It's almost a rite of spring to read the childhood classic "Make Way for Ducklings." The charcoal figures imagined and drawn by Robert McCloskey in the Caldecott Medal Award-winning book have been flying, swimming, diving and waddling into the hearts of children around the world since 1942. The charming tale tells the simple story of a young couple hoping to find a suitable place to build a home of their own.
BOSTON – Lining an otherwise barren landscape by the Massachusetts Turnpike, solar panels soak up the sun's rays to create power and in many cases, feed the juice into the state's electric grid. Solar "farms" seem to be popping up everywhere, powering road signs, landing on residential rooftops and even on capped landfills.
The passive generating systems have helped communities and individual homeowners gain a bit of independence from relying on local utilities for power and can lighten tax burdens as well.
