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U.S. puts tariffs on Chinese solar panels

Friday, May 18, 2012
The U.S. believes China is dumping solar panels at below-market prices in America and has hit back with a penalty of 31 percent. That tariff is surprisingly steep and many in China are not reacting well. Could they backfire?
Posted In: China, solar power, import export, tariffs

U.S. to impose tariffs on Chinese solar panels

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The U.S. will impose new tariffs on cheap Chinese solar panels. The new duties will be low. Analysts say it's not likely to spark a trade war.
Posted In: solar, solar power, China, tariffs

A record year for the U.S. solar industry

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The solar sector in the U.S. did very well in 2011, installing nearly twice as much capacity as the previous year -- a record. And the industry still expects to have an even better 2012.
Posted In: solar power
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China flexes trade muscles

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The state visit by Chinese VP Xi Jengpeng highlights U.S.-China cooperation -- but behind the scenes, China plays hardball.
Posted In: China, clean technology, trade, wind power, solar power
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Is solar energy in trouble?

Monday, January 23, 2012
Solar stocks have been plunging of late and the world's biggest solar market is tapping the brakes on sun power. Looks like a cloudy forecast ahead.
Posted In: solar, solar power

Solar screen market heating up

Friday, January 20, 2012
See what I did there?
Posted In: OLED, solar power

Renewable energy set to grow in 2012

Monday, January 2, 2012
A major government incentive for solar power expired this week, but now bigger companies may benefit from a tax break.
Posted In: solar power, renewable energy

MID-DAY UPDATE: February job numbers, solar panels

Friday, March 4, 2011
We got big numbers today from the U.S. Labor Department. In February, U.S. payrolls increased 192,000 and the jobless rate fell to 8.9 percent --...
Posted In: construction, employees, employers, Greece, itunes, job applications, job seekers, jobless, Labor Department, mid-day update, solar, solar power

MID-DAY UPDATE: Trade deficit widens in June...

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
... We're in debt and out of work -- why are we still gobbling imports? Economists underwhelmed by Fed's new plan What caused the flash crash? ...
Posted In: alternative energy, China, Federal Reserve, flash crash, flood, India, mid-day update, oil industry, solar power, spice traders, Toyota, trade deficit, unintended acceleration

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