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...burning it in large amounts will cause environmental problems. Oil is not the answer either; the U.S.S.R. is so desperate for hard currency that it sells much of its oil abroad. It is also running low and has resorted to costly tertiary recovery methods in some of its fields. Solar energy, which Americans hope eventually will ease their energy problems, is not taken seriously by Soviet scientists, who, for the most part, seem not only highly competent but almost aggressively realistic. Explains Academician Alexander Sheindlin, director of the Soviet Union's High Temperature Institute: "The U.S.S.R. is a northern...
Jeffrey N. Brauer, of the Massachusetts Solar Action Committee, said that until recently alternative energy businesses had difficulties making sales because potential buyers were postponing their purchases until the tax credit plan went into effect...
Valerie A. Dow of the Washington Solar Lobby said if a taxpayer spends $2000 on a solar collector, his income tax will be reduced by $600. An additional 20 per cent credit is awarded on the next $8000 spent. A consumer can amass up to $2200 in tax credit, she said...
...Concord Avenue store, scheduled to open November 4, sells alternative energy equipment ranging from small wood-burning stoves to solar collectors, and will use the products it sells--as well as a large windmill--to meet its own energy needs...
...wood-oil burner heats the company building, which used to be a gas station. A set of solar collectors supplies hot water, and a windmill will create most of the electricity necessary to light the store. Insulation and roof windows cut down on the need for artificial heat and light...