Many Napa Valley wineries are going green these days. They focus on organic and biodynamic practices. They build eco-efficient wineries. And they favor solar-powered energy. But lately, that’s become a bit of problem. Turns out they aren’t the only ones keen on solar.

Many Napa Valley wineries are being targeted by thieves. And it’s not the pricey wine they are after. Instead, they are making off with the winery’s solar energy equipment.

Not exactly an easy feat, given that the solar panels, which are large and cumbersome, are usually bolted …

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Ever want to just pack up and move…your country?

If you haven’t heard by now, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives insists buying a new homeland may be the only option for the 300,000 islanders who selected him last year as the country’s first democratically-elected leader.

That’s because nightmarish climate change could drown the emerald chain of 1,200 islands and 26 coral atolls that make up the territory located 435 miles southwest of Sri Lanka in the Laccadine Sea of the Indian Ocean.

Location, location, location.

Yes, that’s the draw to this …

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If you’ve been thinking of installing solar panels in your house but have been holding off because of the cost, Veranda Solar, a start up company founded by two recent Stanford University graduates, may just be what you’ve been waiting for.

The two graduates – Capra J’neva and Emilie Fetscher – created and produced flower-shaped solar panels that can hang out your window or clip to gutters and balconies as part of their Masters project.

Easily installed, each panel can work as an individual unit or can be snapped to other …

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