Round-up this week includes everything from solar to climate change to energy efficiency:

Catching a Few more Rays – The Economist’s Babbage Blog
While solar panels are getting more efficient and cheaper every year, they are still missing one of the largest potential sources of energy: light outside the visible spectrum.

A Chat on Conservation on a Human-Managed Planet – The New York Times’ Green Blog
An exit interview of sorts with Steven Sanderson, departing President of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Obama official: US climate views shifting amid wild weather – The Hill’s Energy and Environment Blog
The head of NOAA discusses how “wild weather” makes climate change more concrete for many Americans.

Building Energy Management Skyrockets – Environmental Leader
Results of a recent survey by Johnson Controls