as well as solar powered lights along the driveway. They'll also build a picnic table for the family using reclaimed wood.
Chipotle Goes Solar
Looks like Chipotle has seen the light. Yesterday, the fast-casual Mexican chain announced plans to install solar paneling on 75 of its locations in the next year. The move will make the company the largest direct producer of solar energy in the restaurant industry to date.
Shady Justice? Court Says Blocking Solar Panels Is Illegal
In an epic showdown of redwood trees and solar panels, two environmentally-conscious families from Northern California met in criminal court for a battle of the shade. One electric car-owning family complained that their Prius-driving neighbors had redwood trees that were preventing the sun from hitting their solar panels. This is not an episode of South Park, but an actual proceeding in California criminal court.
Solar Panels Debut on a Windbreaker
I knew it was time, time to see something actually "wearable" integrate solar cells into its fabric. Don't get me wrong, the solar bikini and the ZegnaSport Solar Jacket possess endless gadget-charging capabilities but this solar jacked, designed by North Carolina State University, looks like a typical windbreaker and includes a solar panel.
The jacket is still in its "concept phase" but it is said to be made from a process called digital textile printing where the actual print of the fabric matches the pattern of the solar panel.
Berkeley Moves to Finance Home Solar Panels: Bright Idea?
Berkeley, CA, has grabbed attention again — this time for starting a pioneering new program to provide city-backed loans for home solar-electric systems. This week the city council approved a new tax district that allows residents to finance solar energy systems through their property taxes.
Here's how the program works: the city provides the money for the installation and materials, and homeowners are able to pay back the loan at a fixed rate over 20 years.
Japanese Solar Powered Cell Phones Stream Live TV: Lucky!
During my travels through Japan, I just had to stop by the Akihabara district. Known as "Electric City," it's packed with blocks and blocks of gadget shops, game arcades, and stores where you can get every kind of cable known to man. It was a geek's dream, and I was living in it.
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- Make this easy fabric party garland. — Craft
- Solar tiles are prettier than panels. — Charles and Hudson
- Commission a custom house portrait.
Daily Tech: Starbucks Debuts Two Handy iPhone Apps
- Starbucks now has an iPhone app that will help you view store locations and menus and another one that lets you use your iPhone as a Starbucks card — The Wall Street Journal
- Check out some video game deals and steals for this week — Green Pixels
- Oh wow. Pee-Wee Herman has resurfaced and he now wants you to follow him on Twitter — Mashable
- A company in Tokyo is starting to sell apartments with built-in solar panels — CrunchGear
- Facebook could very well be that high-school reunion you didn't want to attend, but had no choice — Switched
- What what? Microsoft is creating a tablet-like device called the Courier?
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