Comments DeCapeJack has made

  • Solar Help

    Umbra and Co,

    Umbra's suggested considerations are spot on, as usual.  However, there is possible gov't assistance available, depending on your state regs and utility.  Here in Delaware, I may receive a grant towards the installation of PV panels, and this would cover up to $6000.  Also, Uncle Sam offers a $2000 annual tax rebate for those that qualify.  As the ad says, your millage may vary, but you may want to check out if your tax dollars can work for you.On Umbra on installing solar power posted 2 years, 5 months ago 7 Responses

  • What is ugly is cancer and global warming

    playadelisa states that windmills are ugly.  What is ugly to me, and the majority of citizens in my state, are the tall smokestacks that spew cancer causing pollution and CO2. In my state of Delaware, we have decided to go with offshore windfarms for the next generation of power generation.  To us, windmills are beautiful, generating clean and cost stable electricity, as well as jobs. Their placement will be out of the way of migratory birds and have a positive impact on fisheries by creating artificial reefs.  

    Representative Nick Rahall, D-WV, is trying to kill the wind power effort across the country with HR 2337. His main argument has to do with placement of wind towers that might be harmful to birds.  Well, there are choices as to where to put the towers that minimize that effect.  On the other hand, Rahall's coal plants put dangerous pollution into the air that harms wildlife and people in whole regions of country.

    Give me wind anytime.On New energy rules could unleash an economic boom and help quash climate change posted 2 years, 6 months ago 18 Responses

  • Get Real

    Wal-Mart has become the world's largest retailer because they give average consumers just what they want; cheaper prices and more selection under one roof.  And, no amount of editorializing is going to change that.  NRDC, which is hardly a pushover in environmental protection, rightly realizes that simple fact and works to help Walmart get greener.

    As Wal-Mart is a behemoth for which there are no effective sticks, there can only be carrots to have any chance of being effective.  Presumably the only solution that would be acceptable to you would be if Wal-Mart ceased operations, which will never happen.  So, lets put our efforts into something that can yield results.

    Wal-Mart has the largest amount of buying power in the universe.  If they used that to urge their suppliers to green up, it would make a huge difference.  Using smaller boxes for products like cereal and soap would be felt along the whole supply chain through less paper used to make the boxes, more product shipped per semi, etc.  This they could do and effect beyond their reach.

    So, you can either whiz in the wind, or make a real difference.  I say, work to get them to use their force for good.On The impossibility of a green Wal-Mart posted 2 years, 8 months ago 27 Responses

  • Finally, but incidental to the real issue

    Isn't it interesting that McCain's Indian Affairs Committee got this snake out of the Bushes?  When will Congress look at the harm that he caused to the environment by carrying water for his previous employers in the oil and gas industries?  As Bill Moyers broadcast a few years ago, this is part of the revolving door between industry and government.  Final question, when will congress get serious about lobbying reform?On Turns Out He Does Know Jack posted 2 years, 8 months ago 1 Response