Alternative Power Panel Blog

This is one in my Dobehave Series: Save Energy, Be Green, Have More

Advantages of solar-wind power

Disadvantages of solar-wind power

Questions being answered:
What is the cost of maintaining solar energy system-wind power system? What is the cost efficiency of solar and or wind power systems in comparison to conventional fossil fuels? Continue Reading »

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

We all want more. There is a formula for having more: do-be-have, in that order. So the first thing is to do, then you become and through that you will have.

Now you may ask, what has this got to do with alternative energy? I like that question. Continue Reading »

Recently a friend of mine brought my attention to a little video - The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard.

I say little as physically it’s about 20 min. long. But this is one of the greatest I have seen in a very long time.

It’s a simple piece with some very cute animations. But in its simplicity it underscores the complexity of Stuff, how we get it, how we use it and what we do with it. Continue Reading »

This is one in my Dobehave Series: Save Energy, Be Green, Have More

Alternative Energy Sources

It’s actually funny that we today talk about alternative energy sources. It just shows how habituated we are to think that fossil fuel is the main source of energy. The truth is that man has known about many of these “alternative” energy sources for a very long time. So maybe we should take a look on how to define alternative energy. Continue Reading »