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Solyndra Hooks Up With DC Power Systems: “Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, announced it has signed a new North America distribution agreement with DC Power Systems, a full-service distributor of renewable energy products, headquartered in Rohnert Park, California.” — release.

Landfill Gas Into Energy: USA Today takes a look at the growing number of landfill projects that are capturing methane and turning it into energy. “[T]he number of landfill gas projects, which convert methane gas emitted from decomposing garbage into power, jumped from 399 in 2005 to 519 last year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.” — USA Today.

Nuclear power’s time has come: Why Stewart Brand, the founder and editor of the Whole Earth Catalog, now thinks nuclear is “vital to efforts to combat climate change.” — CNN.

The Beywatch Project: European researchers have created Beywatch, which stands for Building Energy Watcher, as a microgrid test project for a neighborhood. — Physorg.com.

Glenn Beck Possibly Cares About Planet, Anything?: Mother Jones looks at whether conservative pundit Glenn Beck is a closet environmentalist. — Mother Jones.

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