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Category Archives: Alternative Energy
Solar Chargers – not just for vacation anymore
Spoiler alert: the following may seem like a no-brainer. And, it is. Sometimes it just takes someone else to reframe things for me to see something clearly, differently, or to apply a new use – does that ever happen to … Continue reading
Good News: Solar Recharging Stations
Sometimes the whole sustainability/climate change/we’re-plunging-into-darkness news gets me down. From movies like Chasing Ice showing glacial retreat to fracking polluting water systems, killing plants, animals and making people sick to our honey bee colonies collapsing due to pesticides; some days … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Green Ideas
Tagged device charging, Hampshire, Hampshire College, off the grid, Sol Design Lab, solar charging station, solar power, solar pump, SolarPump
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Got Solar Panel Will Kayak
Or, should I say: Got Joos? Just because I love nature, the great outdoors and mother earth doesn’t mean I don’t have instant withdrawals if separated from my devices. I’m a modern nature lover. You need to know this about … Continue reading
Interview with Sprout Energy Corp Founder: Wind Power
I caught up with Sprout Energy Corp founder, Claiborne Yarbrough, a couple days ago, at environmentally-friendly Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head, NC for a quick interview about wind power. Here is a transcript of our brief interview (link to my … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy
Tagged Bergey Excel-S, Bergey wind turbines, Claiborne Yarbrough, environmentalist, Jennette's Pier, Nags Head, NC, Sprout Energy, wind power, wind turbines, wind vs solar, Windspire, windspire turbines
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What About a Composting Toilet?
Last week I ran into a colleague on the ferry and we spent the half an hour trip talking about how he has gone OFF THE GRID. Yes, that’s right. Armageddon could hit tomorrow and he and his wife would … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, At Home, Green Friends, Green Ideas
Tagged AC power, appliances, Bullitt Foundation, cartoon book on climate change, climate change apathy, climate change confusion, clivus multrum, compost toilet, composting toilet, convert AC, DC power, Energy Star, filtering water, German steca refrigerator, giardia, green steve, LG washer, net-zero office building, off the grid, park toilet, pit toilet, seattle, solar power, Steca refrigerator, store electricity, trailhead version, water rights, YES! Magazine
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Win a Solar Power System
I don’t know about you, but when I get my electric bill, or any bill for that matter, if it is in paper form, I dump all the inserts into recycle and just focus on the bill itself. And, even … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, At Home, Green Ideas
Tagged City of Bainbridge Island, green power, green power challenge, green power program, PSE, Puget Sound Energy, renewable energy, solar power, sustainable bainbridge, win solar power
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Need a New Year’s Resolution or Two? Carbon Calculators to the Rescue!
I tried four carbon footprint calculators and even though they used varying methodologies the basic message was: while I’m not as swash-buckling as most extreme users of our natural resources, I have a long, long way to go to get … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, At Home, Food, Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint, Recycling, Travel
Tagged bi-coastal, car, carbon calculators, carpool, CFL, east coast, Energy Star, environmental protection agency, EPA, flights, green, green electricity, green power, house, Nature Conservancy, offset, organic, telecommute, thermastat, vegan, west coast
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Shout out to the Greenpeace Guys
Greenpeace is canvasing Bainbridge Island today (yesterday was Port Townsend, where they signed up 59 people – come on BI – don’t let PT beat us!). To the left is a picture of Todd, me and Peter who caught me … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Green Servers
Tagged bainbridge island, coal, Greenpeace, port townsend, seattle
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