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Solarize Massachusetts: Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels

Residents and businesses are paying less for solar energy than for electricity from traditional sources thanks to aggregation.

Broadscale Group will link promising innovators with established companies.

Voters say taking action on climate change will influence their vote, but the House and Senate both passed bills that go in the opposite direction.

Germany reaches a record 30 gigawatts of solar; a majority of solar installed worldwide in 2011 is still in Europe.

In the absence of federal leadership on climate change, these cities are writing their own sustainability agendas.

Toyota sticks with hybrids, but along with Hyundai place their bets on fuel cells, while German car makers plan to roll out electrics.

Over the next few years, Tesla will install 100 stations and then move on to Europe and Asia.

The kingdom plans to source a third of its power from solar and seeks $109 billion in investments to do it.

Renewable energy uses barely any water compared to fossil fuels and nuclear technologies, a critical point missed by policymakers.

Hybrids now account for almost half of NYC's taxi fleet, but they are about to be phased out.