Posts Tagged ‘Solar’

Energy Efficiency vs. Renewables: The Great Green Debate

Posted by Environmental Building Strategies October 7th, 2009

With the recent surge in money going towards renewable energy research and implementation, many people are forgetting a key factor in reducing our impact on the environment: energy efficiency.
Utilizing renewable energy in your home or commercial building is great, don’t get me wrong, but before this expensive option is employed, you should first look at [...]

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2nd times a charm!!!

Posted by Environmental Building Strategies December 19th, 2008

Back in 1979, President Jimmy Carter did the unthinkable: He installed solar panels on top of the White House. The panels were used to heat water for the staff eating era and more importantly usher in a new era in American innovation and independence from foreign fossil fuels.
Carter said. America was to harness “the power [...]

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