Imagine learning in an environment that’s…
…giving its students a relevant, holistic, green education in one of the most amazing environments on the planet (along with being completely off of the power grid!)
That’s exactly what John Hardy, and his wife, Cynthia envisioned a few short years ago as they made this dream a reality in Bali, Indonesia…
Here’s my thought for the Thanksgiving weekend…
A very special thank you to Charly Caldwell for introducing me to Alan Maltz’s “Free Spirit” (above) — environmental consciousness through fine art, way to go!
Florida Can Be Energy and Food Independent
Florida has an abundance of natural resources.
Plenty of sunshine.
Plenty of (moving) water.
Plenty of land.
There’s enough energy landing on our roofs and
flowing in the Gulf Stream to provide all the power we need.
There’s enough land and water to provide all the food we need.
There’s enough intelligence to make it happen.
How do you feel about this? Please comment below, and I’d love to hear from you…
-Dan
Wow! I stumbled upon this video today…
…and it really sums up how fossil fuels have powered human growth and ingenuity for centuries — all in 5 short minutes!
Now that we’re reaching the end of cheap and abundant oil and coal supplies, we’re in for an exciting ride. While there’s a real risk that we’ll fall off a cliff, there’s still time to control our transition to a post-carbon future.
This amazing animated short movie is written and narrated by Richard Heinberg, author of many related books.
Be sure to watch it and let me know what you think by commenting below!
If you’d like to learn more about renewable energy, and solar energy options, be sure to visit our web site, or give us a call at (239) 574-1500.
- Dan
Over 27,000 people went to Solar Power International – a power conference & trade show in Los Angeles held last week, and there was good reason for excitement…
The US Solar Electric Industry, including both solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) installations could achieve a milestone by installing a gigawatt of new capacity in 2010!
That’s enough to power 200,000 homes, and it’s double capacity installed in 2009.
Rhone Resch, the president & CEO of Solar Energy Industries Assocation (SEIA), which organized the event with the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), said:
“We now live in a world where you can be born in a solar hospital, get educated in a solar school, go to a solar college and while there drink beer brewed at a solar brewery.
Get married in a solar church, go to work in a solar office building, watch your favorite baseball team in a solar stadium and live in a country protected by the world’s best armed forces powered by solar. And I’m hopeful that when I get to that magic age, my kids have the opportunity to put me in a solar-powered nursing home.
The breadth and depth of solar in our lives is amazing.”
Be sure to learn all about the multiple forms solar power can take here in Southwest Florida:
If you have any questions, be sure to give us a call at (239) 574-1500 or contact us.
Enjoy!
-Dan
Here’s an interesting online article from TechCrunch.com’s Green Tech section about…
…energy savings, and really understanding what’s effective.
It was almost 10 years ago when I wrote this, and I think…
…it’s interesting how it still applies, so I thought I share it with you:
As the oil leak continues to threaten our beaches, marine life, waterways, coastlines and the related people & businesses…
Many are participating in the national Hands Across the Sand event which will be here tomorrow, June 26th at noon.
EarthPolicy.org recently posted an article about “Offshore Wind, NOT Offshore Oil”…
…and I thought based on our previous posts “Buying Eight Track Tapes in an iPad World”, this would be a great follow-up for you to read.
While offshore oil and gas drilling is the slowest, dirtiest, most hazardous and…
Buying Eight Track Tapes in an IPad World” is a special blog series written by Melissa Upton, of our team here at Fafco Solar, reviewing four arguments against drilling for oil off of the coast of Florida.
…expensive way to produce energy – investing in clean energy would create four times as many jobs as investing the same amount of money in oil.
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (April 2010) speaks for itself…
Buying Eight Track Tapes in an IPad World” is a special blog series written by Melissa Upton, of our team here at Fafco Solar, reviewing four arguments against drilling for oil off of the coast of Florida.
As of this writing, the spill is increasing in size exponentially and it is sure to be one of the worst environmental disasters in United States history.
