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Fannie/Freddie VS. PACE PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing has run into some trouble over the last few weeks. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (big players in the whole mortgage meltdown mess) have decided that they don’t necessarily want to help out clean energy and have thrown up a huge road block to PACE financing … continue reading 
A few weeks ago a journalist at UNC reached out about an online news site about energy sponsored by the Carnegie and Knight foundations titled Powering a Nation. From the Powering a Nation About us section: “Powering a Nation will investigate the political, economic and scientific tensions behind U.S. energy use through advanced reporting … continue reading 
Unsustainable Fossil Fuel Meeting The documentary “Gasland” first aired on HBO on June 21, just weeks after the worst oil spill in the history of the United States. I’ll warn you: watching it will infuriate you…that is if you care about individual human beings over the profit of the fossil fuel industry. Basically, the documentary … continue reading 
I first wrote about Home Star in March, when Obama was in Savannah, GA proposing the program. Three months later and Congress has passed H.B. 5019 – Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010, a.k.a. Cash for Caulkers. All of this was probably helped out by V.P. Biden’s report delivered in October of 2009 titled … continue reading 
Embrace Clean Energy In Obama’s address to the nation last night regarding the Gulf Oil Spill he stated: We cannot consign our children to this future. The tragedy unfolding on our coast is the most painful and powerful reminder yet that the time to embrace a clean energy future is now. Now is the … continue reading 
This post is me venting. If you’re fine and dandy being led around by dunces then please stop reading. I’m fed up with society being tarnished by those who are only out to make a buck at the expense of their surroundings. Coal ponds spilling over in Tennessee 
Traditionally, the Southeastern U.S. has been behind the ball when it comes to clean energy. This perception inspired my guest post that appeared on Triple Pundit titled Renewable Energy and the Good ‘Ol Boy. In that post I wrote: “I’ve lived in and around Atlanta – the capital of the New South – my whole life, … continue reading 
While looking over some of the comments on my Human Bicycle Power post I found one that linked to the YouTube video of a group of cyclists working to power one family’s home. I highly recommend watching the video because it helps to give you an idea of the amount of power we use in … continue reading |
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