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6 What’s New at Solar Today.org
8 Perspective
10 Readers Respond
26 View from the States:
Electric Vehicle Readiness
52 New Products Showcase:
Intersolar Europe
61 Inside ASES
64 Dates
64 Ad Index
SOLFOCUS
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12 advances
Renewable Energy Squeaks
Through Budget Cuts
By Mike Koshmrl
Will Japan Pioneer
the Smart Grid?
By Dan Bihn
General Electric:
Strong Move into Solar
By Seth Masia
Train Wreck Coming?
Get Off the Train!
By Robert Ukeiley
Good and Bad News
for Large California Projects
By Mike Koshmrl
22 tackling climate
change
Why It’s So Important
That We Talk About It
By Chuck Kutscher
WISE POWER SYSTEMS
24 investing
Green Building Advances
with New Codes, Standards
By Rona Fried, Ph. D.
38 solar
installations
Oxford Gardens
Retirement Village
By Gina R. Johnson
18 innovators
Art Nozik, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
By Seth Masia
48 the trade
Transportation Opportunities
for Small Wind
By Mick Sagrillo
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Installer Overcomes Blizzards
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By Mike Koshmrl
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