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2010 Earth Day I can remember studying ecology in elementary school in the 70’s and Earth Day was a special day to talk about the environment. I didn’t realize back then that the first Earth Day was in April, 1970, 40 years ago. According to the Earth Day Action Center, Earth Day was founded on [...]
Electric Bill One part of my job that I enjoy is helping people analyze their electrical usage. As soon as people start thinking about how much electricity they use, they can immediately start influencing it — and most people can reduce their electrical usage by 10-20% with very little effort if this is the first [...]
Kill A Watt I am a strong proponent for measuring things and finding the real information among the data. You may know that it is 14 degrees outside (this mornings temperature here in Enfield, NH), and that it was 36 degrees yesterday and 34 degrees the day before. This is interesting data, but just data, [...]
No Impact Man I’m in the middle of a book that I would recommend to anyone who wants to get a feel for what it means to live in this world and have no impact on the environment. This is a book by Colin Beavan called “No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty [...] Energy Emporium, 10/24/09 Zoom in Sat, Oct 24, 2009: Today is the International Day of Climate Action! I added a couple of signs to my store window to try to spread the message. Look for lots of interesting pictures from around the world: 350.org Also, I signed up for the Huffington Post’s week of ‘no [...]
350.org 350 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is the goal that many environmental scientists believe we need to meet to keep the earth healthy. A majority of people in the world are now ready to admit that many of the technological advances we made in the last century came with [...] 78 Main, June 2009 78 Main St, Enfield, NH is the address of my family’s future home as well as my store’s new home. We would like this to be a model of energy efficiency; a place for people to get ideas for things they could implement in their own homes or new construction; and [...]
SolarFest This is the 15th year for SolarFest, at the Forget-me-not farm in Tinmouth, VT. It was a weekend dedicated to renewable energy, sustainability, and a general celebration for the sun. After 4 weeks of almost continuous rain, it was a great weekend to be out and appreciating the sun! There were lots of tents with [...] |
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