Posts by Sarah Juliusson
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
The average American emits 21.8 tons of CO2 per year (1.82 tons per month). To offset 1 month of your CO2 emissions, a donation to Everybody Solar of $179 is equal to 1.82 tons!
Solar projects are just one way to reduce the amount of carbon emissions and slow climate change. Check out the tips below for more ways you can make an impact by reducing your carbon footprint.
Read MoreRenewable Sources of Energy
In addition to solar, there are other existing and emerging renewable clean energy technologies.
Read MoreHarnessing the Power of the Sun: Exploring Solar Thermal Energy
Solar thermal technology is the second most used solar technology. Solar thermal systems range from small home water heating systems to massive solar farms
Read MorePhotovoltaic Solar Energy
Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is the fastest growing form of solar energy technology and is what most people think of when they think ‘solar energy’.
Read MoreWild for Solar: Celebrating Wildlife Associates’ Solar Energy System
On August 15, 2015, an unusually hot and sunny Saturday, Wildmind Science Learning (formerly Wildlife Associates) commemorated their new 27 kW solar energy system with a both wildlife and solar-focused celebratory event at their sanctuary in Half Moon Bay, CA. The event was the culmination of a nine-month process spear-headed by Everybody Solar to raise…
Read MoreTrapdoor Social: Creating Alternative Rock for Alternative Energy
Everybody Solar has had the pleasure and luck to have an outstanding partner and inspirer to help bring a free solar energy system to Homeboy Industries – the L.A. based non-profit which helps former gang-involved men and women receive job training. Partnerships in the non-profit world are not uncommon, though what is uncommon is that our partner isn’t another…
Read MoreSolar and Rock and Roll, Building a Brighter Future
Youness Scally of Everybody Solar and Skylar Funk of alternative-rock and alternative-energy-championing band Trapdoor Social join Talk Solar radio host Beth Bond to discuss their joint project that brings solar energy to one of Los Angeles’ most inspiring non-profits, Homeboy Industries. Listen to the podcast
Read MoreTwo Things We Love – Homeboy Industries & Solar – Come Together
How about this for a great match: Homeboy Industries, that great charity in LA that helps former gang members find a better life, is finally getting solar installed on their HQ in downtown LA! (Sadly not by us, but you can’t have everything). This is a great story and – even better – you can help…
Read MoreWeCare: An Easy Way to Support Our Projects
Solar energy, the fastest growing U.S. energy source, now employs more people in the U.S. than the steel industry and is starting a transformation of our country’s energy landscape in such a profound way that some are calling it a solar revolution. The growth of solar is driven largely by falling prices for solar panels…
Read MoreHelp Indie Rockers Buy Solar Panels for a Cool L.A. Nonprofit
Homeboy Industries is pretty cool — and not just in name. Founded by Jesuit priest “Father G,” the L.A. nonprofit has been helping people escape gangs for 25 years through tattoo removal, job training, rehab, and more. The nonprofit even helps former gang members start on a career in solar panel installation. “[T]he non-profit has an…
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