Today we are meeting with a solar panel company, to see if it is feasible to install units on our home, and on my late mother-in-laws home, now occupied in part by my son. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 2:40 AM, steve harley <p...@paper-ape.com> wrote: > on 2012-08-12 17:40 Daniel J. Matyola wrote >> >> We spend a lot here on alternatives. Ever hear of Solyndra? > > > as if that were a dirty word; China's government is lending an order of > magnitude more to its solar firms, and trouncing the US in the PV market > > >> We spent a lot on development of wind turbines, but most proposals >> have been stalled by environmental concerns (bird deaths) and >> objections on aesthetic grounds. New Jersey is now proposing off >> shore wind turbines. > > > after hydro, wind is by far the largest renewable energy source in the US, > and it is growing faster than all but solar PV > > i've fed my domestic electric habit with wind for about ten years (during > which time i've also steadily decreased my consumption); granted it is not > always wind in my wires, but it is done as offsets so that when i use > electricity that doesn't come from wind, someone else (who doesn't pay the > premium that i do) uses an equivalent portion of wind-sourced current later > > i am not the only person who's willing to pay more for clean energy, and > changing my habits; i'm committed to continuing to change them because i > find seeing beyond immediate gratification gratifying > > >> Unfortunately, it's fossil fuels or nukes. Name your poison. > > > change, that is my poison; it's better than you think > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
