Earth Day is Monday, April 22nd. Not only does the day provide opportunities to participate in events but it allows us to reflect on how we can play a part in reducing our carbon footprint. Here’s a few suggestions: Attend an Earth Day Event: For those in the Philadelphia area, Grid Magazine provides an excellent calendar [...]
From the second floor of his new office, entrepreneur Randy Schulz can gaze across the Delaware River; past the decommissioned Navy vessels and utility trucks of South Philadelphia’s Navy Yard, past the struggles of a local Philadelphia economy, all the way around the world to another economy in need of jobs, innovation and national unity. [...]
Another quick update from the Crane roof. The layout has started, I would estimate that about 80 panels have been installed. We are making good progress. A big thank you goes out to all the hard workers at G.R.A.S.S. and Helio, you guys rocked it through the snow! Also, thanks to Ron Celentano for his [...]
Time and again, we hear about a new “solar project” in the works. The plans for these large-scale installations are always quite grand and include the promise of profits in the near term. However, more often than not we don’t see projects coming to fruitarian. For some reason, great projects are not growing the wings [...]
The Amish way of life has learned to live side by side with secular residents in Lancaster County for years, despite differences in the way the two cultures choose to live. But while Lancaster’s newest proposed addition will involve electricity, it shouldn’t ruffle too many Mennonite beards as this improvement is both respectful to the [...]
Policy wonks, journalists and concerned citizens alike have expressed concern about the state of Philadelphia at the midpoint of Mayor Michael Nutter’s term. Their sentiments, expressed in this exhaustive Daily News piece from November, culminate to form a collective sigh at both the terrible timing and lack of crisis management that have made up this [...]
As Solar States founder Micah Gold-Markel continues the fight to bring solar energy to Philadelphia, Solar States is bringing some new voices to the conversation. This month, Solar States is hosting monthly investor salons to talk to alternative energy investors and venture capitalists about the state of the alternative energy marketplace and what it will [...]
When I say Par, you say Tay! Par! Tay! Par! Tay! Two green energy festivals hit Pennsylvania this week, displaying cutting edge innovation and pathways toward Pennsylvania’s solar potential. First up is the PA Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival. Popular exhibits like the Green Builders Forum and the Transportation Tent join new events like [...]
Solar States is at it again! With students at the Science Leadership Academy finishing up another great semester of solar design and photovoltaic research, we thought long and hard about what our next step should be in bringing solar education and industry to the Philadelphia area. But in the end, it came down to one [...]
I know it sounds like a cheesy sixties travel song or the latest tourism campaign but Pennsylvania Sunshine may brighten our state in another way. As an add-on to Gov. Ed Rendell’s Alternative Energy Investment Act, Pennsylvania Sunshine provides $100 million in grant funding for commercial and residential solar projects. This bill, which was passed [...]
