SocraticGadfly: Above Aisle 3 — solar panels

August 12, 2008

Above Aisle 3 — solar panels

Conscientious shoppers need to raise their eyes and see just where their department store is getting its electricity. The answer might be as close as the roof over their heads, as more big-box retailers install solar panels. Kohl’s plans on having 125 solar-paneled stores by the end of the year.

One problem — a Congressional tax break expires this year.

But, as the story notes, a carbon tax may help out in the future.

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