What this means for you and for Co-op Power: 1.) We're turning our member equity into a business that will give us a clean energy product many members can use directly to fuel their vehicles or oil heat systems. 2.) If you're a member, … [Read more...]
Weatherization Barnraising Results
Here's the announcement and work plan that HEET sent out before the event: Weatherization Barnraising Saturday, June 26th 12:30-5:00 p.m. Attic air-sealing Saturday, June 19th 9-2 Cambridge YWCA Emergency Family Shelter 3 Bigelow Street, … [Read more...]
Global Swadeshi: Flat-Pack Emergency Home
Add a hand-crank or pedal-powered generator to the solar and you have a reliable supply of electricity day or night, by sunlight or muscle power, a secondary solar source. Solar IS Civil Defense Add a bicycle and you have … [Read more...]
Weatherization Barnraising: Cambridge, MA on June 13
Our band, the "Band Joists" will play again Learn new skills in lowering energy bills Meet new people in a non-socially awkward setting cause you're all holding hammers and busy working Help the Democracy Center, a nonprofit that houses … [Read more...]
How to Change US Energy in One Growing Season
2. Continue with weatherization and solar community events. Cambridge, MA has been doing monthly weatherization barnraisings since the summer of 2008. Since then, at least 18 other nearby and distant communities have … [Read more...]
Thought Experiment: Fastfood Containers Recycled into Solar Devices
All that I know about simple solar is online at http://solarray.blogspot.com/2... http://solarray.blogspot.com/2... Solar IS Civil Defense cross posted to dailykos.com, eurotrib.com, globalswadeshi.net, and greenmassgroup … [Read more...]
Zero Net Energy House Winner Is Positive Net Energy House
Tina Clarke, a Transitions Town trainer, and her husband, Doug Stephens, moved into their new home in December 2008 and will be using it in conjunction with Greenfield Community College and Franklin Regional Technical High School to educate … [Read more...]
The Columnist, the Pollster, and Me
Porter asked about deficits, of course, and Broder wondered whether the prospective savings from reform would show up and how soon. Rasmussen answered some questions and had some colloquy with Broder and others over polling numbers. … [Read more...]
How to Heal the World
I think about this as I plant my garden. I remember John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed; Jean Giono's story of Elzéard Bouffier, "The Man Who Planted Trees;" John Todd's vision to restore the devastated mountains of Appalachia. … [Read more...]
Weatherization Barnraising: Cambridge, MA on April 10
Weatherization Barnraising Saturday, April 10th 12:30-5:00 p.m. Cambridge YWCA Emergency Family Shelter 3 Bigelow Street, Cambridge Pitch in to help 10 homeless families who live at the shelter Lower vast energy bills for the shelter so it … [Read more...]