Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere
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Jeff Rubin
In order to avoid the worst effects of climate change, we need to do two things: reduce pollution from heating our buildings and maximize carbon sequestration in forests.
Part one: Reducing heating pollution
Most heating pollution comes from America’s older, less efficient buildings built before 1980 and heated with central […]
Mark Morgan
Marc Morgan
The holiday season is upon us. It is a wonderful time of sharing meals, giving gifts and decorating our homes. It is a time when we think less of ourselves and more of others. It is a generous and giving time of year.
With all […]
Luci original lantern
N.R. Mallery, Publisher G.E.T.
I first experienced some simple, little waterproof inflatable solar lights one summer at SolarFest. They were all over the place, and everyone was loving them, throwing them, twirling with them and they were all over the festival. They caught my attention, and I have […]
George Harvey
Three noteworthy developments came into the news in the last few days of October, which taken together may show a picture of things to come. It is a future in which natural gas may become increasingly irrelevant.
To start with, the cost of offshore wind power has […]
Carbon cycle. NASA image.
George Harvey
Dartmouth College has committed to being 100% free of fossil fuel use, and so it is examining a switch from heating with number 6 oil to use of biomass, which would allow it to continue to use most of the current heat distribution […]
Build Way More Solar and Wind Than Needed
Wind turbines above San Gorgonio Pass, known as Banning Pass, in Riverside County, California. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith.
Richard Perez and Karl Rabago
The famous inventor Edwin Land said, “It’s not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.” He […]
RELiON® 48 Volt 300 Ah lithium iron phosphate LiFePO₄ battery (RB48V300L)
Danielle Fergeson
Safety is a full-fledged design feature with lithium batteries, and for good reason. As we’ve all seen, the chemistry and energy density that allows lithium-ion batteries to work so well also makes them flammable, so when the batteries malfunction, they […]
Oppenheim solar farm ribbon cutting: Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of Little Falls and Dolgeville along with their troop leaders celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Oppenheim solar farm. From L-R: Andrew Bernstein, Kearsarge Energy; Chad Handy, landowner; Pastor Tom Jones, Bethesda Christian Fellowship; NYS Senator Jim Tedisco; Malcolm Bliss, Common Energy; Cindy […]
Energy Independence in East Jewett, New York
George Harvey
We do not see grid-tied solar systems with battery backup very often, and so they seem especially interesting when we do. High Peaks Solar, an installer based in Wynantskill, New York, brought one to our attention. It is […]
Clifton Park, New York
At the ribbon cutting (L to R) Peter Bardunias, Southern Saratoga Chamber of Commerce (SSCC); Patricia Fahey, NYS Assembly Member; Mary Beth Walsh, NYS Assembly Member; Mark Richardson, CEO U.S. Light Energy; Scott Wiater, CEO Standard Solar, Inc.; James Tedisco, NYS Senator; Linda Tepper, Tepper Group and SSCC Member
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