The Porter Square strip mall has a strip of solar panels along the facade, but as shown in that Google Maps aerial view, most of the roof is not covered with solar panels.
What if it was covered with solar panels? Rough measurement from that map says the roof is roughly a rectangle 600ft by 87ft. Wider in some places, probably obstructed in others ( Read more... )

Look at this aerial view of the Porter Square mall. Look at the thin strip of solar panels along the front edge of the building, now look at the vast expanse of roof not covered by solar panels. That's the difference between solar panels being a popular thing that can be used for a little "greenwashing", and solar panels being an actually good ( Read more... )

To much fanfare, Medford installs a wind turbine at a public school ( Read more... )

What's the biggest thing I can do to make my household more energy ( Read more... )

"When demand for oil and coal increases, their price goes up. When demand for solar cells increases, the price often comes down." - Al Gore, 2008-07-17

http://www.epa.gov/oms/rfgecon.htm says ( Read more... )

"Junkies find veins in their toes when the ones in their arms and their legs collapse. Developing tar sands and coal shale is the equivalent." -- Al Gore ( Read more... )

Al Gore's Speech Accepting the Nobel Prize
In which he makes the comparison of Global Warming to Hitler and the People In Charge now who do nothing are like the people in charge back then who did nothing or were appeasers.

This nugget is what I think is the most awesome:
"shift the burden of taxation from employment to pollution"How much of that ( Read more... )

... demands further environmental impact studies