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How do You Make an Ice Cube from the Sun?
“Solar power, of course,” said Neil Johannsen, retired Director of Alaska State Parks, answering his own question. He asked me that question as I looked at his solar-powered van, Plover, named after a bird. I love that question. That is … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint, Travel
Tagged charge controller, effcient, MPPT, Neil Johannsen, power, power innovation, small-scale solar, solar, solar garden fountain, solar lights, solar power, solar van, voltages
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Time to Buy an Electric Car?
As you probably know, one of the basic tenets of living a low-carbon lifestyle is to use everything as long as possible. Then, if need be, reuse and then finally recycle or better yet, compost. Well, I don’t see myself … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel, Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint
Tagged beyond coal, car emissions, carbon emissions, coal free pse, electric car, electric car carbon emissions, electric cars, Ford, powering electric cars with solar energy, PSE, Puget Sound Energy, sierra club, solar, solar energy, SunPower, The Guardian
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Divestment and You
If you don’t manage a stock portfolio you might be thinking: “divestment has nothing to do with me.” However, if you’re employed and over 40, even if you don’t own stocks, you probably have a 401K or retirement fund or … Continue reading
Posted in At Work, Green Ideas, Saving Money
Tagged 401K, bonds, ceres, clean energy bonds, clean energy investing, climate change, coal, fossil fuels, funds, Goldman Sachs, green stocks, investing, investors, natural gas, portfolio, reduce risk, retirement, risk mitigation, solar, Solarcity, stocks, water consumption
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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
Climate Change: What Can the Average Joe or Josephine Do?
So, what can the average person do about climate change? Plenty, actually. Even though climate change is HUGE and impacts millions of interconnected ecosystems, many of which cannot be properly modeled to anticipate all of the possible outcomes, one thing … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, At Work, Food, Shopping
Tagged alaska, Annie Leonard, arctic, arrow of consumption, beyond coal, biking, climate change, coal, EPA, Forks Over Knives, Glaciers, government shutdown, intergovernmental panel on climate change, IPCC, mission blue, nonprofits, off grid, plant based, polar bears, renewable engery, sierra club, solar, Story of Stuff, sustainable, sustainable business, sylvia earle, travel, vegan
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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