Saturday, February 25, 2006
It ain't easy being green
I’ve always liked the idea of solar power. “Harness the energy of the sun” and all that. It produces no pollution and no waste. And after the initial cost, the energy it produces afterwards is pretty much free! Okay not really. In a way you’re buying all your energy up front instead of month by month from the power company. But still, you’ll be helping the environment in your own little way because the power company won’t be producing pollutants on your behalf.
Am I sounding like a hippy? Well good, because I kinda like hippies. Well, except for all that hair. I think they had the right idea and we’ve all kinda gone in the opposite direction. Some people express that their tiny little efforts won’t make a difference, or it’s too much trouble. It really isn’t all that much trouble to produce tiny little efforts. And the collective tiny efforts of an entire neighborhood can make a bigger difference. I mean, how much trouble is it to throw your junk mail into a recycle bin instead of the trash? (Depending on your area of course, most places still don’t make it easy to recycle. I love California.)
I’m a total idealist, so forgive my occasional soapbox ranting.
So anyway we get some literature and brochures on solar systems because we want to get one installed. The smallest one they sell is $8,800… without installation. Ouch. Okay so we won’t get it done today. But someday we will.
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