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Put Solar On It!

July 8th, 2010 · Comments Off on Put Solar On It!

The roof, that is … Just got off the phone with my better 95+% … Dominion Virginia Power staff are at my home, right now, upgrading the meter to be able to handle net metering.  Fingers crossed … with tomorrow’s dawn, my roof will be part of the power generation system covering over 90 percent […]

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Tags: Energy · political symbols · President Barack Obama · renewable energy · solar

The Food Forest – Part I: Strategies for Green Urban Infrastructure

July 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments

This guest post comes from Jim O’Donnell who, in real life, has explored the taiga and provides consultant services on permaculture and greening the urban environment.  The idea of greenign the urban environment via paths that contribute to shifting our agriculture to a more sustainable path is one that is quite appealing. Whether Edible Estates‘ […]

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Tags: agriculture · Energy

Web Security Has It Right: Naughty Legislature make BP Act Now!

July 8th, 2010 · Comments Off on Web Security Has It Right: Naughty Legislature make BP Act Now!

Sometimes you just have to wonder …. An acquaintance captured the screen shot above as to the combination of web security (question being asked: human or computer?) and advertising. Considering the influence of petro-dollars (and other fossil-foolish interests) on the US political system, this is an incredibly apt message combination. NOTE:  Advertisement on the right […]

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Tags: BP · deepwater horizon · Energy