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SunPower boasts of being able to manufacture the most efficient large-scale solar modules in the industry, and shipments of its residential and commercial components have been growing rapidly. Trefis predicts they'll keep growing, especially if federal policy shifts further in favor of solar.

Forget that the health care reform act will help individuals and strengthen the social safety net. All the propaganda against the reform law is concealing one of the best business arguments in favor of it: The benefits portability it creates will drive faster U.S. economic growth.

With oil prices soaring on the region's turmoil, alternative energy such as wind is again gaining attention. But wind technology hasn't been standing still: Its power output worldwide jumped by 22% last year. However, it's still nowhere near ready to compete with oil.

This is just one of the Innovative Ways to Stimulate the Economy suggested by DailyFinance contributors. See them all. A local farmer and friend, Chrissie Zaerpoor, is known as one of the new farming celebrities. She raises truly free-range chickens for meat and eggs, and grass-fed dairy cows, and...

As the cost of food has skyrocketed, my wife and I have gotten pretty good at stretching our budget to the breaking point. We've cut back on our restaurant visits, joined a CSA for fresh vegetables, found the cheapest markets in our area, begun using the dollar store as a source for canned foods,...