Do you think the Pickens Plan is like salad dressing without the green?
Where is all the money going to come from? Wind power requires consistant wind. Natural gas powered vehicles require conversion kits. Solar panels costs are for the rich.
Read MoreDo you have an off-grid home in a cloudy, rainy climate? Would solar panels be worth it?
I’ve been doing a lot of research on places to live when I finish school, and I really think Oregon is the perfect place for me. Me and my boyfriend want to build an off-the-grid house. The thing is, he says we can’t live in Oregon because it’s not sunny enough, and if we relied on solar panels it wouldn’t work out. Is there some other off-grid solution besides solar panels we could use as backup? I don’t know much about wind turbines and how much they would cost. Does anyone living in a rainy, cloudy climate make much use of solar panels? Or should I move to a state that has more days of sunshine (I’ve been considering Colorado)? Suggestions? Thanks.
Read MoreHow do you like these green building ideas?
I think they should make new building codes that incorporate all these ideas into new building codes
solar panels
wind generators
passive ventilation
rainwater collection
super glass
geothermal heating pumps
solar heating
eaves
compact florescent bulbs
There are building codes that require all buildings to have bathrooms and fire exits. You can no longer have an outhouse and just one door. If buildings have to abide by those standards, then there is no reason why they shouldn’t abide by these in my book. What do you think?
Read MoreHow do you combat global warming when the rare metals needed for Green technologies are all running out?
Like gallium for solar panels, and platinum for electric car fuel cells, which may run out in less than 20 years, etc.
Read MoreWhat are things a large construction company can do to become more green?
example: we are currently putting solar panels on the roofs of our modulars to power the computers and office appliances and plan to sell the excess back into the grid. any other ideas???
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