Tag: "solar energy"
Solar Powers China's March Toward Sustainability
China has vaulted out front in the solar power game. That's been good for consumers but perplexing to its California competitors.
Post on Nov 16, 2012 by Marjorie Sun from KQED Science
We Are the Desert: Tackling California's Water and Electricity Woes
As we approach the limits of our power and water, we will face some wrenching decisions with geological dimensions.
Post on Aug 02, 2012 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
Behind the Scenes with the Mythbusters
Guest blogger Michael Kadel chronicles our behind-the-scenes visit to our explosive San Francisco neighbors, the Mythbusters.
Post on Apr 02, 2010 by Craig Rosa
Squeezing More Energy from the Sun
The good news is that we can probably meet our energy security and greenhouse emissions goals by increasing the efficiency of buildings, transportation, and agriculture and by using commercially available renewable energy technology. But it won’t be cheap.
Post on Apr 02, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Solar Decathlon 2009
I'm used to seeing some unusual things on the Mall in Washington, DC—our nations backyard—but was quite impressed by the 20 solar powered homes arrayed there last Saturday.
Post on Oct 16, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
Blowing up the House for Energy Efficiency
How much air is your house leaking? Are you unknowingly slurping in dirty air from your garage and attic? Perhaps a blower door test can help you find out.
Post on Aug 26, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
Last Gasps from Phoenix?
It seems like only last month that we witnessed the drama of NASA's Phoenix landing on Mars. We were on the edge of our seats in Chabot's planetarium during those "seven minutes of terror" as Phoenix burned a meteoric path through Mars' atmosphere.
Post on Nov 07, 2008 by Ben Burress
Reporter's Notes: Big Solar on the Ballot
Proposition 7 is one of the green propositions– in more ways than one. The amount of cash that's being spent on this so-called Big Solar initiative is prodigious. It is one of the most expensive measures on the ballot.
Post on Oct 03, 2008 by David Gorn
HERS It Is
Blower door equipment is used to measure a home's air leaks. A blower door test is part of the evaluation for determining a home's HERS Index. Photo by: D&R International Remember the day when most men knew the horsepower of their muscle cars? Now most of us are concerned about miles per gallon. But what [...]
Post on Jun 27, 2008 by Jim Gunshinan
Living in the Sun's Atmosphere
Illustration of a blast of solar wind impacting Earth's protective magnetic field. Credit: NASABreathe in, exhale. Feel the air in your mouth, windpipe, and lungs. That's a sample of Earth's atmosphere: the thin layer of gases enveloping our planet. Did you know that the Sun also has an atmosphere, and that the Earth is inside [...]
Post on Mar 28, 2008 by Ben Burress
The Right to Sunlight: Solar vs. Redwood Trees
In Silicon Valley, a battle between neighbors has turned into a different kind of face off: solar energy versus trees. It turns out that growing redwood trees can actually be a crime in California, if they block solar panels… as one couple in Sunnyvale found out the hard way. David Gorn reports on a new [...]
Post on Feb 07, 2008 by David Gorn
