Mark Halper reports a solar boom led investments in clean energy to the third highest quarter on record, to $41.7 billion for the 3 months ended June 30, according to London-based Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Investments climbed 22% above the same quarter a year earlier, and were 27% higher than 2011’s first quarter. Funding of [...]

Livermore, CA – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration is reaching out to industry regarding the pursuit of renewable energy at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The project would potentially encompass a commercially sized capacity to generate wind and/or solar energy, along with renewable energy test capabilities, to better understand how to [...]

Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) today introduced The 10 Million Solar Roofs Act of 2011. In an attempt to install solar on 10 million rooftops, the proposed legislation would help to lower the costs of installing solar for homeowners and businesses by streamlining the application and permitting process. “As [...]

Peter H. Miller, President, Restore Media writes about ten trends in the traditional building industry, each begin with the letter “C”. Conservation. Compatibility. Content. Control. Competition. Capacity. Certainty. Choice. Cash. Confidence. Read more: http://traditional-building.com/Peter_Miller/?p=33

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Toyota-sells-1-millionth-apf-2705926381.html?x=0 Highlights: Once deemed a “science experiment for environmentalists”, the Toyota Prius hybrid car has passed the million sales milestone and has become mainstream vehicle in the United States.