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The Great American Eclipse

August 18, 2017 By EarthWise

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On Monday, August 21, there will be a total solar eclipse visible in a band across the entire contiguous United States.  The last time that happened was in June of 1918.  In fact, the last time a total solar eclipse was visible anywhere at all in the continental U.S. was in 1979.  So, this is a big deal for American eclipse watchers and millions of us will be heading for some part of the 65-mile-wide band of totality that wends its way from Oregon to South Carolina.

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The Success Of SunShot

March 8, 2017 By EarthWise

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Back in 2011, utility-scale solar power cost a little over $4 per watt on average.  In February of that year, former Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the SunShot initiative, which had the goal of reducing the total cost of photovoltaic systems by 75% to the target value of $1 a watt by the year 2020.

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