Before we turn our attention to supplying the energy needed to heat our home and hot water, let’s recap and update an earlier blog Sustainable Energy: Phase I. where we outline our personal sustainability plan. There we described a newly installed roof-mounted photovoltaic solar system that allows us to harvest some of the Sunlight illuminating […]
“And we have power!” Harvesting current sunlight is a hoot. Well folks, on June 14, 2011, another small portion of Earth’s surface (386 sq ft of roof area on our home in Colorado) began harvesting current sunlight as Gail and I continue on our path seeking a more sustainable life style. The new solar photovoltaic […]
It was supposed to be a celebration: the Colorado Environmental Coalition’s Rebel With a Cause Award being presented to Bill McGibben. On a cold rainy evening in downtown Denver, the weather itself was a fitting testimony to what he’s been writing and speaking about climate change. “This is unusual weather for Denver,” my partner assured […]
Rebel with a Cause: Bill McKibben was the theme of last night’s Colorado Environmental Coalition (CEC) fund raising event held in the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for Performing Arts. The nearly 500 people attending this annual event endured the initial silent and live auctions to hear the noted author, environmentalist and climate change […]
As February unfolds, its first day brings sub zero weather: minus seventeen degrees comes as a shock after the previous week’s sixty degrees-plus. Comments abound on the Internet mocking ‘global warming’ even as the coldest winter in U.S. history enfolds the eastern two-thirds of the continent. In Denver we’re on the backside of […]
In Part #1 of this post, we discussed our purchase of solar powered LED colored lights. We included a brief description of how this human creation harvests current sunlight during the day, converts this light energy into electrical then chemical energy stored within a battery so it can be released after nightfall to create colored […]
Thanks to our adult children who are advocates of Permaculture and all things sustainable, we became aware of solar powered lights this year. Yes, these lights are on sale at retail stores such as Target, where they are marketed by Seasonal Specialties L.L.C.; produced under the Philips brand name; and manufactured in China from Earth’s […]