I thought Jimmy Carter had the right idea when he was promoting energy conservation back in the 70's. I guess Americans just didn't think it was too important because we put Ronald Regan into office and tried the trickle down theory of economics. Well, the American market did not find renewable energy, conservation, or global warming very profitable so we myopically refused to advance too far in a different direction.

We built bigger and bigger cars, finding loop holes the size of Texa... Read More

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Hi,

I'm Charley, owner/operator of WisperingWinds.com Alternative Energy Store. Why the misspelling? Because Whisperwinds.com was taken by a talented jewlery maker; check out her creations, they are beautiful.

Anyway, I got a start in sustainable agriculture back in 1980 by participating in the then Saratoga Community Gardens, INC project as an apprentice gardener. Boy, what a wonderful experience it was working on a bio-dynamic farm.

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I feel that sustainablity is as much about each of us doing what we can in curtailing waste as it is about each of us doing what is avalable where we are!  Adding insolation, replacing lightbulbs with CFL and LED lamps (and turning them off when not using them),  LEARNING TO COMBINE ERRAND TRIPS AND WORK CLOSER TO HOME SO WE REDUCE MILES DRIVEN.   

Anemoi-electric, anemoi is the greek source wind like hydro is water, Solar-voltaic & thermal, bio-... Read More

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I'm interested in learning if any of your members have had experience with Alternative energy sources for commercial buildings. For example, wind power or solar power as an Alternative energysource to conventional public utility services. Being in the commercial real estate industry, my objective is to find different ways to achieve savings on energy expenses. While I've heard about solar power and wind power use in general, and the use of these technologies for residentia... Read More

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