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You Don’t Need a Tesla Powerwall Battery, Unless…
It doesn’t make sense to invest in a Tesla Powerwall battery for you home unless you have these specific needs.… Read more
Posted in Design, Energy, Finance
Tagged air sealing, base load, batteries, battery, electrical, electricity, insulation, iron phosphate, kWh, lithium ion, net-zero, passive house, passive systems, passivhaus, power company, power rates, PV panels, PV system, renewable energy, solar panels, solar power, Tesla, Tesla Powerwall, utilities, ZERH, zero energy ready homes, zero net energy homes
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Counterpoint: Home Energy Efficiency is Making a Difference
In a recent MNN post, Lloyd Alter contends “having more stuff is eating up all the gains from being more efficient”. Is that true?… Read more
Posted in Building Codes, Design, Energy
Tagged appliances, cooling, DOE, EIA, electronics, energy efficiency, EPA, gadets, heating, Lloyd Alter, Mother Nature Network, net-zero, RECS data, renewable energy, water heating, zero energy ready homes
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A Green Building Program that Doesn’t Allow Combustion In Homes?
Is this our direction? No gas stove? No fireplace? Some people would argue that means no comfort.… Read more
Posted in Design, Energy, Health
Tagged climate change, combustion, fireplace, green building standard, International Living Future Institute, Living Building Challenge, National Green Building Standard, natural gas, net-zero, passive systems, renewable energy, sustainable building standard
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Who Cares About Energy Storage? You Do, Whether You Know It or Not.
It was a pleasant surprise to see USA TODAY recently gave hundreds of words to the topic of energy storage. It’s not a glamorous topic yet the impact and importance of energy storage in our lives is quickly increasing.… Read more
Georgia is Moving Quickly to Lead the Nation in Solar Power
The Southface Energy Institute of Atlanta, GA hosts a monthly Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable (SART) to create a forum for the presentation and discussion of issues critical to our community. The discussion frames the issues so we understand their impact at … Read more
Why Are Some Americans Fighting the Keystone XL Pipeline?
In the recent US presidential campaign, the Keystone XL Pipeline got some attention from both candidates. The proposed pipeline would carry oil from tar sands in Canada to refineries in the United States. So why are some Americans fighting the … Read more
Posted in Energy, Government, Health
Tagged Alberta, carbon, carbon tax, climate change, energy, environmental protection agency, GHGs, global warming, greenhouse gases, hydrocarbons, petroleum, renewable energy, solar, strip mining, tar sands, Utah
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What Topic Was Left Out of the Presidential Race for the First Time Since 1984?
During the 2012 campaigns for President of the United States, one topic was conspicuously absent from the discussion. Climate change was never mentioned during the debates despite organized campaigns to bring up the topic. That got us wondering why…… Read more
Posted in Energy, Government, Health
Tagged Al Gore, carbon, carbon cap and trade, carbon emission, carbon tax, clean coal, climate change, Climategate, energy independence, energy security, federal government, fossil fuels, FRONTLINE, global warming, Goddard Institute, government, James Hansen, Mark Steyn, Michael Mann, NASA, renewable energy
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Keystone XL Public Comment Period Now Open
The U.S. Department of State has opened a public comment period for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from Canada. You have until March 7th to share your opinion!… Read more