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John Perlin's sweeping, civilizational history 'A Forest Journey' is being revived by Patagonia, the Ventura-based outfitter's publishing imprint.

John Perlin, former Canadian Secretary to the Queen, has died at 88. His cousin Tim Powers recounts the many accomplishments of Perlin's life, but also remembers him as supportive friend.

Museum of Modern Art's Material Worlds speaker series will return for a second season, with topics including solar, water, and plants.

George Cove, a forgotten solar power pioneer, may have built a highly efficient photovoltaic panel 40 years before Bell Labs engineers invented silicon cells. If proven to work, his design could lead to less complex and more sustainable solar panels. Above: George Cove stands next to his third solar array. Source: "Generating electricity by the sun's rays", Popular Electricity, Volume 2, nr. 12, April 1910, pp.793. More efficient, less sustainable Ever since Bell Labs presented the first practical solar PV panel in the 1950s, technological development has focused on reducing costs an...

Let It Shine is a fully revised & expanded edition of A Golden Thread, John Perlin’s classic history of solar technology...