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Cheaper Solar: Buying Clubs

Submitted by guest-blogger on Thu, 04/09/2009 - 10:33.
Blogger Name: 
Mimi Katzenbach

BUYING SOLAR IN BULK: SAVE MONEY, BUILD COMMUNITY


Buying in bulk has been part of the environmental movement since the beginning. It is now helping to make solar energy affordable.

For many who would like to go solar but cannot afford it, the combination of rebates, tax credits, and bulk purchasing makes solar conversion affordable.

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Adaptive Communities in Theory and Practice

Submitted by guest-blogger on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 15:53.
Blogger Name: 
Doug Clark

Final Capstone essay in Ecological Economics, Values and Policy based on a semester of graduate internship with SHV :

This paper discusses my internship and professional experience, along with the
knowledge gained through my master’s study in EEVP, to explore how this experience
and education fits within the framework of Transition Theory and how this theory can be
applied to bring about a fundamental shift to a more sustainable world.

What is EEVP? Perhaps only several hundred people, all now or formally associated

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Finding Biodegradable Party Ware

Submitted by guest-blogger on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 14:12.
Blogger Name: 
Simon Gruber

From environmental consultant Simon Gruber

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A Modest Proposal to Promote Ride Sharing

Submitted by guest-blogger on Sat, 02/07/2009 - 14:07.
Blogger Name: 
Al Landzberg

Taconic State Parkway Rides Again

Ride-sharing for Everyone - Adapting the Taconic State Parkway to the Era of Global Warming

History:
Built during the nineteen twenties and thirties, the Bronx River Parkway and Taconic State Parkway were the earliest parkways in the United States, creating a precedent for highway planning and design that would influence road building throughout the country. An inexorable expansion in suburban and rural communities ensued.
Where we are today:
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