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BBB to donate 50% of profits from merchandise sales to New Orleans Charity (1)

June 3, 2010 • Category: Community Resources, Latest Post, Why we need renewable energy

In response to the unprecedented disaster of the gulf oil spill, coupled with the lingering effects on the local economy from hurricane Katrina, and now the start of the 2010 hurricane season, Build Baby Build will donate 50% of profits from sales of BBB t-shirts,  mugs, hats, etc. sold on www.cafepress.com/buildbabybuild to the Greater New Orleans Foundation.  [...]

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National Grid opens largest solar plant in Massachusetts (1)

National Grid has completed the first of five planned solar plants in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a one-megawatt plant in Whitinsville, MA.  This project was the first utility-owned solar plant completed under the Massachusetts Green Communities Act, a 2008 law that allowed utilities to own up to 50MW of solar generation.
The rooftop installation is predicted to generate more [...]

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Skinner bill expands solar energy buy-back program in California (4)

The California Legistlature adopted a Bill written by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, that would allow utilities to buy up to 5 percent of their energy from customers. Current law limits those purchases to 2.5 percent.
The Assembly adopted the bill on a 53-1 vote and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, said the governor intends to sign it. The [...]

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How to Harness the Power and Help the Future (1)

We have come along way in developing societies that have electricity and thepower necessary to fuel vehicles and for industry to be successful. All of theseefforts though rely upon the use of energy source that comes from fossil fuels.They are found in the ground and have to be processed in order for us to havethat [...]

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The Homeowner’s Guide to Renewable Energy (10)

The coming energy crisis caused by a peak in global oil and natural gas production will profoundly affect the lives of all North Americans. As the price of these vital fuels rises, homeowners will scramble to cut their fuel bills. Two options for meeting the upcoming challenge are dramatic improvements in home energy efficiency and [...]

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Foldable, portable windmill (2)

You never know which way the wind will blow, or when you might need to harness its power.  Now, with the Eolic foldable, portable windmill you never have to worry again.  The Eolic, a portable turbine can be mounted on its telescopic pole in just three steps.  Imagine using this little beauty on a camping [...]

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Renewable Energy Roundup, Sept. 25-27, Fredericksburg, TX (0)

 
Come join the 10th Annual Renewable Energy Roundup and Green Living Fair!
Over the past 10 years, this community and family oriented Green Living Fair has grown to be the largest “green show” in the South. It occurs at the end of September, every year, in historic Fredericksburg, Texas. You can see the latest in eco-friendly [...]

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Nantuckets Restaurant’s Personal Power Plant (0)

The owner of the Nantuckets Restaurant in Fenwick Island, Delaware is also the operator of a “personal power plant” for the business.  Instead of waiting for his utility companies to go green,” Dave Twining took matters into his own hands, with a distributed generation renewable energy installation of 48 rooftop solar panels and a 45-foot [...]

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Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy for Home and Auto (0)

 
This is the most complete collection of all the smaller renewable energy options for a home that I have found. — Peter Strugar, HomeownerThis is the most complete collection of all the smaller renewable energy options for a home that I have found. — Peter Strugar, Homeowner
This is the most complete collection of all the [...]

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Global Warming: What it May Mean for Us (13)

Whether or not you “believe” in global warming, if the planet does continue to get warmer than it currently is – only by a degree or two – there could be some serious consequences.  Some people claim that the current weather aberrations are just normal climate fluctuations.  Still, I cannot help but wonder whether less [...]