“Phil Warburg has invented a new literary genre: the clean energy travelogue. His trips to the places and characters behind the solar energy boom are brilliantly entertaining and informative. He has written the definitive guide to America’s solar transformation.”

—U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (ret.)
Former Chair, House Energy and Commerce Committee

 

“Harness the Sun is an indispensable guide to the solar revolution. It describes the businesses that will profit from it, the interests that will be disrupted by it, and the policies that could accelerate it. If you think solar energy is just a futuristic option, read this book today.”

—Denis Hayes
National Coordinator of the first Earth Day,
Former Director of the Solar Energy Research Institute

 

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The Latest (from the Blog)

  • Curbing Population, Cooling the Planet

    Posted on September 6, 2016

    Consumption patterns and fuel choice matter, but so does population growth -- the multiplier that we've managed to forget as we careen toward climate chaos. In today's Cognoscenti, Boston Public Radio WBUR's online thought forum, I argue that fostering well-informed reproductive choice is too important to ignore as an environmental priority. Here's a link to the article, "7.4 Billion and Counting: Could Curbing World Population Help Cool the Planet?"

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  • Our Headlong Rush toward Driverless Mobility

    Posted on July 22, 2016

    As we hurtle toward a future of driverless mobility, auto manufacturers, high-tech companies, and car services are racing to see who can be first to deploy autonomous vehicles on our city streets and inter-urban highways. In an article that ran last week in Cognoscenti, Boston Public Radio WBUR's online forum, I reflect on some of the more troubling aspects of our rush to embrace this utterly transformative technology.

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People and Places from Harness the Sun

  • Exelon City Solar
    Exelon City Solar Brownfield PV Installation, Chicago, IL (Photo courtesy of Turner Construction)
  • Phil Cavallo, solar developer, New Bedford, MA
    Phil Cavallo, solar developer, New Bedford, MA
  • California Valley Solar Ranch
    California Valley Solar Ranch (Photo courtesy of SunPower Corp.)
  • Kathleen Doyle, solar developer, Boston Dedham Commerce Park
    Kathleen Doyle, solar developer, Boston Dedham Commerce Park
  • Sun-Tracking Arrays at Middlebury College, VT
    Sun-Tracking Arrays at Middlebury College, VT
  • Abengoa Solana Parabolic Trough, Gila Bend, AZ
    Abengoa Solana Parabolic Trough, Gila Bend, AZ
  • Josh and Avi Avidan atop Warehouse Roof, Edison, NJ
    Josh & Avi Avidan atop Warehouse Roof, Edison, NJ
  • Exelon City Solar, Chicago, IL
    Exelon City Solar, Chicago, IL (Photo courtesy of Turner Construction/McShane Fleming Studios)
  • Justin Woodard, National Grid PV Facility, Everett, MA
    Justin Woodard, National Grid PV Facility, Everett, MA
  • Arizona State University-Tempe AZ, Solar Parking Canopy
    Arizona State University-Tempe – Solar Parking Canopy
  • Pier Pounding, California Valley Solar Ranch
    Pier Pounding, California Valley Solar Ranch
  • Concentrating Solar Power at Crescent Dunes, NV
    Concentrating Solar Power at Crescent Dunes, NV (Photo courtesy of SolarReserve)

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