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Well I finally got a chance to drive the Nissan Electric Vehicle (EV) the Leaf                                                                                     Nissan had an impressive demo experience at the … Continued

 Florida, where we live and work, is at the epicenter of the Tea Party lead effort to we guess get rid of government. The new Governor Scott recently told the feds he does not want the money already appropriated for … Continued

from OUC our local utility in Orlando: tv’s dvds cell phone chargers power adapters computers have vampire or standby power even when off taken together this power consumption  adds up unplug appliances when not in  useuse a surge protector with … Continued

Home Power Feb Mar 2011 lists the importance of Native American properties as a place for alternative energy production: “The energy potential of Native American lands is large. There are 565 federally recognized tribes in the United States. These tribes … Continued

Even though we are a Green Store and information site we want our customers to live long lives so they will be around to patronize our store and read our content for many years. So on occasion we will offer … Continued

We are giving you an ongoing book review of our reading of “Beyond Growth, the Economics of Sustainable Development” by Herman Daly. Here are some more passages we’ve enjoyed: He references the study on Entropy and the Economy by Nicholas … Continued

Below is a link to a good article from Grist.org that speaks of the emergence of a new generation of farmers, many with small farms. Since we all  need to eat as of today(perhaps one day we will subsist on … Continued

We’ve been reading thru the great book, “Beyond Growth, the Economics of Sustainable Development” by Herman Daly. We would like to place excerpts from the book in the blog on occasion since as a trained economist Mr Daly is much … Continued

Here’s a good article on phantom energy hogs around the home. May not be what you expect or the bigger the appliance does not mean the bigger the hog Phantom energy hogs

The Orlando metro area is usually not first in many things. OK we were the first(and only) to get Disneyworld. But generally Orlando is a bit conservative and let’s others pave the way before it adopts new ways. Well thanks … Continued