Posted on 26 December 2009
Tags: Akeena Solar, Alameda, Bay Area Solar companies, Berkeley, bill, Boulder County Colorado, California, cash, Colorado, electric, energy, expensive, federal tax, government, home, Homeowners, image, installation fee, lease, long term benefits, MONEY, monthly bill, New York, PACE, Palm Desert, panels, Property Assessed Clean Energy, property tax, roof, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, satellite, solar lease, solar panel, solar system, SolarCity, Sonoma County, summer, Sungevity, SunRun, Texas, Washington, weekend
The general idea we all have about installing solar panels is that they are very expensive and due to that, unaffordable although they do offer long term benefits, but putting in $20,000 to $30,000 in cash upfront to install a solar system on the roof of your home is not an easy thing to do.
However, the good news is that many Bay Area solar companies that include Akeena Solar, SolarCity, Sungevity and SunRun, are in the process of starting new business models through creative financing mechanisms to make rooftop solar more affordable.
Most of the local and state governments, including Washington, are willing to help. The White House is already busy promoting a new form of financing generically known as PACE, or Property Assessed Clean Energy, which allows private property owners to pay for renewable projects like solar and energy efficiency upgrades through an addition to their property tax bill.
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Posted on 14 September 2009
Tags: Arizona, California, clean energy, Colorado, David Bercovich, Energy development, energy needs, Energy policy, Environment, environmental groups, forward for renewable energy development, Frances Beinecke, generation business talks, Google, Google.org, green energy, Idaho, Johanna Wald, Mohave Desert, Montana, National Audubon Society, Natural Resources Defense Council, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, renewable energy, renewable energy developers, renewable energy development, renewable energy generation plants, South Dakota, United States, Washington, Wyoming
Two environmental groups have started joint venture with Google in a try to guide renewable energy development off from sore regions, by employing Google Earth maps.
The National Audubon Society and the Natural Resources Defense Council brought out the latest tool that is named the Path to Green Energy. It is available for the people to utilize.
The latest maps gathered maps of threatened species home grounds, national parks and other forms of protected land from 13 western states. It added up all the information on Google Earth.
The analysis encompasses approximately 860 million acres, almost one-half the acreage of the lower 48 states in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
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Posted on 08 August 2009
Tags: California, Chief, Dam, Electricity, Electricity generation, Environment, Hydroelectricity, Hydropower, John Coulee Dam, John Day Dam, Joseph Dam, kinetic energy, Landscape, Penstock, producer, Pumped storage plants, Run-of-the-river hydroelectricity, Shasta Dam, United Kingdom, United States, Washington
Water covers major part of the earth. It is of daily use and is essentially needed in our daily life. When it rains or snows, the water that comes from the sky reaches the land by flowing down through mountains and hills. This moving water is very useful, since it possess kinetic energy. We know that kinetic energy can be brought in work thus a lot of needs can be fulfilled by bringing this moving water in procession.
Water is used in lot of labor since old times. It was used in water mills and grist mills to crop wheat and corn. the machine used to work with the falling water. England has a dark history attached with water mills, even in its literature, the discussion of water mills is observed when one mill covered uses of 400 people. Water mills were kept in different methods. That is either it was situated in the river where the wheel turns with the flow of river or it also works in a manner when the water is placed in top.
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Posted on 28 April 2009
Tags: Alaska, America, America's National Park, Arizona, Bandelier National Monument, beautiful parks, California, Cascades National Park, Colorado, distruction due to global warming, effects of global warming, endangered species, endangered U.S. National Parks, food, Glacier National Park, Globar Warming, Idaho, Mesa Verde National Park, Montana, Monument, National Park, National Park Service, National Resources Defense Council, New Mexico, North Cascades National Park, Park, Rainier National Park, Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, Rocky Mountain National Park, Scenic beauty, Teton National Park, threats of global warmings, U.S monuments, U.S. government, U.S. national parks, United States, Utah, Valley National Park, Washington, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park
National parks across the American West are one of the most treasured natural spaces of United States. From Yellowstone to Yosemite, U.S. national parks stand as monuments to Americans’. They express our love of nature and our spiritual connection to the land. They are incomparable sources of grandeur, beauty and recreation—but now we can’t predict that for how long they would remain?
Global Warming is a Threat to U.S National Parks
Twelve U.S. national parks are at extreme risk due to the increasing effects of global warming and the green house effect, according to a report from the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization titled, Losing Ground: Western National Park Endangered by Climate Disruption.
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Posted on 29 March 2009
Tags: Department of Energy, Electricity, Elon Musk, founder, gasoline car, Google, Green Car, green sadan, Larry page, Model S unveiled, New York, Page and Brin, Sergey Brin, SpaceX, telsa and google, Tesla Motors, Washington
Tesla Motors has revealed the prototype of its all electric, zero-emission sedan, the Model S. The vehicle can accelerate from 0 – 60 mile per hour in under 6 seconds. It can also reach the top speed of 130 miles per hour. It will feature 17 inch touch-screen 3G connectivity, enabling drivers to access Google Maps and other data. Accordingly to the company, the car’s electrical charge could also be monitored via an iPhone or a laptop.
“This is just the first of many mainstream cars we’re developing,” Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, said in a statement. Musk was a co-founder of PayPal and founder of SpaceX.
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