I am one of the Co-Founders and Co-Presidents of RESA (Renewable Energy Students Association) located here in Austin,Tx. The Renewable Energy Student Association or R.E.S.A. is a student organization at Austin Community College that connects students, organizations, educators and business in the Renewable Energy field. We also provide information about meetings, jobs, organizations, and other programs related to Renewable Energy.

Check out our blog at: renewableenergystudentsassocia ti... Read More

2 comments View Entry

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

1 comments View Entry

The Rocky Mountain Institute has created a fascinating animated graphic detailing the United States' oil imports. See it at Oil Import Map 

1 comments View Entry

I have a small stream on my property that I use for watering my lawn. I have a 3/4hp shallow well pump to pump the water from the streambed to a holding tank, about 25 ft of lift, and a 1.5hp hi volume pump to feed the sprinklers from the tank.  That pump will only self prime about 1 foot intake. Since neither of these is submersible they are mounted above flood height, about 20 ft, At low flow the stream is only about 200 CFM (30 ft wide and a few inches deep).  As it crosses my pr... Read More

1 comments View Entry

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

2 comments View Entry