Why We’re Ungovernable, Part 6: Here Comes the Debt Ceiling

Why We’re Ungovernable, Part 6: Here Comes the Debt Ceiling (via Market Shadows)

  Source: hankeringforhistory.com via Hankering for History on Pinterest   Courtesy of John Rubino. The fiscal cliff was always going to end with a whimper because that was the obvious path of least resistance. In the end, simply avoiding big tax increases and spending cuts while adding a few more…

U.S. Air Force Gets Solar Power from SolarCity, Continues Clean Energy Push By Tina Casey

U.S. Air Force Gets Solar Power from SolarCity, Continues Clean Energy Push (via Clean Technica)

When the Department of Defense privatized military housing back in the 1990′s, little did it know that those homes would become the platform for the largest residential solar project in American history. Well, they did. Last November, the solar installer SolarCity announced that it would build about…

Solar-Powered Housing for U.S. Military, from SolarCity & U.S. Bancorp

Solar-Powered Housing for U.S. Military, from SolarCity & U.S. Bancorp (via Clean Technica)

  Andrew and Susan have covered SolarStrong a few times in that past six months. SolarStrong is SolarCity’s initiative to put affordable solar panels on existing privatized military housing across the U.S. within the next five years. SolarStrong could have doubled U.S. residential solar power installations…

U.S. Military Installing Solar Panels at 160,000 Locations

U.S. Military Installing Solar Panels at 160,000 Locations (via Dice News in Tech)

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)  made a conditional commitment to guarantee a $344 million loan for a project that make the U.S. Military the world’s biggest rooftop solar panel customer. The SolarStrong Project will see solar electric panels installed at 160,000 locations on up to 124 U.S…

Not Dead Yet: BoA-Merrill Lynch Steps Up, Revives Billion-Dollar SolarCity SolarStrong Project

Not Dead Yet: BoA-Merrill Lynch Steps Up, Revives Billion-Dollar SolarCity SolarStrong Project (via Clean Technica)

Some heartening news broke yesterday, at least if you’re a fan or supporter of clean energy and solar power. SolarCity and BoA-Merrill Lynch announced that they have agreed to terms on financing SolarStrong, a billion-plus dollar SolarCity project – the largest in US history – that could double…

Solar Crowdfunding Is Here — Solar Mosaic Launches New Solar Crowdfunding Site

Solar Crowdfunding Is Here — Solar Mosaic Launches New Solar Crowdfunding Site (via Clean Technica)

  Crowdfunding is all the rage. Clean energy, especially solar, is about as popular as anything. Naturally, clean energy + crowdfunding = a win. We’ve written about a few clean energy crowdfunding opportunities and organizations over the past year or so (see the last section of this article), but…