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PHOTON International - In 1970, the first ever Earth Day was held to demonstrate broad global support for environmental protection. At the time, the world's population stood at 3.63 billion people. Today, that number has more than doubled, writes Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. 

PHOTON International - How times have changed. On Jan. 24, 1974 - with Richard Nixon in the White House, but embroiled in the Watergate scandal - five people met in the noisy basement of the Washington Hilton to discuss the possibility of establishing an association for the nascent solar energy industry, writes Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. 

PHOTON International - What would Alexandre Edmond Becquerel be thinking now? In 1839, at the age of just 19, Becquerel discovered the photovoltaic effect - the creation of voltage between two electrodes when one of them is exposed to light - later inspiring the imaginations of millions of people worldwide, including legendary scientist Albert Einstein.

PHOTON International - One of the most inefficient uses of time right now is trying to figure out why Congress can't pass new energy efficiency legislation, which is widely supported by both Republicans and Democrats.  For most people, it's a no brainer, writes Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. 

On August 12, 2014, SEIA filed comments in response to the IRS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the definition of real property for the purposes of real estate investment trusts (REITs).

This 51-page report from Environment Illinois and the Frontier Group examines solar deployment at the state level and finds that strong solar policies have driven deployment growth in the top solar states. The report highlights the ability of other states to follow these successes by implementing similar policies.