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Making Clean Energy Accessible

Posted by Robert D. Harris on Monday, April 5, 2010, In : Legislative 

“A coup.”  That’s how one participant described the Sierra Club’s recent forum focusing on “Property Assessed Clean Energy” (PACE) measure.  Over 150 people from around the State gathered to hear from Cisco DeVries, pioneer of the PACE concept, and others discuss what Harvard Business Review has described as “one of the breakthrough ideas of 2010.”  

So what was the hullabaloo about?  Let’s start with a simple question:  why don’t more people install renewable energy system...


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How to Lose Weight in 2010

Posted by Robert D. Harris on Thursday, December 31, 2009, In : Green Tips 
No, not that kind of weight.  Instead make a commitment to lose one ton of carbon dioxide from your life. Carbon dioxide emissions contribute to the greenhouse effect and global climate change. Global warming is a massive change in the Earth’s environment, and we are gambling our planet’s future on the results. You can reduce the risk (and save money) with some simple lifestyle changes.

Want to lose a ton? Go on an energy diet.

Global warming is the most serious long-term environmental thre...

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