Bloomberg reported last week that solar stocks are on the rise in the U.S. after experts predict another “bullish” market for solar in 2012. Experts attribute the surge in optimism to Germany’s continued investment in solar technology and China’s goal to double its solar capacity...

In the past, I’ve written posts about Germany and its strong support of renewable energy. Twenty percent of the country’s energy is from renewables–and they abandoned nuclear power all together, planning to shut down all nuclear reactors in the next ten years. Germany has the European...

Germany, the first industrialized country to eliminate its nuclear industry, is reportedly exporting more energy than it imports. Due to its unparalleled national commitment to renewable energy, the country supplied more than 20% of its electricity from renewable sources, including solar, between January...