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THE COB BUILDERS HANDBOOK, by Becky Bee is an excellent resource for those wanting to build a warm, energy efficient, natural home, without a lot of money. You can build a home for as little as $5 / sq. ft. A healthy home with no chemicals, built of local materials with low embodied energy, is [...]
Wind power has enormous potential, is the fastest growing form of electricity and creates no pollution or emissions. Also, the price of wind power is cost-competitive with other forms of energy. But the wind still needs our support to continue to grow and provide an eco-friendly form of electricity. New laws and expansion are needed in order for the wind industry to reach its potential and to continue to be a competitor in the power industry.
Some of the interesting things we saw at the fair was the Martin’s Oil Press, for pressing vegetable oil from seed crops, a pelletizer for making pellets from grass, wood shavings, and soon, seedcake from the oil press. Pellet stoves for buring those pellets were also on display. I’ll be posting website addresses for these [...]
We just returned from the North Country Sustainable Energy Fair, where we taught classes on DIY Wind Turbine design and DIY Solar installation. We saw a number of really neat things there, and will be showcasing them here over the next few days. The one we want to talk about today is the Pearl Steam [...]
4/22 - GREEN-CENTIVES. Companies offering workers a bonus to buy hy-brids, solar panels, and other measures to save energy. Good for the environment AND business, because it attracts top employees.
4/23 - CARBON OFFSETS. You hear the term ‘carbon offsets’ used a lot these days. This piece explains how people can buy “offsets” in order [...]
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