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DOE Announces $50 Million Funding for Solar Grid Parity Demonstration Program

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DOE Announces $50 Million Funding for Solar Grid Parity Demonstration Program

Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Steven Chu announces $50 million in funding for solar energy grid parity demonstration program for innovative solar technologies leading to cost-competitive solar energy that helps solar reach this important milestone.

Celebrating Nine Female Environmental Leaders – Share Your Favorites

By Tracey de Morsella on March 22, 2010 10 Comments a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods, Al Gore, An American Call to Action on Global Climate Change, An Inconvenient Truth, BALLE, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, Center for Health, CHEJ, Circle of Life. These organizations work to promote the sustainability, Clean Energy Common Sense, Climate Protection Manual for Cities, Communities of color, Compensation and Liability Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Detroit Project, Down-to-Earth Guide To Global Warming, Earth to America!, Environment and Justice, environmental activism, environmental health, Environmental Stewardship Training program, Frances Beinecke, global warming, Google Earth, Google Ocean Advisory Council, green collar jobs, green collar workforce, Green Earth Book Award, Judy Wicks, Julia Butterfly Hill, L. Hunter Lovins, Laurie David, Lois Gibbs, Lois Gibbs: The Love Canal Story, Love Canal, Love Canal Homeowners Association, Love Canal: The Story Continues, Luna, MacArthur Genius Fellowship, Majora Carter, Majora Carter Group, Make it Right Foundation, mba, National Audubon Society Rachel Carson Award, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council, National Geographic Atlas, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, National Resources Defense Council, Natural Capitalism Solutions, NCS, NEJAC, NRDC, Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas, One Makes the Difference: Inspiring Actions that Change our World.Julia’s book, Peggy Shepard, Presidio Graduate School, restoration and preservation of life, SBN, Sheryl Crow, Stop Global Warming College Tour, Stop Global Warming Virtual March, Stop Global Warming: The Solution is You! An Activist's Guide, stopglobalwarming, Superfund, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, sustainable community economic development, sustainable energy future, Sustainable Management, Sustainable Seas Expeditions, Sustainable South Bronx, Sylvia A. Earle, The Legacy of Luna, The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, Too Hot Not to Handle, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United States National Marine Sanctuary, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, What's Your Tree.Engage Network, White Dog Cafe, White Dog Community Enterprises

Celebrating Nine Female Environmental Leaders – Share Your Favorites

As part of our ongoing celebration of green women during women’s history month, we are spotlighting ten women environmentalists in the United States who work tirelessly to protect the environment. Help us make this list more comprehensive by adding additional women who you feel have made an enormous difference with their conservation work in the comments section. Also do not forget to check out our list of women working in sustainability and women working in the solar and wind industries.