Another State Increasing Rates on Residential Solar
2GreenEnergy frequent commenter and all-around cool guy Brian McGowan sent me this article on the push-back that residential solar users in Northern Texas are receiving from their power utility. I respond:
Well, at a certain level, all this is business as usual for a power utility: fighting to protect its profits, which means convincing the PUC that this fee is both fair and required. (And based on the article, I’m happy to see that this isn’t going to be a piece of cake.) (more…)
I wish there were a way to spin this article in Forbes as exciting “new news,” but it’s been totally obvious now for several years: the 
Your HVAC system is all the combined infrastructure and machinery that heats, cools and ventilates your home. HVAC stands for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Most homeowners do not think about it, but there are actually rules of mathematics and physics that go into designing an efficient home HVAC system. If you have cold and warm spots in your home in both summer and winter months that are not desired and if your energy bills are higher than your neighbors with similar home types, then your HVAC may be an energy waster. Here are five signs to tell. 
Here’s an 
Warming waters associated with climate change have had horrific effects on the biochemistry of our oceans, and in no case is this more evident than the Arabian Sea south of Pakistan, and separating India from the Middle East and Africa. Each year, according to this 
Some people believe that cuts in public spending benefit our country by decreasing the national debt, and, of course, this notion is not entirely false. But what about cutting tiny areas of the budget that have extremely important long-term contributions, both in terms of quality of life, (e.g., curing cancer) and the health of the economy as a whole? 
I had the good fortune to spend my K – 12 years at the world’s oldest Quaker school, Penn Charter, founded in Philadelphia in 1689. As the name suggests, the school was put in place by William Penn, the man who will always be most closely associated with this religion of tolerance, peace, contemplation and mutual respect.
Here we have 2GreenEnergy editor Craig Shields standing in the middle of Santa Barbara’s main drag checking out those marching for science at the 2017 Earth Day. 
Taking care of the environment has become every person’s duty ever since the rise of global warming effects and industrialization that is polluting the Earth. From water and electricity consumption, to the type of car you drive, it’s more important than ever to be mindful of the fragile state our planet is in. What kind of material we expose our surroundings to is no different, and if you haven’t heard about eco-friendly paint by now, it’s about time it made its way into your life. The Earth will certainly be thankful. 
