February 2014 Articles Online Green Energy Times Posted on February 25, 2014 by George HarveyMarch 26, 2023 Page Section Article (titles are links to the articles) 1 Front cover Sustainable Sugaring 1 * Front cover SOLAR IS NOT TOO EXPENSIVE 1 Front cover Kingdom Community Wind Shows its Value 3 Page 3 David Blittersdorf’s View from the Top 3 Page 3 Vermont’s Total Energy Study 4 Transportation ALL Aboard! RAIL IN VERMONT 5 Transportation Fuel from Waste at the Pumps 6 Transportation With the Car Under Scrutiny, Cargobikes Are On the Rise 7 Community Antioch Students and MSN Bringing Community Solar to Monadnock Region 7 Community Solarize Norwich 2014 Campaign Launched 7 Community What Costs Less than Renewables? 7 Community SOLARIZE UPPER VALLEY – PROGRESS CONTINUES 7 Community Solarize Putney – Solarize Windham County! 9 Solar Solar Power and Heat Pumps 10 Solar G.e.t.ting to Know Your Solar Installers: Integrated Solar Applications Corp., Brattleboro, VT 11 Solar Bistro Henry is Southern Vermont’s First 100% Solar-powered Restaurant 12 Solar Solar News for the Solar Capital — Rutland, VT 12 Solar Get More Energy from your Solar in the Winter 13 Solar An (Almost) New Solar Installer 13 Solar SOLAR: 2013 and 2014 Show Dramatic Increases 14 Financial A Perfect Storm is Coming 15 * Wind How Wind Farms Change Property Values 15 Wind Bird Mortality and Wind Turbines 17 Incentives Carbon Tax – Why it is necessary, and why it is fair 17 Incentives Congress Should Put a Price on Carbon Pollution 18 Heating Geothermal + Solar = Efficiency 18 Heating Save Money and Energy with “Smart” Thermostats 19 Heating What is the Deal with Heat Pumps? 22 Energy Efficiency Methane 23 Energy Efficiency Low Energy Ventilation 24 News, Clues, … State Dept. Turns a Blind Eye to Ugly Reality of Tar Sands 24 News, Clues, … News Programs Ignore Climate Change 25 Building Efficiency Energy-Efficient Windows, part 1 25 Building Efficiency Rock Wool 26 Building Efficiency Building Beyond Efficiency – Breaking the Net-Zero Barrier 27 Building Efficiency BuildingEnergy 14: A Culture of Curiosity 27 Building Efficiency Time to Break Out of NH’s Energy Efficiency Doldrums 29 Passive House Moretown’s Second Passive House is Underway 30 Sust. Agriculture Effortlessly growing plums in Vermont 31 Sust. Agriculture Emerging Frontiers in Bioenergy: … Algae … 32 Sust. Education Hilltop Montessori School is 100% Solar Powered 32 Sust. Education Explaining Global Warming to our Kids 32 Sust. Education Earn a Certificate in Nature-Based Early Childhood Education at AUNE 33 Sust. Education Vermont Technical College’s Anaerobic Digester 34 Green Life The UN Report on Climate Change 35 Green Life Ingredient of the Month: Intent 36 Green Life Danville, West Rutland students electrify talking cow’s name 36 Green Life Toxic Teas? Oh No! 37 Green Life Toxin-free Cleaning Solutions for a Healthy Home 38 Green Life Green Tips: Indoor Allergens – ‘Tis the Season 39 Green Life Snowboard Sustainability – Made in Vermont