This last Friday’s topic on NPR’s Talk of the Nation Science Friday focus’ on the potential of solar to power the country. Topics covered include the solar thermal plant that is planned near Gila Bend. Guests include Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Head over to NPR and listen online. click here

Nova had a great episode all about solar power. They cover solar for home, large scale solar plants, and incentives for solar. Support by the German government has made solar a huge industry there. In America business is supporting solar in a big way. What does the future of solar have in store for us? Paint on solar collectors for our roofs? Is it time to take solar seriously? Find out by watching a repeat showing of this on PBS March 18th, check local listings, or watch it now online here.

Eventually I’d love to be able to put solar panels on my house, keep the tax incentives coming.

As Arizona looks to tap more of its most abundant resource, sunshine, state lawmakers want to help make that happen by creating tax breaks for power-plant builders and helping homeowners, businesses and schools convert to solar power.

At least six bills this session address solar energy.

Article at azcentral.com

AZ BioDiesel will very soon be selling biodiesel made from recycled grease from local restaurants. All of the fuel will be sourced, processed, and sold in the local market. Follow the link to Desert Biofuels Initiative to hear the interview. Link to interview.

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. House for the third time in more than a year approved new taxes on the oil industry to pay for incentives for renewable energy and efficiency.The $18.1 billion measure, versions of which have been rejected twice by the Senate, would remove a $13.6 billion tax credit from the world’s five biggest public oil companies, and impose a $4.5 billion tax on oil and gas companies operating abroad. Money from the policy changes would promote wind and solar power and offer incentives for energy savings technology.

Bloomberg Article Here