April 2014 Articles Online Green Energy Times Posted on April 15, 2014 by George HarveyJanuary 3, 2023 Page Section Article (titles are links to the articles) 1 Front cover Vermont Capital Commits to Net Zero 1 Front cover It’s Too Late 1 Front cover We Should Get on with Building the Pipeline! … a pipeline of wind and solar projects! 2 Page 2 Happy Spring to You 3 Page 3 View From the Top – Why are we pretending natural gas isn’t a fossil fuel? 4 Transportation “Car Brain” and the Slow Transportation Movement 4 Transportation Electric Vehicle Forum & Demo Coming to the Upper Valley 5 Transportation Best Options for Fuel Efficient Vehicles for 2014 5 Community Idle-Free Vermont – New Smart Commute Program 6 Community Public Transportation is Working 6 Community Smart Commuting in Vermont and New Hampshire 7 Community Solar-Powered LED Streetlights for Rutland 7 Community Monadnock Community Solar Initiative Progress Report 7 Community Solarize Putney 7 Community Solarize Norwich Update 8 Solar Geting to Know Your Solar Installers 9 Solar Solar Roof Shingles 10 Solar Twenty-Year Solar Revolution – Solarfest from 1994-2014 11 Solar Solarize Upper Valley Gears Up 12 Solar NhSolarGarden: A New Green Energy Dynamic 12 Solar Locally-Made in Plymouth NH 13 Solar Batteries for Home and Grid 14 Geothermal & Hydro Local Geothermal and Solar Companies Collaborate for Super-Efficient Homes 15 Wind How Does Windpower Compare as a Bird-Killer? 15 Wind Cape Wind Victory 15 Wind Towns that Went All the Way – Greensburg, Kansas 17 Incentives Vermont’s Swift Passage of Net-Metering Expansion 17 Incentives An Energy-Efficient Future for the Granite State 18 Heating From Heating to Cooling, Heat Pumps are a Win-Win! 19 Passive House Passive House Revolution 20 Dining & Lodging 900 Degree Pizzeria is Sustainably Delicious 21 Dining & Lodging Dining and Lodging – Brought to you Sustainably 22 Energy Efficiency High Efficiency Window Air Conditioners 22 Energy Efficiency My Lightbulb will Outlive Me 24 Climate Change World Water Day 25 News, Clues, … Book Review: Sustainable Communities 26 Building Efficiency Introducing the Concepts of Building Science 27 Building Efficiency Green Builders in our Midst – Wright Construction 28 Building Efficiency Energy Efficient Windows Part 2 – Window Types 29 Building Efficiency Renovating Green 30 Sust. Agriculture Creating your Habitat for a Sustainable Future 30 Sust. Agriculture Plan Now for Saving Your Seeds 31 Sust. Agriculture Kick the Chemicals: The Move Away from Synthetic Fertilizers Toward Healthier Gardening 31 Sust. Agriculture Emerging Frontiers in Bioenergy: Growing Sunflowers for Biodiesel Production 32 Sust. Agriculture Elmore Roots Permaculture Tips: Growing Blueberries Successfully in the North 32 Sust. Education Stowe School Saves Big on Heating Costs 33 Sust. Education The Nature of Things – From LEED-Certified Buildings to Fairy Shrimp 34 Green Life New Affordability Programs at Neighboring Co-ops 35 Green Life Ingredient of the Month – Toluene 35 Green Life Genetic Engineering and Synthetic Biology 36 Green Life Electric Lawnmowers Lowdown 36 Green Life Greening Your Lawn Naturally 37 Green Life Milk Paint – Perfect for the Nursery 37 Green Life Awnings Against Air Conditioning 38 Green Life Earth Day and Spring Cleaning 39 Green Life The Cost of Gold