
“Should I go solar now, or should I wait?” As with most people who work in residential solar energy, that’s a question I hear quite often these days. My answer is that you can’t go wrong either way. Yes, panel prices are dropping and yes installation costs are going down. However, in many Check Out The Rest of “Should I go solar now or should I wait?” →

I am a firm believer in small scale solar, less permitting and approval hassles, much faster to install and get up and producing, and if everyone implements this at their own home (if possible) to offset even a portion of the electricity consumed at home we could significantly reduce our use of coal fired electricity. With panel prices dropping on a regular basis hopefully this will become a more common practice. Below is a re-print of an article on Clean Technica . com read and enjoy. Check Out The Rest of “PG&E Begins Small-Scale Solar Program” →

The renewable energy consultants and researchers tell us that the transition from the petroleum-driven economy and society will not be a smooth one, on the whole. The amount of new technologies and infrastructures that need to be developed and built is staggering, even as Germany achieves powering 10% of the entire nation through the use of Check Out The Rest of “Why a Climate Change Initiative ?” →

We were hoping that “Drill Baby, Drill” was gone for good, apparently we were mistaken.
OK !, so our President is now considering drilling for oil off our coasts. I guess hypocracy knows no bounds. I distinctly remember, going through this crazy notion recently with our last Commander in Chief and throughout the entire presidential campaign.
I wish we did not have to rely on other peoples oil to keep this country running, but we have none. Keep in mind that Check Out The Rest of “Drill Baby, Drill ????” →

Written by Tina Casey at Clean Technica
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seems to be making up for lost time when it comes to enforcing the Clean Water Act. That includes closing the door on mountaintop coal mining, also known rather delicately as mountaintop removal. In reality there is nothing delicate about it. The practice Check Out The Rest of ““Clean Coal” Looking More Like a 21st Century Dinosaur” →
We here at NY Homesteader would like to ask everyone to support this day of action. It is very important to our future and our childrens future!
Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is setting up a big “social media day of action” this week to put the pressure on JP Morgan Chase to stop [...]
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