by admin | Jun 14, 2012 | clean energy, Feed-in Tariff, Governor Brown, Green energy, LADWP, LOS ANGELES, renewable energy, Solar, solar forward, unleash solar
From Obama, to Brown, to Villaraigosa, everyone has a plan to wean us off fossil fuels. Elections are near, but are we any closer to the renewable energy goals mandated by our political leaders? We’re talking the green talk, but are we walking the green walk?...
by admin | May 24, 2012 | Green energy, photovoltaic, PV, renewable energy, Solar, solar forward, solar hot water, solar lease, Solar Los Angeles, solar rebate, Solar Santa Monica, SunPower, sustainability, wind and solar
Combine solar permitting bureaucracy and a no nonsense Solar Forward employee, and the result is a frustrated (and illustrating) work of art. See creation above. Gaining a permit may be the most cumbersome step involved in solar. As city departments acclimate to the...
by admin | Apr 28, 2012 | Chinese panels, green, marketing, PV, renewable energy, roof, Solar, solar electric, solar hot water, solar lease, solar panels, SunPower, sustainable, yelp
What could a solar company offer you to sweeten the deal? How about throwing in an iPad or cash gift for signing a lease contract? The Solar market out there is competitive. And with competition comes sneaky marketing. Incentives like a free iPad or cash-back to...
by admin | Apr 24, 2012 | China, clean energy, coal, drill baby drill, EPA, fracking, global warming, Green energy, jobs, Krugman, New York Times, oil, Solar, solar energy, solar forward, solar panels, wind
Oil as a fuel source is dirty. Coal, even dirtier. Both are leading contributors to global warming, and pose major public health risks from asthma to mercury poisoning. Nonetheless, oil and coal dominate our energy mix, with about half of all electricity consumed...
by admin | Apr 13, 2012 | monopoly, Solar, solar lease, solar panel, sun, utilities, utility
Back in 1880 a new company called AT&T grew out of the work of Alexander Graham Bell. For almost 100 years it maintained a monopoly over telephonic communication lines until the federal government used antitrust laws to break up AT&T. Technology matured and...
