Question: The average installation of solar panels on the roof of a house offsets the equivalent amount of CO2 as planting how many acres of trees?
Answer: Can be found at http://2greenenergy.com/cool-guess-answers/8732 .
Relevance: Here’s what the Sierra Club says about solar PV in the State of California: (more…)
The average American throws away four pounds of garbage every day, yet they still find their homes overrun with clutter. Reduce your waste and organize your home with these clever eco-friendly storage solutions.
Turn Jewelry Boxes into Drawer Tidies (more…)
Frequent commenter Tim Kingston just sent me this piece on “Online Electric Vehicles,” i.e., EVs that use inductive charging built into the roads. He notes: “Here is an interesting idea. Good for city and school bus routes. I wonder if it would work on freeways for long haul trucks.”
My take on this is that inductive charging of EVs is a terrific idea in certain extremely specific circumstances, e.g., buses that take regular routes and stop for a few minutes at a few well-defined places. (more…)
Gardening Woes
You’re dying to start your own garden but feel a little astounded, with little or no idea what to grow exactly. What makes it even more challenging is the fact that you are living in an area with limited space to start your garden. How then can you fulfill your dream? Wouldn’t it be a good idea for you to find out how to jumpstart your garden without confusion? (more…)
Environmentally Sustainable solid wood flooring
While looking at sustainable flooring, solid wood flooring is one option that immediately comes to mind. This may sound a little contradictory as wood is obviously derived from trees. However wood flooring can be a surprisingly good choice for the environment when compared to other flooring materials, as seen on HGTV through DirecTV. For the best deals on DirecTV, visit DX3 and start saving today.
In the summer months, water usage doubles. This is the season when people are outdoors watering their gardens and lawns. Due to this, it places stress on many water systems while increasing costs for water users and tax payers. With this, it is important for people to make their garden more water efficient.
This will also help individuals minimize their water usage and help their garden cope with drought conditions. These are a number of things that can help people create a water efficient garden. (more…)
Electric car options have exploded in the past couple of years. Prices have become more reasonable, while quality and features constantly improve. The government has also begun issuing a $7,500 federal income tax credit for qualified fully motor and battery-powered vehicles. These cars have finally become appealing enough to seriously consider buying over (or in addition to) a gas-powered car. Here are the top electric car options and why they’re so great: (more…)
Here’s an article that points to one of the many issues we face in our quest to integrate large amounts of solar energy into our grid-mix: all this distributed generation is making it tough for the utilities. In 43 of the 50 states, net-metering programs force them to pay home-owners the retail rates of electricity for any extra that the customer may want to sell back to the grid, meaning that the customer gets to use the distribution system for free. Given that there is no free lunch, this passes those costs onto the utility, which really means passing them onto other (generally less-affluent) rate-payers.
The New York Times claims electric power utilities are “in almost panicked tones… fighting hard to slow the spread” of rooftop solar. (more…)
It is the summer season and many people look to visit different parts of the world to make full use of their vacations. However, just because you are going for trip does not mean that your concern for the Mother Nature should also take a vacation. The biggest task while on the road is to find the right accommodation and if you are one of those who want to be earth friendly during your travel, there are many resorts that will offer what you want without swapping hotel with a tent or sacrificing much.
Best Tourist Resorts Powered By Clean Energy: (more…)
Tony Hsieh (pronounced “Shay”), whose net worth is north of $800 million, is working on a plan to convert some of the 9000 taxis in Las Vegas to electric vehicles (Teslas) hailed by and paid for with smart phones. I hesitate to criticize someone who’s been so monstrously successful, but I’m unclear on the benefit. Currently, is it hard hailing a taxi? Is it inconvenient paying with cash or a credit card? In a state where incremental electrical load is met by burning more coal, is there an ecological benefit? (more…)
