How to reduce your electricity bill
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If you have been bogged by the enormous electricity bills you have been getting, it is time to take some concrete steps. You can reduce your electricity bills by following very simple steps.
This article will list some simple, easy-to-do things to reduce your electricity bill.
Limited use: Start with the room you are sitting in. If [...]
San Francisco unveils solar bus shelters
By · CommentsSolar box cooker
By · CommentsYou may not have heard about a solar box cooker before, but they are an efficient and interesting way to cook by harnessing the
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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?
By · CommentsWhat 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 [...]
Read more<–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 [...]
Massachusetts weighs new solar energy issue
By · CommentsComparing Solar Power Verses Generator Reveals Savings
By · CommentsFor 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 [...]
Read moreSolar air conditioners
By · CommentsIf 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. [...]
Read moreMichelle Kaufmann Invades Yet Another Medium
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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 [...]
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