https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/ The expert help you need to live the greener, healthier life you want. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:11:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/#comment-1315 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:11:46 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/#comment-1315 I love the idea of decentralized renewable energy production. I’m just waiting for solar panels to be a bit more efficient/ affordable!

]]> https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/#comment-1314 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:04:00 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/#comment-1314 I agree and it seems it doesn’t take long for us to forget these disasters. Sure my environmentalist friends still talk about the oil spill but it’s not talked about much outside that circle.

]]> https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/#comment-1313 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:37:18 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/#comment-1313 That was a very interesting article. Thank you! I agree, we need to rethink what source of energy we’re going to use in the future. However, I’m not sure whether we as individuals can really make a difference. In my opinion, companies should also play their role. They are the ones that provide the range of technology (e.g. public transport or technical devices) we can actually chose from! I was happy to discover a new Siemens project ‘Sustainable Cities’ http://www.usa.siemens.com/sustainablecities/index.html a couple of days ago. They are definitely heading into the right direction!

]]> https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/#comment-1312 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:59:30 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/#comment-1312 Good points, Anna. The whole question of “payback” is so screwed up. We demand that energy and money-saving retrofits have short payback periods, but what about that fountain a building puts in its lobby – what’s the payback on that? Zilch, yet the expense is easily justified. We need a whole way of thinking and valueing energy that gets “payback” out of the equation.

]]> https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/#comment-1311 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:18:52 +0000 https://www.newsite.biggreenpurse.com/nuclear-disaster-in-japan-oil-disaster-in-the-gulf-whats-next/#comment-1311 I totally agree. I find that we need to address the building envelopes of our buildings. It is great we are given incentives for upgrading heating systems and putting solar on our roofs but what about all that energy leaking from our buildings.
In NJ, the state gives incentives for heating and lighting for commercial building but gives nothing for insulation, white roofs, or window installation. This is just crazy to me. Why? Payback. Too long as compared to the other drivers. However, perhaps if the building envelope was addressed smaller systems could be put in? That would require out of the box thinking.

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