Why Distributed Clean Energy Matters

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One of the primary reasons for using clean energy is to efficiently employ our planet’s free and easily accessible energy sources, i.e. the winds, solar rays, and the Earth’s own internal heat.   Another chief reason for using clean energy is to ensure that energy is affordable, readily available, and owned by everyone. Renewable energy…

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3 Ways to Help Make Renewable Energy Work for Us All

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The (already happening) negative effects of global warming, the economic crisis and our national dependency on foreign oil underscore the need for us all to get serious about renewable energy and sustainability right now. Some have been saying this for a while now, others are just starting to see the light; scientists, environmentalists, and increasingly…

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When Lights Turn On

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It’s ironic how individuals who often go into the non-profit sector don’t like money or have great indifference towards it but land in organizations who are forced to talk about money all the time. Money makes much of non-profit work possible and although Development never was my interest, neither corporate giving, I sure am thankful…

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When Times Get Tough, the Tough Go Solar

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With the future of the U.S. economy looking bleaker than it has in many decades, thanks mainly to poor decision making on Capitol Hill its’ time to turn off the stock ticker, change the channel from CNBC and stop listening to those who want to stir up fear.   If we want to help the long-term…

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