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Retrofitness and Thoughtful Building Design

Some of the fastest return on investment you can get is by retrofitting a leaky, energy wasting building with high R-value insulation and efficient appliances. Many estimates show that US buildings use close to 50% of the total annual energy

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Posted in Efficiency, Photovoltaics, Solar Thermal, Sustainable Building

Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Renewables — Good Ideas Regardless of How They're Received

It’s the birthday of journalist and activist Jonathan Kozol, a teacher in Boston, who wrote largely on his experiences with school segregation and institutionalized racism.  I had an extremely progressive English teacher my junior year in high school who guided

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Posted in Efficiency

Book Launch: "Is Renewable Really Doable?"

It’s time to launch my second book, Is Renewable Really Doable? on Amazon.com. The big day: March 15, 2012. I hope you will mark your calendar, and buy the book on that date. To help generate interest in the subject,

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Posted in Renewables - Business

Energy Conservation

Jimmy Carter

For some reason, I’m always somewhat surprised to read comments about conservation – they’re numerous, and they’re heartfelt. Frequent commentor Dan Conine writes: The first alternative energy project that should always be funded is CONSERVATION. THEN whatever we do, won’t

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Posted in Renewables - Politics
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