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US imposes tariff on Chinese solar panels, a victory for US manufacturers

US manufacturers had sought the ruling by the Commerce Department that Chinese firms were dumping solar panels, but the dispute is likely to aggravate US-China relations.
China subsidized solar panels, US finds. Are tariffs the right response?

A Commerce Department investigation found that Chinese government-subsidized solar panels were dumped in the US market, harming US manufacturers.
After Solyndra's ugly fall, can solar industry still shine? [VIDEO]

Solyndra's flop is part of a global shakeout in the brutal solar manufacturing market. But that shakeout may one day help to make the solar industry competitive with coal power.
Bankruptcy of solar firm: ominous sign for industry

Bankruptcy of Solyndra, once touted by President Obama, is third failure of a US solar firm this month. Bankruptcy will serve as fuel for critics of government stimulus.
Solar panels to go 3D

Solar panels firm uses 3D technologies from fiber optics to create more efficient solar panels.
White House solar panels to provide Obamas green power

White House solar panels: The solar panels are to be installed by spring 2011, and will heat water for the first family and supply some electricity.
Eco-renovation
What I didn't know about solar power – but should have

In renovating an old farrmhouse, the owner discovers that solar panels can be leased instead of purchased.
In California, quest for cleaner power hits tortoise-sized speed bumps

Golden State lawmakers ask which is more important: building the nation's largest solar-energy farm or protecting a fragile ecosystem?
'Green' energy a tiny share of stimulus plan

Supporters see the plan's $24 billion on renewables as a first step toward a new energy economy.
Bright Green
US calls off solar moratorium

The Bureau of Land Management has backed down on its freeze on solar projects on public lands.
Bright Green
Citing environmental concerns, US freezes new solar plant construction

The New York Times reports that the Bureau of Land Management has placed a two-year moratorium on new solar projects on public land, saying that it needs to study their environmental impact.