Like cell phones in China, light emitting diodes (LED) have the potential to leapfrog CFLs as a technology in parts of the world that are looking for a replacement to the inca

The April edition of U.S. News & World Report was their Energy and Environment issue and had a wealth of great information on the "Green Economy". One of their articles was "The Trouble With the Numbers" and highlighted the Energy Information Agency (EIA), run by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the fact that some of EIA's statistics may be incomplete due to budget shortfalls at the agency.

If you're interested in an excellent Solar PV overview Michael Bluejay has it covered pretty well here: http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/solar.html

My only recommendation (which I am going to email him) is to add PVWatts.org to his site!