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Calculate your electrical use & save!

Posted by Dan On February - 16 - 2010

Have you ever thought about how much electricity you use, and…

Turn off the lights - electrical use.

…possibly reducing your usage?

Think about this:

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Hands Across The Sand in 5 Days!

Posted by Dan On February - 8 - 2010

As I discussed in my previous post, Hands Across the Sand – An Interesting Event

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On February 13th, the citizens of Florida have a very interesting opportunity.

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Solar Power Energy – What’s the delay?

Posted by Dan On February - 4 - 2010

A question that I hear quite frequently regarding solar power energy, is…

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What’s the delay?

Why is the transition to the ‘new energy economy’ taking so long?

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Hands Across the Sand – An Interesting Event!

Posted by Dan On January - 19 - 2010

In the very near future, citizens of Florida will have an opportunity…

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…to show their opposition to oil drilling as close as 3 to 10 miles off the coast.

On February 13th, Hands Across the Sand, will be sponsoring this interesting event…

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Local Solutions for Global Warming

Posted by Dan On December - 7 - 2009

Global warming is a phrase that most of us are now familiar with since it was brought to the media forefront with Vice President Al Gore’s book and subsequent movie, “An Inconvenient Truth.”

Fluctuations in the Earth’s temperature are inevitable due to decades-long ocean cycles.

burning fossil fuel Local Solutions for Global Warming

Special Thanks to Melissa Upton for writing this article for our blog!

But a growing body of scientific evidence indicates that since 1950…

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A great idea – announcing the Solar Bill of Rights

Posted by Dan On November - 20 - 2009

On October 27, 2009, Rhone Resch – President & CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association — declared, in the City of Anaheim, California, a Solar Bill of Rights…

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And we find it very inspirational!

Here you go…

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Going Green with Renewable Energy Products

Posted by Dan On November - 1 - 2009

In 2002, I decided to renovate our 25 year old, Fafco Solar building in Cape Coral…

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A photo of our building back in late 70’s!

In doing so, I tried to use as many green products and practices as I could afford…

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American Solar Energy – Going Green and more!

Posted by Dan On August - 30 - 2009

Wow!   This is good stuff!   Brad Collins, the American Solar Energy Society’s Executive Director…

American Solar Energy Society

…was recently interviewed on the Heartbeat of America TV Show by William Shatner.

Brad shared some of his thoughts on:

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