Last week when I was in Sedona, Arizona I came across a rather fancy looking trash can out behind the coffee shop I had just purchased a cup of java from. I spent a few minutes looking at it as I had never seen such a nice trash can, and then I realized what was [...]
Scientists have estimated that the earth gets enough solar energy from the sun each hour of each day to provide our electrical needs for an entire year. That’s a lot of free energy constantly hitting our planet each and every minute of the day! While we humans have used solar power for centuries, we have [...]
Planning a trip in your RV to New Mexico anytime soon? If so, you may want to check out the Santa Fe Skies RV Park, a 98-site, full-service RV facility which is powered by — wait for it — solar power! A family built, owned and operated park, it sits on 17 acres overlooking New [...]
Think Costco is just for gigantic boxes of macaroni and cheese or 42 lb bags of rice? Think again! Costco is now selling grid-tied solar energy kits, ranging in price from $3,599.99 for an 880Watt system all the way up to $17,999.99 for a 5060Watt system. The kits are from solar provider Grape Solar, which [...]
23 year old Emily Cummins has invented a solar-powered fridge currently being used in Africa. It uses zero electricity to keep the contents at 43 degrees. Isn’t it amazing what some people do? The solar-powered fridge, which she designed while still a schoolgirl, is now helping families in Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Is it now feasible to provide all of a home’s energy needs – including air conditioning – with solar power alone? If so, why hasn’t solar caught on more, particularly in U.S. Sun Belt states from southern California east to Florida? It has been possible for years if not decades to provide all [...]
The following is a guest post by Tom Rooney of SPG Solar, whose commentaries have been in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the Miami Herald, and who has made recent appearances on CSPAN and Fox Business News talking about the real costs of energy. Conservatives, let’s talk about energy. And why so [...]
