Archive for July, 2008

Solar Washington

Washington has been at the forefront of many “Green Living” and sustainable technologies. I still get comments from people in other states that still do not recycle. To me, that is a strange circumstance. It certainly benefits everyone to recycle, especially since it typically costs more to create materials from scratch. On another note, everyone [...]

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Solar Power

I have been doing some research on Solar power. Once thing I know is that in Washington you get 16 cents per Kw generated from solar power (assuming you are connected to the grid). But what is even better, you can earn 69 cents per KW generated IF you purchase solar cells and an inverter [...]

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Quick Facts

from the USGBC *Buildings Account for 48% of CO2 emissions in the United States —more than either the transportation or industrial sectors, and over the next 25 years, CO2 emissions from buildings are projected to grow faster than any other sector. *Buildings consume 70% of the electricity load in the U.S. *The U.S. population and [...]

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Recycling CF bulbs – good move

I just read this from the grist.org news letter. I think it is great. While CF bulbs use less energy they contain toxins that should not go into the environment including mercury. Now with Home Depot moving to a recycling program these toxins will stay out of the landfill once people are made aware of [...]

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