Solar turbines, which most often are seen congregating in great numbers somewhere near the middle of nowhere plotting their attack, are now being sized (and some would argue priced) for home use.   The New York Times reports that though the use of residential windmills was until recently only for “hippies and rednecks” (honestly their quote and not mine), the turbines are becoming more common as more states offer incentives to homeowners willing to invest in their own power.   As well, “States have also enacted so-called net metering laws that require utilities to buy excess power made by a residential turbine at retail rather than wholesale prices.”  All this adds up to the fact that solar turbines, though certainly still a niche market, are becoming not only accessible to the public, but possibly even profitable.

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Al Gore may be staying out of fray by keeping mum about his choice for the democratic presidential candidate, but he’s still on the front lines of the campaign to stop global warming. In a 60 Minutes interview last night with Lesley Stahl, Gore discussed his new $300 million dollar bipartisan advertising campaign to increase awareness about global warming. The commercials feature political odd couples including Nancy Pelosi and Newt Gingrich, and Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson, who share at least one thing in common ” their concern for the environment.

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