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12-26-09 Have A more Sustainable New Year

12-12-09 Is Solar Power A Good Investment?

11-28-09 A New Low Cost Solar Water Heater

11-14-09 New Rebates For Solar Water Heating

10-24-09 Lessons Learned from The Unions Fall Home and Harvest Festival

10-10-09 Avoid Misinformation When Going Green

09-26-09 Smart Ways to Stay Cool And Save

09-12-09 Things That Don't Save Energy

08-22-09 Solar Electric Rebate Poised to Drop

08-08-09 An Energy Audit is a Great Investment

07-25-09 Top Three Reasons To Get A Home Energy Audit

07-11-09 Staying Cool Without Breaking The Bank

06-27-09 Does Sustainability Equal Fascism?

06-13-09 It Takes a Crisis

05-23-09 Evaporative Air Conditioning

05-09-09 Your Spring Time To Do List for Energy Savings

04-25-09 More Energy Saving Resources for DoItYourselfers

04-11-09 Nevada County Is Rich With Do-It-Yourselfers

03-28-09 Rescue Your Water Heater Before It's Too Late

03-14-09 New Tax Credits For Energy Efficiency

02-28-09 The Solar Stimulis Has Arrived!

02-14-09 How To Survive A Down Economy

01-24-09 Could Your Home Benefit From An Energy Upgrade? (Part 2)

01-10-09_Could Your Home Benefit From An Energy Upgrade?

2008 - Energy Saving Articles (download Adobe PDF documents below)

12-27-08_Wishing You A More Sustainable New Year

12-20-08_Take Advantage Of Federal Tax Credits

12-13-08_Solar Power - Still A Smart Investment These Days

12-6-08_Our Community's Committment To Sustainability

11-29-08_Save Energy And Support Your Local Hardware Store

11-22-08_Solar Power-A Smart Investment These Days

11-15-08_Reducing Gasoline Use-Why Now?

11-08-08_Reducing Your Homes Use Of Gas

11-01-08_Common Misconceptions About Solar Electricity Part 2

10-25-08_Common Misconceptions Solar Electricity

10-18-08_Saving Energy With Forced Air

10-11-08_Extension of the Federal Tax Credit For Solar

10-04-08 - Whole House Fans For Cooling

09-27-08 - I'm A Big Fan Of This Fan

09-20-08 - Attic Fans Dirty Little Secret

09-13-08 - The Team Approach To Sustainable Design

09-06-08 - Smart Choices for Energy Investments

08-30-08 - Solar Water Heating Vs On-Demand

08-23-08 - Solar Water Heating In Nevada County

08-16-08 - Tax Incentives For Efficiency And Solar

08-09-08 - The Best Fuel Economy For The Dollar

08-02-08 - The Case For Energy Preparedness

07-26-08 - Preparing For Peak Oil

07-19-08 - Rebates for Energy Efficiency

07-12-08 - Prepare Now For High Cost Energy

07-05-08 - Benefits of Solar Water Heating

06-28-08 - Take Advantage of Solar Incentives

06-21-08 - Leave Oil Before It Leaves Us

06-14-08 - Smart Choices to Reduce Energy Costs

06-07-08 - Come On People Now

05-31-08 - What We're About to Learn About Peak Oil

05-24-08 - Dealing With The High Price of Gas (Part 2)

05-17-08 - Dealing With The High Price of Gas (Part 1)

05-10-08 - An Easy Way to Save Energy & Water

05-03-08 - Report on the 2008 Home & Garden Show

04-26-08 - Evaporative Air Conditioning

04-19-08 - Solar Water Heating Choices

04-12-08 - Spring Cleaning Time for Energy Systems

04-05-08 - Getting Ready for the Cooling Season

03-29-08 - Energy Investments Reduce Your Monthly Expenses

03-22-08 - The Solar Component of Sustainable Design

03-15-08 - Living Solar - A Report From the Front Lines

03-08-08 - How Much Can You Save on Home Heating Costs?

03-01-08 - Sustainable Household = Sustainable Future

02-23-08 - The Resurrection of Solar Water Heating

02-16-08 - Considerations When Upgrading for Energy Efficiency

02-09-08 - What is a Green Household?

01-26-08 - Hydronic Heating - Great for Remodels and Additions Too

01-12-08 - Save Money This Winter on Heating Costs

03/04 - Other Voices a Hoax?

A letter to the editor of my local paper written in response to an "Other Voices" column someone wrote suggesting global warming is a hoax.

01/03 - Make Your Next Car Choice Responsible

Another letter to the editor of my local paper written in response to the fact that I constantly see a large number of new (and larger still!?) SUVs driving around.....I simply couldn't contain my disbelief, so off went another letter to share my thoughts with the community.

03/00 - Oil and Climate Change Crises Are Coming

A letter to the editor of my local paper, written in response to the recent hike in gas prices and the fact that I still continue to see such a large number of brand new, giant SUVs driving around - you can tell they're brand new because they don't have license plates yet, just the paper advertisement for the dealership that's getting rich over this continuing fad...

I should note that the local paper selected the sensational title . . .

10/99 - Dialog with USA Today Weatherman Jack Williams

I had read several articles in USA Today about climate change, all of which provided misleading interpretations of the issue, They were not based on opinions reflecting the current scientific consensus. I decided to research USA Today further, to see if they've provided a more balanced view of current thinking on the climate change issue in the past. I came across the "Ask Jack" section of their web site, and discovered a variety of answers to questions that were similar to the articles I'd read in USA Today.

I wrote Jack Williams a letter in September but did not get a response. This isn't unusual, given the large number of questions he must receive. But because of the importance of the issue, I wrote again and - to my suprise and delight - I received a very nice reply on October 28th. In the course of responding to my letter, Jack suggested I might provide some mainstream links to more current sources of information on the subject. I wrote back to say "thank you," that I will send links of the type he suggests, and to let me know how many he can accept. Thank You to USA Today - the links are coming! (Update - links to a number of mainstream, defensible sources were delivered to USA Today and a subsequent check of their links page confirmed they have used the material - success!)

10/99 - Environmentalists Can Be Hyprocritical Too

A letter to the editor of my local paper, written in response to another letter ("SUVs More Efficient Than You Think"). The letter I responded to said that some environmentalists drive SUVs because they are more efficient when you consider that the extra space they afford saves trips. The letter also said people shouldn't criticize those who drive SUVs because, after all, we all purchase things that aren't good for the environment anyway (like coffee pots, dog leashes. . . . .etc).
I should note that the title I'd selected for my reply was "SUVs Less Efficient Than You Think" - the editor of the paper came up with the title "Environmentalists Can Be Hypocritical Too" . . .

9/99 - SUV's Threaten Environment and Economy

Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) have become the latest trend in transportation. Unfortunately, this trend is diminishing propects for a healthy environment and economy - both in the short term as well as the long term. It's happening at a time when the public needs to be moving the markets in the opposite direction, towards more, not less, efficient transportation and use of materials. This column debunks the popular myths surrounding SUVs popularity, and provides sound reasoning for making better choices for the environment and economy. Published in the Grass Valley Union, Other Voices Column, September 25, 1999.

10/98 - It Takes More Than Recycling To Slow Down Global Warming

So much has changed since the oil crisis of 1973. After a brief (ten year?) love affair with efficiency and renewable energy following the last energy crisis, public awareness and interest has all but evaporated. This article uses recycling, the only popular manifestation of environmental ethic carried over from that brief love affair, to raise awareness about larger, less-recognized environmental issues that face us, and what people can do about it. Published in the Grass Valley Union, Other Voices Column, October 31, 1998.

10/98 - Salute To Evolved Thinkers

A letter to the editor of my local paper on the subject of heroes. Published in the Grass Valley Union, Letters To The Editor, October 30, 1998.

7/98 - Make Responsible Energy Decisions Now

Energy fuels progress in our modern society, yet there is so little thought and effort given to the non-sustainable way in which we waste so much of it. By wasting energy like we do, we are comprising the quality of life for future generations in a variety of ways. This article addresses the problems and offers solutions. Published in the Grass Valley Union, Other Voices Column, July 4, 1998.

3/98 - Thought Provoking Columns

A letter to the editor of my local paper on the subject of global warming. Published in the Grass Valley Union, Letters To The Editor, March 19, 1997.

12/97 - An Ounce Of Prevention . . .

A letter to the editor of my local paper on the subject of global warming. This letter was written in response to a number of attacks, directed at myself and others, wherein our concern about climate change was twisted into a questioning of our values, political motives, and the likelyhood of a "conspiracy" afoot to ruin the American economy. Published in the Grass Valley Union, Letters To The Editor, December, 1997.

11/97 - Ask Who Benefits

A letter to the editor of my local paper on the subject of global warming. Published in the Grass Valley Union, Letters To The Editor, November 25, 1997.

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