solar 2 August 30, 2008
Posted by sunlightmyfire in business, development, renewable energy, solar energy.Tags: California Solar Initiative, Germany, Million Solar Roofs Program, solar energy, solar panels
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No doubt, solar energy’s perpetually renewable potential ranks high on the alternative energy NOW posibilities list. I quote Maharishi Solar’s slogan: Trusting the Sun for over 4 Billion Years.
With the groundbreaking California Solar Initiative endorsing the Million Solar Roofs Program, the idea to get one million solar installations on rooftops of businesses, residences, and non-profit organizations by 2010 could potentially impact the general overall American exposure to solar possibiliites. Split into two funds, one for new developments and the other for changing establishments into solar energy power house. By adding solar components to existing infrastructure involves slapping grid-tied solar panel installations on all of the already built rooftops in America. What an environmentally friendly and potentially lucrative model of existence.
If America ever does anything right, the country will mimic Germany. The European solar energy leader created solar energy incentives through an established solar loan system, tax breaks and by enabling solar energy users to sell back their extra unused energy to the utility- for profit. Yes, it’s actually happening, right now, on a different continent. We should either be ashamed of ourselves or proactive. It’s an organizing challenge to just admit we’re way behind and catch up. Now. Germany’s been the leader since the Big Bang of solar energy- 2004. It begins by walking into a bank and filling out any of the pre-writen solar loan forms. They’re common, people know they’re there.
VPs and recycling Montreal August 30, 2008
Posted by sunlightmyfire in business, green living, politics, recycling.Tags: breakfast, green ideas, McCain, recycling, Sarah Palin, thinking big
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McCain’s VP choice- Governor Sarah Palin. Am I surprised he picked a woman? Nope. Called that already. Way to play on upset democrats’ female presidential candidate desires. What does a ridiculously old, set in his ways, Internet retard need to balance out his Presidential ticket? A young, malleable, connected wild card- a woman would be the only choice enabling McCain to stand a chance. Way to use the Democratic Party’s great idea and twist it. According to republicans, a woman in the supporting role to the male lead is appropriate- now that America has been sensitized to the possibility of a woman leading the country… It’s not at if they’re so forward thinking that they came up with that idea on their own…
Wait- is that Fox news update about McCain suffering a stroke? Damn…
New and equally important topic- Recycling: Breakfast joints in the village of Westmount (in Montreal) must pay $450 to get a recycling bin to use every month. So instead of coughing up the money to recycle, they throw out plastic bread bags, dozens of glass juice bottles, milk cartons of various sizes, pop cans, sausage boxes… the list goes on. Employees aren’t allowed to take home the recycling either. They can’t be returned for money, left out for homeless people to reclaim, or even separated to give some good sumaritan the oportunity to do anything about it.
*The restaurants on St Catherine could form a recycling consortium to jointly get the recycling box and use it as one entity.
*The employees, 7 or 8, could divide up the recyclables and each do a part.
*They could lobby the village of Westmount to create recycling incentives by removing the fee, giving a tax credit, counter balancing the garbage pickup fee.
Unfortunately, by making green suggestions, jobs go on the line… After one job disappeared for attempted unionization, I’m not going it alone. It’s become an organizing challenge, one to be approached with care… Business owners are such Neanderthals. What century do we live in again? Where does it say that bad ideas never change and good ideas might end in tragedy?
Shout out to employers everywhere- if you find an individual who thinks big, doesn’t believe in “we can’t” and is willing to put in the extra effort to make things happen- you’d better recognize.
renewable energy August 30, 2008
Posted by sunlightmyfire in business, development, economics, politics, renewable energy.Tags: change, Detroit, fear, McCain, Obama, renewable energy
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Midwestern conservatives who marry young and work proudly for nothing because jobs just aren’t available, are afraid of the possibilities of change. It’s understandable, they inherited their mental deficiencies from their parents and sometimes just aren’t strong enough to cast of that legacy of fearfulness. But change is gonna come, son The first question a fearful, impoverished, intelligent Midwestern individual might demand could be “What might change mean to me?” Could that mean there’s an alternative to living off my husband and job desperation? (Yes, but at the moment it requires moving out of Detroit.) What could that look like? It’s possible that business might once again open in Detroit. Hasn’t happened for a while but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen in the future.
Gore said it best, in order to strengthen our economy and raise our level of security, America depends on a climate policy befitting of the 21st century and all of the incredible possibilities available and becoming available to us.
Even with the threat of removing the lacking incentives for green research, the renewable energy movement exists and is chugging forward. Perhaps one day the government will really get behind the work needed to re-green our planet which will stimulate our economy, create jobs and add more fresh air to our smoggy atmosphere. (Even in LA! Gasp!)
Want to learn more? Renewable Energy has the power to revolutionize the world as we know it and it’s moving forward every day. Check out my favorite website to learn tons of great things about the green sector. It’s uplifting and possible to change. People work for it every day. So to the stuborn, clueless Midwesternern “independents”, listen to your lady Hillary: No way, No how, No McCain. Vote for Obama!
