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October 2017 Articles Online

Green Energy Times Posted on October 21, 2017 by George HarveyMarch 1, 2025

  Front Page  1  A New Metaphor  1  The Tesla Semi-Truck  1  Let the Market Decide  1  Happy Trash-Free Holidays Page 2 – Editor’s page  2  Recent Monthly Average Mauna Loa CO2  2  Late-Breaking News You May Have Missed News and Views … Continue reading →

Posted in Back-Issues, October 2017

Killington Resort’s Exemplary Sustainable Practices

Green Energy Times Posted on October 18, 2017 by George HarveyNovember 5, 2017

By Roger Lohr Ski areas in the U.S. continue to implement innovative energy conservation measures and environmental practices to reduce energy consumption and the effects of climate change. Killington Resort in Vermont strives and continues to exceed customer expectations as … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Living, October 2017, sustainable sports | Tagged green Life, October 2017, sustainable sports

Planting, Gathering and Storing Nuts

Green Energy Times Posted on October 18, 2017 by George HarveyOctober 24, 2017

A Squirrel’s Guide to Homegrown Sustenance in the North By David Fried Inspired by The Man Who Planted Trees, a book by John Giono and Bill Mackentley (my mentor), I planted black walnuts, Korean pine nuts, hazelberts and shagbark hickories … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, October 2017 | Tagged Agriculture, October 2017

The Way Home to Love – A Guide to Peace in Turbulent Times

Green Energy Times Posted on October 18, 2017 by George HarveyOctober 22, 2017

By Maresha Ducharme, Balboa Pres, August 1, 2017, 138 pages, $13 Book Review by George Plumb We are certainly living in turbulent times with global warming, extreme political divisiveness, mass killings, and tremendous suffering going on around the world for … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review, October 2017 | Tagged book review, October 2017

When Natural Products are More Effective than Synthetic Ones

Green Energy Times Posted on October 18, 2017 by George HarveyOctober 24, 2017

By Larry Plesent Most of what we call medicinal drugs are in fact synthetic versions of the healing molecules found in plants. Plants, it seems, have been fighting cancer, viruses, bacterial and insect pests for half a billion years. Since … Continue reading →

Posted in Ingredient of the Month, October 2017 | Tagged Ingredient of the Month, October 2017

Hollis, NH Public Schools – Solar on the Roof, Solar in the Classroom

Green Energy Times Posted on October 18, 2017 by George HarveyOctober 24, 2017

By Ted Vansant “We can’t wait to start integrating the data from our new rooftop solar energy systems into the everyday curriculum at our schools,” says Nicole Tomaselli, Curriculum and Instruction Administrator for the Hollis, NH Public School District. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, New Hampshire, October 2017, Solar | Tagged New Hampshire, October 2017, solar, sustainable education

Princeton University’s Microgrid is Still an Inspiration

Green Energy Times Posted on October 18, 2017 by George HarveyOctober 24, 2017

By George Harvey In 1996, Princeton University replaced its old coal-fired heating plants, which had been around since the 1920s, moving to natural gas as a fuel source. This was not a simple change, however, as it had a set … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Microgrids, October 2017 | Tagged microgrids, October 2017, sustainable education

The Plainfield School Solar Project

Green Energy Times Posted on October 18, 2017 by George HarveyOctober 24, 2017

By George Harvey The Plainfield Elementary School, in Meriden, New Hampshire, is now being supplied with electricity from its own solar array. It was installed by Norwich Solar Technologies (NST), of White River Junction, Vermont, in the early autumn of … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, New Hampshire, October 2017, Solar | Tagged New Hampshire, October 2017, solar, sustainable education

Nanogrids: A Whole-Building Approach to Distributed Energy Resources

Green Energy Times Posted on October 18, 2017 by George HarveyOctober 27, 2017

By Eric Wallace Distributed Energy Resources Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are a growing part of the energy landscape in the United States, and they are becoming an ever more attractive opportunity for households, companies, and building owners to gain control … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Efficiency, Efficiency, Energy, Microgrids, October 2017 | Tagged Building Efficiency, Energy, microgrids, October 2017

Is Natural Ventilation Enough to Overcome Moisture Problems?

Green Energy Times Posted on October 18, 2017 by George HarveyOctober 27, 2017

By Bob Tortorice Moisture is the silent killer of houses. Just as with cancer, you may not know it’s a problem until it’s too late. But, in a way that’s similar to many cancers, if detected early, a moisture problem … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Efficiency, Efficiency, Energy, October 2017 | Tagged Building Efficiency, Energy, October 2017

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