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Create electricity at home instructions to make solar power and wind power at home
Solar box cooker
2009-06-03 10:29:02
You may not have heard about a solar box cooker before, but they are an efficient and interesting way to cook by harnessing the
Canada Could Join Forces with US for Multinational Cap and Trade
2009-05-25 15:45:12
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Looks like all that climate legislatin’ going on in the US right now is contagious–Canada has just announced that it will likely follow suit and move towards carbon cutting measures of its own. It will probably pursue a cap and trade to cut carbon emissions with a market based system, too. And what’s [...]
Why not let communities own PV?
2009-05-14 04:08:54
What if people ordinarily unable to install photovoltaic systems because of the initial cost or lack of an unshaded, well-oriented roof could buy into a community installation and receive a corresponding offset on their utility bills? Speakers at today’s solar2009 session on community solardescribed first steps at making this model a reality. Two examples already [...]
Map/FAQs for all the Berkeley First-esque Property Tax Solar Financing Programs
2009-05-13 12:11:52
<–click the map for all the AB811 style solar financing programs in the US.
solar power on your home makes financial sense, but it’s expensive. So how do you stop solar projects from routinely taking a back seat to bathroom remodels?
Smart Financing.
That’s why we’re developing a resource to keep track of all the property tax solar [...]
Comparing Solar Power Verses Generator Reveals Savings
2009-05-05 12:12:16
For persons living outside the typical electrical grid, using a generator for electrical power means listening to the engine run 24-hours a day and seeing a lot of wasted energy when power usage is low. When they look at solar power verses generator power they begin to see the benefits of the high initial investment [...]
Solar air conditioners
2009-05-05 12:12:05
If you are like many people today, you have probably heard a lot about the problems that are associated with global warming and how they are affecting us. Scientists agree that the earth cannot continue to sustain the large amounts of carbon dioxide and other dangerous pollutants that we are using at such high levels. [...]
Michelle Kaufmann Invades Yet Another Medium
2009-05-05 12:11:52
Architecture is an art, a science and a profession, but it is also a business. Green modern prefab design is a niche of a niche business. That is why I admire Michelle Kaufmann so much; She is a rare example of a good architect who gets green, but she is an equally talented marketer. We [...]