Green Energy Times June Issue
The June issue of Green Energy Times is now available and is being distributed. The digital edition is available as a pdf file Here. Individual articles will be available online soon.
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Lego Group Reaches 100% Renewable Energy Goal Ahead of Schedule
Green Energy Times staff article On May 18 and 19, we learned that the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of England near Liverpool, had been completed and grid-tied. This is historic for two reasons. It is … Continue reading →
New Hampshire Permaculture Day
By Marty Castriotta Permaculture, at its core, is about the potential and techniques needed for humans to design their own environments with nature in mind. Using nature’s own principles, permaculture offers the possibility to create food (and other production) systems … Continue reading →
Using Permaculture Plants to Repel Insects in the Yard and Garden
by David Fried Sometimes what a cat likes, an insect hates. Throughout time, people who have time outdoors have known what to plant to keep insects from biting them constantly. We seem to have forgotten some of these plants and … Continue reading →
Research on Bovine Flatulence
By George Harvey Conventional wisdom on beef and dairy products is that they are responsible for a large part of our greenhouse gas emissions. The issue of how to deal with that is not without its controversies, and there is … Continue reading →
Rotating Crops for Sustainability
By George Harvey The Union of Concerned Scientists has released a report on crop rotation, “Rotating Crops, Turning Profits” (UCS report). It is available as a pdf file at http://bit.ly/UCS-crop-rotation. It has a lot to say about the agricultural and … Continue reading →
Troubled Waters for Lobsters
By George Harvey With climate change, New England’s ocean waters have been warming. Temperatures have been going up in the Gulf of Maine, the waters off Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, about as fast as anywhere on Earth, and Long … Continue reading →
Scientific Method and Global Warming
I have a longtime friend who identifies himself as a scientist. One of his favorite sayings goes like this, “Most people that think science is a body of facts. It’s not. Science is in reality a method of inquiry.” And … Continue reading →
A New School for Students with Disabilities Will Benefit from Solar Energy
With the installation of a rooftop solar array this month, a regional high school and vocational center under construction in Rochester has reached another milestone. The Monarch School of New England broke ground on the new school last summer. Monarch … Continue reading →
Public Schools of the Tarrytowns Embraces Renewable and Resilient Energy
By Dan Connor The Public Schools of the Tarrytowns, located about 25 miles north of Manhattan, maintain five campus sites to provide education to over 2,700 students. The school district’s sustainable goals include installing rooftop solar photovoltaic systems at two … Continue reading →