| Is there a major development planned for your community? Here's one way to approach it at Savannah River Landing | NEW! [Aug. 27, 2007] I have posted a Solar Workshop on the Green Pages I edit on http://www.savannahbest.com Please check it out and tell your friends. Thanks. Breaking News! - I've gone Video! When he said green was not green, I saw red. In an article, that is receiving international play, in the current issue of an academic journal the author proclaims nuclear power as green. Then he claims renewable sources of energy were not green and would cause serious environmental The full version is available on Google Video: And I also broke it down into segments for YouTube. The first segment is: The journal author's argument is based on a measurement tool of his own making -- the amount of power generated per square meter. On this shaky foundation he builds improbable scenarios where biomass, wind, solar and hydro power would take up vast amounts of land and prove ruinous to the nation. What's worse, he implicitly rejects future conservation efforts as well as the The appropriate response to future energy needs is to reduce energy demand and to incorporate a blend of commercially viable, local, renewable energy sources, This site reflects a personal mission to help those who recognize the inexhaustable power of the sun and the need to move rapidly to incorporate solar installations in urban planning, new construction, sustainable rennovations, and decentralized generation of electric power, and (sooner rather than later) local production of hydrogen fuel. To start, I will be using a draft proposal that I prepared to goad local stakeholders to start thinking solar. Part 1 describes the concept of a Solar City, identfies the stakeholders, shows some of the examples of turning a city solar. Part 2 is an Action Plan that lists all of the major stakeholders and identifies specific ways in which they can get involved. [I am currently (Apr. 30) turning] UPDATE May 8 -- I have modified the Savannah proposal into a model for a document template that others can use to suit their local situation. To use the template, simply highlight the text and copy it then paste it into Word. Then modify as necessary to suit your own local requirements. Within a couple of hours you will have a 12-14 page document that you can circulate to major stakeholders. Please include my copyright and email address in the document. Please email me and let me know how this works out for you. I will incorporate your suggestions, comments, critiques, etc. in future updates. Jack Star |
