Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere
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paying them a performance bonus for wrecking the climate. We’ll never get to renewable energy if we keep handing gobs of money to oil and coal and gas. …we need to come out as strong as possible. Add your voice to a brand new effort to end fossil fuel subsidies… […]
“We need to get off the fossil fuel bandwagon that keeps us dependent on oil and contributes to climate change. The $113 billion in taxpayer handouts that oil, gas, and coal companies receive should be used to invest in green jobs. It’s time for this corporate welfare to end.” […]
By David Van Houten
This is a story of community action and the changes that are happening to our energy economy. We have learned in recent years that many of the ways we make and use energy are expensive, harmful to our environment, and wasteful. North Country folks have generally been inclined to independence and […]
By Karl Kemnitzer
The Basics
Community Solar Energy is the placement of solar panels in a “shared” location, rather than on individual homes. Using this approach, CSE can make solar electricity accessible to many more people than would occur using all-separate installations. Shared installations allow owners of roofs that are shaded, don’t face south, or […]
by Tom Hughes
Have you ever climbed into a car on a sunny day and found the seat uncomfortably warm, the steering wheel too hot to hold, and your candy bar on the dashboard a melted glob of goo? Congratulations! You have just experienced the fundamental concept behind every solar hot water system – to […]
Q&A with Howie Michaelson, Catamount Solar
Can I use a Solar Electric system to run my Electric Hot Water heater? Haven’t you already advised against this?
Recently, this question has resurfaced, particularly since the cost of Solar Thermal has been steadily rising while Solar Electric costs have fallen precipitously. So we ran the cost comparison […]
the Energy Co-op of Vermont will launch its Co-op Solar program from its headquarters in Colchester. Special financing has been arranged through VSECU… for solar hot water! […]
Unless we stop the warming of our planet… says A. James Hansen… […]
For the better half of the last century solar hot water has been efficiently used to replace/supplement domestic hot water for almost any application hot water is needed. In Vermont a solar hot water system (SHW) is typically designed to cover approximately 70% of the hot water demand on site. Most of the production comes […]
Live! from Boston, MA – NESEA BE12! Here are some of the key notes and pic. Stay tuned as the Conference progresses! more to come… […]
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