By WrethaOffGrid In times of stress, and SHTF would create a lot of stress, it’s good to have some comfort food to help bring the stress down to bearable levels. While sugar isn’t good to eat in excess, during stressful times, sugar helps release dopamine, which makes you feel good. I found a cake that…
By Susanna Schick Last night, on a back lot at Universal Studios, Tesla unveiled the most promising facet of its impending merger with SolarCity — solar shingles as chic and efficient as their cars. These were paired with new Powerwall home batteries that have double the energy density of Tesla’s first Powerwall product. You can…
By Steve Hanley On October 28, Elon Musk played ringmaster while Tesla and SolarCity showed off their new line of glass solar tiles that generate electricity but look like conventional roof shingles and tiles. Musk told an audience of several hundred invited guests that between 4 and 5 million new roofs are installed in America…
By Gordon Smith While electric cars may put conventional mechanics out of business, there will be lots of jobs for computer experts. These cars are loaded with electronic sensors and features. The post Ford Gets Serious About Electric Cars With The 2016 Ford Focus appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine. Read Full Article Here For…
By Gordon Smith Adding big black solar panels by drilling supports to your roof can reduce your electricity bill to zero, but no-one would say they are attractive. The post Tesla/SolarCity Announces Attractive Home Solar Roof Technology appeared first on Solar Thermal Magazine. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Thermal Magazine
By Cynthia Shahan For a road trip from Tampa (FL) to Cocoa (FL), the best option on the lot after some last-minute changes to our plans was a Cadillac XTS luxury sedan. While it wasn’t what we would have initially chosen, the opportunity to drive a luxury Cadillac was actually an editorial boon. After a…
By James Ayre While consumer prices for gasoline in the US are currently rather low, these prices don’t account for the health and societal costs associated with gasoline use. A new study from the American Lung Association in California exploring the environmental impact of gasoline use has attempted to quantify these costs Study: $1.30 In…
By Cynthia Shahan A new report published by the American Lung Association examines the true costs of gasoline vehicle pollution. The general finding: gasoline vehicle pollution damages and destroys human life much more than most of us want to realize $37 Billion = Health & Climate Costs From Gas Cars In 10 States Every Year…
By Guardian Staff Tesla chief executive Elon Musk addresses an audience in Los Angeles as he unveils his company’s newest energy product – solar roof tiles. Musk outlined the benefits of an “integrated future” which would allow consumers to charge electric vehicles with renewable solar power, showcasing the tiles on homes once used as the…
By National Wind Watch MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos said Thursday that Iberdrola’s financial incentive to registered voters is “pushing the envelope in an attempt to influence the vote” on a 24-turbine wind project proposed for Windham and Grafton. This month, Spanish renewable energy firm Iberdrola offered a community benefits package…
By National Wind Watch The Michigan Wind 2 project in Sanilac County brought with it a spike in tax revenue while it grew renewable energy. But Sanilac County just returned more than $230,000 following a settlement with Exelon after the company alleged the local governments did not properly assess the wind turbine project’s taxable value….
By National Wind Watch HOLLAND – About three dozen people gathered early Thursday evening to hear presentations about the plan to put up a single industrial-sized wind turbine on a dairy farm in Holland. The open house at the school drew Kim and Bryan Champney of Dairy Air Farm, who hope to host the nearly…
By National Wind Watch WINDHAM – Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos says he’s “greatly concerned” about a turbine developer’s monetary offer to registered voters in Windham and Grafton. Though the Vermont Attorney General’s office has said Iberdrola Renewables’ proposed “direct partnership payments” don’t violate election law, Condos asserts that the developer is “pushing the…
By National Wind Watch According to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, wind energy has been the fastest growing energy technology worldwide for more than a decade. Paired with each new wind project, however, are an array of challenges that can delay or impede a successful result. “Any large scale development has groups that form…
By National Wind Watch The Interior Department is moving toward finalizing rules, policies and projects that it says should ensure renewable energy’s unprecedented growth spurt continues on federal land after President Obama leaves office. Building a clean energy program from scratch, the Bureau of Land Management has approved 60 commercial-scale solar, wind and geothermal projects…