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LATEST ARTICLES ( 51 )

• Tools to Help City Or Municipality Leaders Implement Sustainability - Abstract V

  

  Sustainable Cities A city can be thought of as a giant business. That said - encouraging carbon reducing behaviors and practices in a city, will involve the... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Practicing Sustainable Behavior In A Community - Abstract VI

  

  Triple Bottom Line The path to a sustainable community will require the full participation of all residents while reasonably mitigating potential resistance. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Opinion Entry 2.0: Energy Efficiency Tips for the Summer

  

  The saying goes 'be careful for what you wish for; you might just get it'. We may just get a scorcher for summer if we keep wishing for summer to get here soone... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Abstract III: At the Office - Complementing Solar Energy with Sustainable...

  

  Large corporations, small companies and home offices at some point can implement the same sustainable ideas that help maintain the triple bottom line, and ensur... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Abstract I: Electricity & Heating - Complementing Solar Energy with Sustainable...

  

  The 'Psychology of Sustainable behavior' written by Christie Manning, PhD (2009) tries to explain the ways we can empower ourselves, and those around us to... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Abstract II: At Home - Complementing Solar Energy with Sustainable Behavior

  

  We may agree that there are two distinct types of individuals. Those with 'rule based thinking' and others with 'associative thinking'. Both thinkers work in... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Opinion: Is the World Ready to 'Go Green'?

  

  Global environmental news may suggest the world is splitting in two. On one side those trying to justify exploiting fossil sources for energy while screaming... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Marketing Solar Energy in the Age of Social Media

  

  Today Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Flickr and many other social media sites determine and control the way information is passed from one individual or... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Curbing Climate Change One Solar Installation at a Time

  

  Although the popularity of solar energy technology continues to grow, its slow growth rate is being criticized. It is a difficult competitor vis-a-vis advances... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Solar Energy and the Carbon Footprint Agenda

  Installing a solar system in your home or place of business is an effective way of reducing your carbon footprint, and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) production... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Is the World Ready to 'Go Green'?

  

  Following environmental and social events in the world today may suggest that the world is splitting in two. On one side those trying to justify exploiting... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Abstract II: At Home - Complementing Solar Energy with Sustainable Behaviour

  

  We may agree that there are two distinct types of individuals. Those with 'rule based thinking' and those with 'associative thinking'. Both thinkers work in... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Abstract I: Electricity & Heating - Complementing Solar Energy with Sustainable...

  The 'Psychology of Sustainable behavior' written by Christie Manning, PhD (2009) tries to explain how many ways we can empower ourselves, and those around us... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Curbing Climate Change One Solar Installation at a Time

  

  Although the popularity of solar energy technology continues to grow, its slow growth rate is being criticized. It is a difficult competitor vis-a-vis advances... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Solar Energy and the Carbon Footprint Agenda

  Installing a solar system in your home or place of business is an effective way of reducing your carbon footprint, and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) production... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• SOLAR ENERGY 101: Pros, and Cons of Solar Trackers

  We have substantially discussed solar trackers in our past articles. At this point, we know enough to provide judgement and evaluate the technology. Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• SOLAR ENERGY 101: Solar Trackers Part III - the Technology in Detail

  

  Part II of this series concluded with a bang as we noted that dual axis trackers increase an installed system's energy output by 35 to 40% depending on how the... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• SOLAR ENERGY 101: Solar Trackers Part II - Types and Design

  

  In Part I of this article Solar trackers (Part I) was introduced the concept of solar trackers, and the main idea behind it was discussed. How solar trackers... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• SOLAR ENERGY 101: Solar Trackers Part II - Types and Design

  

  In the previous article Solar trackers (Part I) we introduced the concept of solar trackers, and discussed the main idea behind them. We also described how sola... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• SOLAR ENERGY 101: Solar Trackers Part I - Introduction

  

  The concept of Solar trackers was mentioned briefly when we discussed the types of solar PV - Part II. We said that it involves including a tracking mechanism... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT