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Energy

1. Books: Hot, Flat and Crowded
   Thomas L. Friedman’s The World Is Flat helped millions of readers to see globalization in a new way. Friedman now looks at the crises of destabilizing climate change and rising competition for energy. He proposes…
2. Press: More U.S. homes lease solar panels
   Amid a booming U.S. solar market, more homeowners are able to lease rooftop panels — some with no upfront costs — and pay only for the power produced. A large provider, SolarCity, of San Mateo,…
3. Press: Getting tax breaks for home improvements
   There are few certainties in this world, but here’s one: When it’s hot enough to fry an egg and a serving of hash browns on the sidewalk, your air conditioner will shudder and die. A…
4. Press: U.S. consumers take note of diesel
   Diesel cars, once largely avoided by American buyers, are getting a second look from automakers and consumers alike. While their sales account for only a sliver of the U.S. market — less than 3…
5. Press: Incandescent light bulb phaseout begins Jan. 1
   The nation’s light bulbs begin facing new efficiency and labeling standards starting Jan. 1, but don’t expect old-fashioned incandescents to suddenly disappear from store shelves. The congressionally mandated efficiency standards gradually phase out Thomas Edison’s…
6. Press: California imposes energy-efficiency standards on battery chargers
   California’s cellphones, tablet computers, power tools and hundreds of other portable electronic devices will be required to have energy-stingy battery chargers beginning next year. The California Energy Commission on a 3-0 vote Thursday approved first-in-the-nation…