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		<title>God&#8217;s Environmental Policy</title>
		<link>http://thesolarstate.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/gods-environmental-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can now add the Green Bible to the other hundreds of versions of the Good Book. The Guardian wrote about this environmental angle yesterday, asking &#8220;Did you know that the Bible contains 1,000 references to the planet but only 490 references to heaven and 530 references to love?&#8221;
In the Green Bible, highlighted passages include [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesolarstate.wordpress.com&blog=5116636&post=40&subd=thesolarstate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Another Praise of Progress</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aishazoe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m adding my voice to the millions of others rejoicing in Barack Obama&#8217;s win. 
I voted for Obama because he is a community organizer. He understands what it means to build support from the bottom up &#8211; to listen to, to deliberate with, to include everyday citizens. 
I voted for Obama because he wants to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesolarstate.wordpress.com&blog=5116636&post=37&subd=thesolarstate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Off the light!</title>
		<link>http://thesolarstate.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/offthelight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aishazoe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[immanuel kant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar cells]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If the world weens itself from its insatiable addiction to the dark stuff (coal), does that mean we can turn on the lights in our homes 24/7 while cranking the AC and heater on full blast? 
Sure, the sun&#8217;s rays and wind&#8217;s breezes don&#8217;t emit CO2 or noxious gases, but that&#8217;s not the point of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesolarstate.wordpress.com&blog=5116636&post=32&subd=thesolarstate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Aisha Zoe</media:title>
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		<title>Reaching 25% Efficiency</title>
		<link>http://thesolarstate.wordpress.com/2008/11/03/reaching-25-efficiency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aishazoe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar cell technology has reached 25% efficiency, beating the 24.7% milestone.
The University of New South Wales’ ARC Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence used new knowledge about the sun&#8217;s light spectrum to build their cells. 
Centre Executive Research Director, Scientia Professor Martin Green said: 
“Improvements in understanding atmospheric effects upon the colour content of sunlight led to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesolarstate.wordpress.com&blog=5116636&post=34&subd=thesolarstate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Aisha Zoe</media:title>
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		<title>Nevada&#8217;s Solar Stats</title>
		<link>http://thesolarstate.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/nevadas-solar-stats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aishazoe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Solar Power Rocks, um, rocks! 
They have stats on each state&#8217;s rebate programs, incentives and tax credits &#8211; including Nevada. Nevada is rated with 4 stars for its dedication to renewable energy. In fact, it&#8217;s written into our legislation: 20% by 2015! 
A new post they have up is about the barriers to going solar. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesolarstate.wordpress.com&blog=5116636&post=29&subd=thesolarstate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Aisha Zoe</media:title>
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		<title>Environmental Capital</title>
		<link>http://thesolarstate.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/environmentalcapital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aishazoe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[capital]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learned a new concept today: coal as capital. 
Schumacher argues that we should treat coal and oil as capital instead of income. Because I&#8217;m not an economist, I had to ask help to figure out what exactly that meant. 
With the assistance of Ed Lenert, my prof/boss I think I&#8217;ve got it down. 
If you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesolarstate.wordpress.com&blog=5116636&post=27&subd=thesolarstate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Aisha Zoe</media:title>
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		<title>Limitless Economy</title>
		<link>http://thesolarstate.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/limitless-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aishazoe</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[adam smith]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An attitude to life which seeks fulfillment in the single-minded pursuit of wealth &#8211; in short, materialism- does not fit into this world, because it contains within itself no limiting principle, while the environment in which it is placed is strictly limited. &#8211; E.F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful
This may seem like an argument pitting materialism [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesolarstate.wordpress.com&blog=5116636&post=15&subd=thesolarstate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mission Statement</title>
		<link>http://thesolarstate.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>aishazoe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Solar State is a blog about making Nevada more sustainable through solar energy.
With the increasing realization that the world is reaching its capacity and depleting its natural but nonrenewable resources (fossil fuels), tapping renewable energy sources is paramount. In Nevada, that source is the sun.
But this blog isn&#8217;t about how solar works or why [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thesolarstate.wordpress.com&blog=5116636&post=1&subd=thesolarstate&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Aisha Zoe</media:title>
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