Are solar panels for green energy worth getting?
Posted by admin on Jul 28, 2010
Looking at getting solar panels for house whole energy savings and to have a green element to my way of life. But my concern is that I think they have a limited shelf life of 10 years is this true? It’s such a large out lay for only 10 years of use. Could I be wrong?
Solar panels are warranted for 25 years. Generally, companies warranty for half the product’s expected life span, so they expect 50 years from them. We can’t tell for sure how long panels will last, because the first ones made are still working.
If you have a solar system with battery backup, the batteries do have less than a 10 year lifespan. But 80% of solar installations are straight to the electric grid with no batteries.
If you are looking for a good return on investment, look into solar water heating. It’s a much bigger bang for the buck for saving energy. Let the sun heat the water instead of the dirty fuels.
I want to help my school "go green" but..how?
Posted by admin on Jul 28, 2010
I’m 16 years old and see the constant waste that generates from everyday school life and want to know how I can help my school and community to go green.
call your local trash service (make sure you call the industrial brnahc for larger quantities of trash) and ask if they would donate a couple of recycling bins for your lunch room at school, or if they won’t,get a quote. remember that a school is tax exempt. after you have your figures, set up a meeting with your board of education, citing costs and possible ways to raise the money, ask your school’s key club to hold an event like a bake sale or something like that.’
more than likely, your school can take a chunk of it’s budget to afford the facilities you need. even if they don’t bite right away, they might reward your efforts and planning anyway. do anything you cxan, you know?
What is a reason to switch to renewable or "green" energy sources?
Posted by admin on Jul 18, 2010
A. There is more pollution with green energy sources
B. it is better for our envioronment
C. renewable energy sources are hard to replenish
D. all of the above
E. none of the above
Those don’t make any sense. Because there is LESS pollution with green energy sources and if it is REnewable then it is EASY to replenish. So its E or B…
Green Day (official) Tour Dates 2009 (and im retiring)?
Posted by admin on Jul 18, 2010
so who’s really pumped for a green day tour? who plans on going?
hi there my nimrods and international superfans, i know it’s been a while, and i regret not updating as much as usual, but there’s too much going on in the world of green day for me to cover.
So without further ado, i give you the first tidbit of green day tour dates!
July 2009
3rd Seattle, WA
4th Vancouver, BC
6th Edmonton, AB
7th Saskatoon, SAS
9th Winnipeg, MAN
10th Fargo, ND
11th Minneapolis, MN
13th Chicago, IL
14th Detroit, MI
16th Hamilton, ONT
17th Ottawa, ONT
18th Montreal, QUE
20th Boston, MA
21st Philadelphia, PA
22nd Pittsburgh, PA
24th Hartford, CT
25th Albany, NY
27th New York, NY
29th Washington, DC
31st Nashville, TN
August 2009
1st Atlanta, GA
3rd Tampa, FL
4th Miami, FL
5th Orlando, FL
7th New Orleans, LA
8th Houston, TX
9th San Antonio, TX
11th St. Louis, MO
12th Kansas City, MO
13th Omaha, NE
15th Denver, CO
16th Salt Lake City, UT
18th San Jose, CA
20th San Diego, CA
21st Las Vegas, NV
22nd Phoenix, AZ
24th Sacramento, CA
25th Los Angeles, CA
So ticket sales arent announced yet, and updates to the tour can be found here: http://www.greendayauthority.com/tour/
im sorry to say that i’m retiring from this little thing i’ve managed to build up around here. it’s hard, home life sucks and is effecting my time online, i can barely keep up with all the updates myself, and now that the album release is a couple weeks away (May 15th), i dont think ya’ll need me here anymore. my work here is done, basically.
Please direct yourselves to the Green Day Authority daily for updates, and if you’re up for a real experience join their forum the Green Day Community. you wouldn’t regret it.
Thanks for all the support guys,
- Alanna (ila reto)
I’ll be in Philly the 21st, no doubt! I think that’s cool they’re there the 21st, for the album 21st Century Breakdown. :]
Awwww, you’re leaving?!
We’ll miss ya!!
Byee!<3
What are the challenges with government pushes rural electric cooperatives for green energy?
Posted by admin on Jul 8, 2010
help me out!! What are the challenges rural Electric cooperatives face when the government faces for green energy.
Funding. Scale. Zoning restrictions. Practicality.
What will it take to get people passionate about stopping global warming again?
Posted by admin on Jul 8, 2010
It seems that the liberal and green community has gone into hiding over this. We carried the torch 2 years ago! I am the only one passionate about saving the planet? What were million of us saying 2 years ago? What has happened to hope and change?
Politically speaking…you got sold a 75 Chevy Vega with Obama.
Nice work…. " hope and change " ,,,you actually bought that line of BS ??