Feinstein Desert Bill Attempts to Reconcile Landscape Protection, Clean Energy The Solar Energy Industries Association declined to comment on the legislation, saying officials still had not fully evaluated the sprawling bill. But Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a national environmental activist and partner with a venture capital firm that has invested in solar energy, told The New York Times last month that the Mojave Desert area in question "is arguably the best solar land in the world" and that Feinstein "shouldn't be allowed to take this land off the table without a proper and scientific environmental review."One project in the cross hairs of Feinstein's bill was a proposal by Houston-based Tessera Solar on roughly 12,000 acres of the Mojave that would be place... Is Google Adding Energy Supplier to Its Growing List of Businesses? Google's engineers have also designed in house a new type of mirror that will improve the efficiency of solar-energy collection. ... Solar energy portable device chargers may gain popularity in 2010 Energizer has introduced new charging devices that utilize solar energy instead of traditional electric to provide extra power to consumers' portable devices.The solar energy devices, which were recently featured at the Digital Experience! and Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, are part of Energizer's Energi To Go line of products that provide on-the-charging of portable devices such as mp3 players and cell phones.The company's Energi To Go SP Solar Power Packs will be able to charge various devices using indoor light, sunlight, or traditional AC power. The pocket-sized Power Packs will be available in 1000 mAh and 2000 mAh power charging models and come wi... Environmental Finance Online News The 25 solar energy stocks collectively grew 30%, but also accounted for the index's five worst performers. Wind energy stocks, of which there are 18 in the ... Jobs in Solar Energy ... many American companies are left with little option. Fox News is on the Job Hunt, checking out job opportunities in the growing industry of solar energy. Rural Arizona Schools to Get $5 for Solar Energy The Arizona School Facilities Board (SFB) is finalizing a plan that will provide $5 million to rural school districts for the purchase of solar energy ... Brewer pushes for nuclear as key part of energy goals She signed two executive orders Tuesday that will create a Solar Energy Advisory Task Force and direct state agencies, public universities and other entities to coordinate planning for the development of renewable-energy projects. Some of Brewer's most pointed language came on the issue of nuclear energy. Any such nuclear development would have to be approved by the Arizona Corporation Commission and undergo a lengthy federal permitting process. Brewer's willingness to so enthusiastically endorse nuclear power came as a surprise to some in the crowd - even those in the energy industry. "She was passionate about it. She was almost strident. I said, 'Wow,' " said Martin Shultz, v... Public forum on solar energy UNC's Solar Energy Research Center will hold a public forum and information session to explore the crucial energy issues of the coming decades. ... Day4 Energy gets increased orders for solar energy modules BURNABY, BC - Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX:DFE) has received a substantially enlarged order for modules to be used for a solar energy park in Newcastle, Ont., ... MPCA taps Westwood for solar energy project near Rochester Eden Prairie-based Westwood Renewables has been picked by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to design and engineer the state’s largest photovoltaic array on underutilized land.The project is a two-megawatt solar facility on a closed landfill site in Olmsted County near Rochester. The solar array is intended to help the MPCA meet sustainability goals and be the first state project to generate clean energy on land that is underutilized.Nathan Franzen, general manager of Westwood Renewables, said the project is “a great way to add distributed generation to the grid and make use of underutilized land.” Franzen said the MPCA is contributing no...