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"Honey, can you pick up the kids after work today? And don't forget we have our solar party tonight." Solar party? No, this isn't some full-moon-dance-around-in-the-forest type party. This is the modern version of the tupperware party, for those wanting to go green. Sunset Magazine's September issue highlights one family who not only bit the bullet to get panels, but is also throwing parties to get other people to go green.

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It’s like the Olympics around here. No sooner has a world record been broken then along comes an announcement of that same record being freshly eclipsed. Yet another project is claiming to be the world’s largest solar power plant, albeit solar thermal.

The first solar powered car to make its way around the world continues its trek.

Scientists discover a vegetarian spider.

Green Home Huddler interviews trash enthusiast Tom Szaky, the CEO of TerraCycle.

The most efficient form of renewable energy may be right underneath us. A research team at Worchester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts have announced that they have discovered a method to use road surfaces for solar collection.
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The Solartaxi will be the first completely solar-powered car to drive around the world. It’s the creation of Louis Palmer, a Swiss educator and adventurer whose goal is not to make it in 80 days, but to raise awareness that global warming can be stopped and that solutions exist to lower greenhouse gas emissions...

Oregon is once again taking the lead with renewable energy by installing the country’s first highway solar energy project. The project will consist of a 104 kW solar photovoltaic system that covers 8,000 square feet and produces 112,000 kWh each year.
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Seiyu, a major supermarket chain here in Japan, is committed to promoting and using renewable energy. They are certified by the Green Energy organization and now they are helping others to set up solar panels as well. Seiyu has launched a fundraising campaign with a civic group called Ohisama Energy Fund to promote solar energy and tackle global warming.

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