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	Utilities Must Boost Renewable Energy Use August 11 2005, Tucson Citizen - ACC approves $1.6B plan to generate 15% of electricity from sources such as solar and wind power. Click here for full story.

	Time for Arizona to Lead on Renewable Energy Again August 10 2005, EVWorld - On the surface, it seems like just another summer in Arizona. The "brown cloud" hangs over Phoenix. The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is issuing "high pollution advisories" regularly. Click here for full story.

	Arizonans Willing to Pay More for Renewable Energy, Poll Finds July 28 2005, EVWorld - 61 percent of residents favor the concept of requiring electric companies to generate more power through more solar and wind means. Click here for full story.

	Looking into the Sun July 2005, INC Magazine - Looking into the SUN article on solar thermal, founded Stirling Energy Systems in Phoenix, the unofficial capital of the desert Southwest. By February of 1996, Slawson was in the solar energy business. Click here for full story...

	The Dotcom King and the Rooftop Solar Revolution July 2005, Wired Magazine - Idealab impresario Bill Gross couldn't wait for the dawn of the sun age. So he built a high-energy, low-cost solar concentrator that will fit on your roof. And overthrow the powers that be. Click here for full story...

	Arizona Solar Center Board Member Appointed Member of the National Wind Coordinating Committee June 20, 2005, AzSC - Dr. Martin Pasqualetti, of the Arizona State University Geography Department, Board Member of the Arizona Solar Center, and current Chairperson of the Arizona Solar Energy Advisory Council, has been appointed a Member of the National Wind Coordinating Committee (NWCC).

	Launch of Web-based Material Exchange System: Arizona Resource Exchange (AReX) June 5, 2005, The Arizona Environmental Strategic Alliance and Earth 911 have developed a web-based material exchange system called Arizona Resource Exchange (AReX). Users have a market to locate, sell or donate reusable materials, while less material goes to landfills. Visit AReX.

	Arizona Was A Leader in Pursuing Renewable Energy Goals and Should Be Again June 2, 2005, The Arizona Republic, Scottsdale, Arizona - Arizona is preparing to raise the bar on renewable sources of energy. It's time. We were an early leader in promoting alternative ways of producing electricity. Five years ago... Click here for full story.

	Fuel Cell System as Longer Lived Battery Replacement May 14, 2005, Arizona State University - One of the most naturally persistent hurdles for the broader application of photovoltaic cells is how to store the electricity when the sun is not available. Batteries have been suggested as one solution, but the are... Click here for poster (PDF). Click here for presentation (2.9 MB PDF)

	Proposed Wind Park - Arizona's First Utility Scale Wind Generation April 16, 2005, Sunshine Arizona Wind Energy, LLC - Northern Arizona is poised to take a leadership role in achieving the Western Governors’ Association goal for clean, secure and diversified energy. During a five-hour public hearing Tuesday evening, the Coconino County... Click here for full story (PDF) Go to Sunshine Wind Website

	Arizona House Passes Solar Energy Tax Credit March 25, 2005, RenewableEnergyAccess - Anyone who spends more than an hour outside in Arizona knows that the state's strongest incentive for solar energy is right above them. Legislation and utility incentives... Click here for full story.

	Desert City Goes Green March 25, 2005, Outside Online - Arizona's Scottsdale City Council unanimously approved a green building resolution on Tuesday, becoming the country's first city to adopt such a high environmental standard for new city buildings and remodels. Click here for full story.

	Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Bills Pass Arizona House March 25, 2005, Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association, Phoenix, Arizona - The Arizona House passed two energy measures introduced and championed by Rep. Lucy Mason (R-Prescott). Click here for full story (PDF).

	City of Scottsdale First to Go LEED Gold March 23, 2005, Arizona Solar Center, Phoenix, Arizona - The Scottsdale City Council unanimously approved adoption of Resolution No. 6644 approving the Green Building Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Policy for New City Construction and Remodels of LEED Buildings. Click here for full story (PDF). Click here to read actual resolution (PDF).

	Scottsdale Embraces Green Building March 7, 2005, The Arizona Republic, Scottsdale, Arizona - From the ASU Scottsdale for New Technology and Innovation to a private residence in north Scottsdale, green building ideas are taking hold. 1n 1998, Scottsdale became the first... click here for full story

	Report of the Governor's Working Group on Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiently - Feb 24, 2005 - Report submitted to Governor Janet Napolitano. Click here to read report (PDF). Governor Signs Executive Order for Renewables & Green Building, Moving State into New Green Era - Feb 11, 2005 - Governor Janet Napolitano signed Executive Order 2005-05 for implementing renewable energy and the LEED green building standard for all new state funded-buildings. Click here for executive order.

	Green Building is Taking Root Across Arizona February 7, 2005, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona - General Dynamics in Scottsdale in doing it. So are USAA, Arizona State University and the cities of Phoenix, Scottsdale, Apache Junction and Sierra Vista. It's "green building," also called "sustainability." Click here for full story.

	RealClimate.org - A Commentary Site on Climate Science by Working Climate Scientists January 6, 2005, Arizona Solar Center, Phoenix, Arizona - Comments by Russ Clark, recently retired Weatherization Administrator with the Arizona Energy Office regarding RealClimate.org: "This is a web site designed to counter the global warming/climate change naysayers. Very interesting." Go to RealClimate.org.

Vermont Blends 'Green' Flush Toilets and a Greenhouse

August 31, 2005, Water Conserve (source: Copyright 2005 NY Times) - It is a rare rest stop attraction, especially in Vermont, a humid greenhouse soon to be filled with orchids and other... Click here for full story.

Scientists Find Errors in Global Warming

August 11, 2005, USA Today - Satellite and weather-balloon research released Friday removes a last bastion of scientific doubt about global warming, researchers say. Click here for full story.

Nanotechnology Could Turn Rooftops into a Sea of Power-generating Stations

July 11, 2005, Sacramento, California - SF Gate - Investors along Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park are pouring money into solar nanotec startups, hoping that thinking small will... Click here for full story.

Senate passes Schwarzenegger's 'million solar roofs' plan

June 1, 2005, Sacramento, California - SF Gate - The Senate on Wednesday passed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan for a new round of incentives to encourage use of solar-generated electricity. Click here for full story.

Robert Preus, A National Expert on Small Wind Comes to Boone, NC May 21-22, 2005

May 14, 2005, NC Small Wind Initiative - Robert Preus, of Abundant Renewable Energy in Oregon, leads workshop focused on small-scale wind energy. Workshop held at the Small Wind Research and Demonstration Site. Includes a detailed look at the African Wind Power AWP 3.6 wind turbine system. Click here to learn more and to register for workshop.

Senate Committee Approves California Governor's Ambitious Solar Roof Plan

April 26, 2005, Sacramento, California - SF Gate - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to power a million homes and businesses with the sun moved forward Tuesday, despite concerns... Click here for full story.

Why Attention to Solar and Renewables Is Imperative - An Article Deemed Relevant by the Solar Institute and AzSC

April 23, 2005, Science Magazine - Policy-makers and the media, particularly in the United States, frequently assert that climate science is highly uncertain. Some have used this as an argument against adopting strong measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Click here for full story.