energy efficiency, green buildings, slow foods, hybrid cars and alternate fuels.
"A society built on green design, sustainable energy and closed loop systems, a civilization afloat on a cloud of efficient, non-toxic, recyclable...
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energy efficiency, green buildings, slow foods, hybrid cars and alternate fuels.
"A society built on green design, sustainable energy and closed loop systems, a civilization afloat on a cloud of efficient, non-toxic, recyclable technology."
Alex Nikolai Steffan.
Our family tradition when traveling east and we cross the Suwannee requires each passenger in the car, related by blood or not, to sing the beginning lyrics of "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River" (while still the official state song, it was replaced this year by a more appropriate Official State Anthem, "Florida: Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky"). Traveling south requires a stop on US 19 at the Suwannee River State Park to acknowledge the venerable river and to comment on how high/low the... Read Full Story
Yes, yes, we have all read about the $2.4 billion Florida Power and Light (the FPL Group) is investing in major solar energy projects. Announced at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City, the gigantic utility company will be investing in solar thermal, a smart network to monitor energy management and to launch a new consumer education program, along with products that consumers can buy with their own money to reduce energy usage. FPL is working with a California startup called... Read Full Story
In a previous post, I mentioned some technologies that had been listed in the Top 10 for 2007, by the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH). These technologies were rated based upon their durability, efficiency, affordability and environmental performance in residential homes. As we may have guessed, solar water heating was listed. What I didn't expect was the statement that said solar water heaters have been commercially available since the 1800's! Is this correct? A... Read Full Story
Several months ago, the Unitarian Universalist Church on North Meridian Road unveiled its solar panels. A part of its Green Sanctuary program, the UU church is the first in Tallahassee to go solar.
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Green Energy News reports that Florida Power and Light in Juno Beach announced that it applied to the California Energy Commission to construct, own and operate a 250 megawatt solar thermal power plant in the Mojave Desert in California. There are several solar plants (Solar Generating Energy Systems) already in this desert which are selling power to the grid--the largest solar installation in the world. Another group of installations the Mojave Solar Park will deliver 553 MW of solar... Read Full Story
