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  • SunCatcher: Solar System

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    John Tandler was sitting in his spa when a brilliant idea hit him. Why not use the sun’s rays to heat a hot tub through solar panels? Tandler, who has spent 15 years in solar and thermal systems product development, got to work. Last year, he created SunCatcher Solar Spa Cover, a completely solar-powered cover…

  • The Big Picture

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    Annie Leibovitz, the American portrait photographer perhaps most famous for her photograph of John Lennon the day he was assassinated, is quoted as saying of her own outdoor refuge, “I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of and protected.” Most anyone spending the money to install a hot…