Cooling and heating your house drains more energy bucks than any other standard system in your house. Around, 43% of your utility bill will go towards heating and cooling. Further, heating and cooling systems in the US all together emit approximately 150 million tons of carbon dioxide into the earths atmosphere each year, adding to [...]
Written on July 4, 2009 | Posted in
News
by Debra Lynn Dadd
I live in Clearwater, Florida, sometimes called Florida’s Sunshine Capital because of our amazing 361 sunny days a year. Yet, even with all this free, abundant, non-polluting sunshine, virtually all homes and businesses are powered with fossil fuels.
I’ve not seen a single solar panel in the five years I have lived here. [...]
Written on March 9, 2009 | Posted in
Solar energy
by Debra Lynn Dadd
I first learned about Permaculture in 1992, I think it was. I took a weekend workshop, and the response among the attendees was so positive, that we formed a small group, so that we could all learn more about Permaculture and how to apply it in the San Francisco area. As a [...]
Written on March 9, 2009 | Posted in
Solid biomass