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Posted by: altnrg 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Our Planet is facing dramatic changes owing to the accelerated rate of human development and indiscriminate exploitation of natural resources. Global warming is just one such warning sign that the delicate global ecosystem is very near the tipping scale.

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CHAM1 month, 2 weeks ago

This is a good one Altnrg. There are some very good ideas in the article. I especially liked the recycling of rainwater and the alternate building mnaterials.
But there is a danger also. We have to be vigilant against mandatory inclusions. These things have a way of becoming favorable to special interests.
An example would be the taking of land from private owners called Immenent Domain " for the good of society". Under the Bush Adm this has been bastardized into taking private citizens right to own because a business concern would yield a higher tax benefit to the state.
Don't believe it? Do some research. In my own state, a Shopping Center Developer was able to take land from private citizens for this exact reason.
We need change in 2008 and it is not just for going green.
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  simonsez1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  Why would you blame Bush for your state's action? He wouldn't support such an action.
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  Endoscopy1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  That was a supreme court action that the administration opposed. One of the stupid liberal decisions that the court has made recently.
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elizabeth841 month, 2 weeks ago

interesting article.....

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engineer1 month, 2 weeks ago

There's hope
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Natureboy1 month, 2 weeks ago

Further green home factors
1). don't pave over farmland to build it
2). don't build it far from where you work.
3). build it from salvaged materials or materials harvested on-site

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  Endoscopy1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  Those things are easy to say and hard to do. Especially number 2. Some people in the LA area have to commute over 60 miles to work because that is the only house they could afford.
  Number 3 is very difficult depending on your location. Where do you go to get salvaged materials to build a house economically? Those are usually more expensive because they are bought more for looks that utility. At present those are the only ones being salvaged.
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    Natureboy1 month, 2 weeks ago
    
    "Some people in the LA area have to commute over 60 miles to work because that is the only house they could afford."
    Those houses aren't so affordable, once they factor in how much they are spending on gas to go back and forth to work. Nor are those houses green - the commute factor is a pollute factor.
    
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      Endoscopy1 month, 2 weeks ago
      
      You have never priced the houses there I guess. A couple raised some children in a 3 bedroom house they had bought in the 60's for $20,000 and during the tax mess the assessment of their house was $500,000 and growing.
      That is what the prices are in the cities there. Many large cities have similar problems. That land is very expensive.
      Some people working in LA live in Lancaster. That is even farther. Up over a mountain range.
      You need to live in the real world. Green is nice but it is many times not affordable.
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        Natureboy1 month, 2 weeks ago
        
        In many large cities, there are inner-city properties which can be had reasonably cheap. One reason that many who work in LA live an hour or more away is that they would never consider living next so someone with a surname like Wong, Garcia or Jefferson. Maybe its OK that they pay through the nose for their bigotry. But inexpensive land can be had in many large cities.
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OncejesterwasI1 month, 2 weeks ago

Although I don't believe in the whole global warming hoax, I like the idea of an efficiantly built home. I live in Michigan and heating bills in the snow belt can be brutal. Money makes a good motivator.
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Endoscopy1 month, 2 weeks ago

Be cautious about adding something to your house. I live in Florida. I added to my house a solar water heater and solar pool heater. They ended up destroying part of my roof. So make sure if you add anything there are no negative results. I enjoyed the results of using them until I had to have my roof fixed. It was much cheaper on the electric bill. My hot water was very hot and I could use my pool except in the coldest part of winter. I would install them again if I could protect my roof.
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  Natureboy1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  How did your roof get trashed, Endo? Leakage, or insufficient reinforcement to handle the weight, or what?
  Solar water heaters can be problematic in areas with cold winters, but that is obviously not the problem in Florida.
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Bluedragon9121 month, 2 weeks ago

www.green.tv
under technology there is a show called Power from the People: Homes for Tomorrow. very informative.
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texangelwings1 month, 2 weeks ago

I had two solar panels on my roof to heat my 80 gallon hot water tank, never had any trouble with leakage or destruction to my roof! I checked with the BBB for a quality company, before buying the solar panels and hot water tank system.
I like the idea of going green with my home!
Thanks altnrg.
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