Solar Mosaic: Local startup uses crowdfunding for solar energy projects
Article by Steve Fisher.
Last updated at Wed, 23 May at 1:38am.

The Oakland-based company Solar Mosaic promises a “disruptive” and potentially lucrative incentive to crowdfund solar energy projects this summer.

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Oakland Company Installs Solar Panels on Presidential Palace in the Maldives
Article by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Fri, 4 May at 7:53pm.

As you read this the switch for the newly installed solar panels atop President Nasheed's Presidental Palace in the Maldives is being flipped on.

What does this have to do with Oakland?

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Los EcoAmigos looking for participants for a Green Solar Workshop-- Deadline today!!
Blog entry by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Thu, 3 Feb at 8:48am.

There are more great opportunities in environmental career education in Oakland -- Los EcoAmigos is partnering with the Spanish Speaking Citizen Foundation in Fruitvale. It is just the beginning of a multicultural environmental inclusion that Los EcoAmigos is facilitating.

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Environmental classes at Oakland's Merritt College explore sustainability, reality of green jobs
Blog entry by Robin Mark Freeman.
Last updated at Fri, 7 Jan at 9:03am.

While the Merritt College Environmental Management and Horticulture programs are helping students to work at the survival of the planet, the programs also are surviving the budget crunch.

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Clean Power, Healthy Communities was a Smashing Success
Blog entry by Bay Localize.
Last updated at Thu, 18 Feb at 2:55pm.



Thanks to those of you who were able to make it to the Clean Power, Healthy Communities conference for your interest, enthusiasm, engagement, contributions, and commitment last week. It was great to interact with everyone and to build on our common efforts. For those that were not able to make it, you can still get involved with the working groups that were formed. 
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