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In recent weeks we have heard the news reports and announcements from the United Nations regarding the threats of global climate change and the steps that governments, scientists, and humans, in general, should take to reduce our carbon footprint. Most world leaders concede that climate change is one of the major challenges of our time and this challenge adds considerable stress to our societies and to the environment.One set of terms that’s been mentioned throughout the debates and discussions about climate change is “carbon footprint” and going “carbon negative.” Let’s take a closer look at what this means and where it is evident on our precious planet. Greenhouse Gasses Occur Naturally According to the scientific experts at the U.N., greenhouse gases occur naturally and are essential to the survival of humans and millions of other living things, by keeping some of the sun’s warmth from reflecting back into space, thus making Earth inhabitable. Greenhouse gases in the a...

The solar industry is doing very well, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2012 Year in Review report produced by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SCIA) and GTM research. The report was covered during a Google Hangout news conference on March 14th. Panel members included voz Rhone Resch, President and CEO of SEIA; Arno Harris, the CEO of utility-scale solar company Recurrent Energy, and Shayle Kann, Vice President at GTM Research. As a whole, the solar industry exhibited 76% growth last year over 2011, making solar the fastest growing source of new electricity and one of the fastest growing industries in the in the U.S. Research credits the strong growth of solar to stable fiscal policies, especially pointing to the federal investment tax credit Last for solar energy, which was granted an 8 year extension in 2008. U.S. solar industry trends identified during the hangout included: Solar has become an accepted technology: 9 out of 10 Americans – including both Democ...