There’s an Earthship landing in Pennsylvania
Forty years ago, Michael Reynolds discovered his passion for sustainable building. Today, he is the heart of Earthship Biotecture, a New Mexico-based company that is trying to spread sustainable living around the world. Earthships are sustainably designed buildings that provide heating, cooling, water, sewage treatment, and food without producing any carbon dioxide. These buildings are completely […]
Solar, Solar Everywhere
Solar panels are spreading all over the world—on homes, businesses, sports stadiums, schools, and about any other infrastructure you can think of. But if you open your eyes a little wider, you can find solar panels inside gadgets, floating on reservoirs, and even flying in the sky. Amazon just opened up its new Solar Power […]
A Big Week for Solar & Science
It’s been a big week for solar and science lovers. Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society and role model of science lovers everywhere, revealed the LightSail. Then just days later, Nye’s classic television series, Bill Nye the Science Guy, hit Netflix and ignited the inner science nerd inside of many fans. So what is […]
My son, Ari, puts solar panels on a favorite non-profit’s warehouse
For his bar mitzvah project, my son, Ari, raised money through grants and donations to put solar panels on a favorite charity of ours. Through their food distribution program, the Jewish Relief Agency (JRA) and its corps of over 12,000 volunteers distribute food to over 3,000 needy families throughout the Greater Philadelphia area each month. […]
Energy Saving Tips – Passive Solar
Welcome to the first in my series of blog entries that talk about small actions that can reduce your energy expenses and reduce your use of fossil fuels. This will help your bank account while helping our environment. These actions are easy and either free or inexpensive, aiming to help us all maintain our current […]
Coming Soon! 52 Easy Low- or No-cost Ways to Save Energy
Going solar is great – no mining, no drilling, no transporting, no polluting, no increased health problems. It eliminates lots of things that are huge hidden costs to our society as a whole every day (and things that we’ve all been subsidizing for over 100 years!) But, it doesn’t make sense to go solar if […]
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