Comments for Alternative Power Panel Blog http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog global warming, alternative energy, recycling for ourselves and future generations Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:44:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on The Power of Lights by Cate Ferguson http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=223&cpage=1#comment-47 Cate Ferguson Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:00:47 +0000 http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=223#comment-47 Hello Birte - have to say I love this video, a nice chat about our alternatives. Well done! Hello Birte - have to say I love this video, a nice chat about our alternatives. Well done!

]]> Comment on Old or New Stuff by birte edwards http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=157&cpage=1#comment-32 birte edwards Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:15:23 +0000 http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=157#comment-32 Hi Jeanne Thanks for the input. I agree that often the private person will do more than the businesses. But these business people are also private people. I can only say that where I live (Israel) the collection bins are usually in shopping areas, so the businesses there have no excuse. The carton collection is part of supermarket facilities. So they do recycle all of their cartons. Thanks for being part of this very important movement. Birte Hi Jeanne
Thanks for the input.
I agree that often the private person will do more than the businesses. But these business people are also private people.
I can only say that where I live (Israel) the collection bins are usually in shopping areas, so the businesses there have no
excuse. The carton collection is part of supermarket facilities. So they do recycle all of their cartons.

Thanks for being part of this very important movement.
Birte

]]> Comment on Old or New Stuff by Jeanne Caccia-Silva http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=157&cpage=1#comment-31 Jeanne Caccia-Silva Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:57:17 +0000 http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=157#comment-31 Hi there Brite, Here in Rhode Island there is a good community recycling program with weekly streetside pick up of things like glass, plastic and paper. There are also drop off facilities for things like electronics, motor oil, batteries and more. Mike and I participate by recycling as much as is possible and encourage others to do the same. Biggest problem does not seem to be with homeowners but rather with busineses not doing their part. Part of it is the lack of available systems being in place for them and the logistics of actually making it happen. Best we can do is do the best we can do and hope others do the same. Jeanne Hi there Brite,
Here in Rhode Island there is a good community recycling program with weekly streetside pick up of things like glass, plastic and paper. There are also drop off facilities for things like electronics, motor oil, batteries and more. Mike and I participate by recycling as much as is possible and encourage others to do the same.

Biggest problem does not seem to be with homeowners but rather with busineses not doing their part. Part of it is the lack of available systems being in place for them and the logistics of actually making it happen.

Best we can do is do the best we can do and hope others do the same.

Jeanne

]]> Comment on To Subsidize or Not - What a Question by Cate Ferguson http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=87&cpage=1#comment-23 Cate Ferguson Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:44:13 +0000 http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=87#comment-23 Great Post and it's a good question the one about subsidies. Here in Australia the various levels of Government are always playing around with how much they will reimburse you and what new hoops you have to jump through. The research shows that it makes little difference. The people who are going to do it... are going to do it. There may be some at the end of the scale who are now ABLE to do it because of the money back schemes and for me that is what makes them so worthwhile. Keep up the great work Cate Great Post and it’s a good question the one about subsidies. Here in Australia the various levels of Government are always playing around with how much they will reimburse you and what new hoops you have to jump through.

The research shows that it makes little difference. The people who are going to do it… are going to do it. There may be some at the end of the scale who are now ABLE to do it because of the money back schemes and for me that is what makes them so worthwhile. Keep up the great work
Cate

]]> Comment on Hot Under the Collar - global warming by birte edwards http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-22 birte edwards Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:45:14 +0000 http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=62#comment-22 Hi Sean Thank you for pointing out these very important points. I am aware that it has not been proven beyond a shadow of doubt who is the culprit in global warming. I was not aware of the Medieval warm period. It seems strange that as the planet is warming there are more greenhouse gases, or maybe it's the other way around, that because we exuded more carbon dioxide and other gases the earth is warming up faster. We could take into consideration that vast areas of rain forest are being cut down - knowing the importance of trees on the overall climate and atmospheric quality. My main point was never to determine who is the main culprit, but actually that it would be great if we could take proper responsibility on ourselves, and do whatever we can to minimize whatever interference we are causing. Hi Sean
Thank you for pointing out these very important points. I am aware that it has not been proven beyond a shadow of doubt who is the culprit in global warming. I was not aware of the Medieval warm period. It seems strange that as the planet is warming there are more greenhouse gases, or maybe it’s the other way around, that because we exuded more carbon dioxide and other gases the earth is warming up faster.
We could take into consideration that vast areas of rain forest are being cut down - knowing the importance of trees on the overall climate and atmospheric quality.
My main point was never to determine who is the main culprit, but actually that it would be great if we could take proper responsibility on ourselves, and do whatever we can to minimize whatever interference we are causing.

]]> Comment on Hot Under the Collar - global warming by Sean http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-21 Sean Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:48:57 +0000 http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=62#comment-21 More accurately, global warming is the gradual increase of the earth and ocean temperature, regardless of cause. A detailed analysis of historical temperature and greenhouse gas level cycles from ice cores -- shows that, while global temperature and greenhouse gas levels are correlated, a rise in temperature precedes the rise in greenhouse gas levels by 800-2000 years. Therefore, while increased greenhouse gas levels from anthropogenic sources may _contribute_ to global warming, it is not possible to ascribe with certainty that this is the proximal cause of global warming, or even that it is having any effect at all on the climate. Correlation is not causation. That global warming is a concern is not an issue; establishing rigorously (instead of the 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc' argument) whether anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are a significant contribution to it, rather than having only a chronological association (i.e., happening at the same time but not connected) is important, as it will determine whether the benefit from reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission is significant enough to justify the cost of doing so. The major causes of global warming may turn out to be natural processes of a type that exceeds our ability to offset regardless of what we do. It should be noted that the Earth's temperature is still below that of the Medieval Warm Period, at which time the anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions were several orders of magnitude lower than what they are today. More accurately, global warming is the gradual increase of the earth and ocean temperature, regardless of cause. A detailed analysis of historical temperature and greenhouse gas level cycles from ice cores — shows that, while global temperature and greenhouse gas levels are correlated, a rise in temperature precedes the rise in greenhouse gas levels by 800-2000 years. Therefore, while increased greenhouse gas levels from anthropogenic sources may _contribute_ to global warming, it is not possible to ascribe with certainty that this is the proximal cause of global warming, or even that it is having any effect at all on the climate. Correlation is not causation. That global warming is a concern is not an issue; establishing rigorously (instead of the ‘post hoc, ergo propter hoc’ argument) whether anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are a significant contribution to it, rather than having only a chronological association (i.e., happening at the same time but not connected) is important, as it will determine whether the benefit from reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emission is significant enough to justify the cost of doing so. The major causes of global warming may turn out to be natural processes of a type that exceeds our ability to offset regardless of what we do. It should be noted that the Earth’s temperature is still below that of the Medieval Warm Period, at which time the anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions were several orders of magnitude lower than what they are today.

]]> Comment on Hot Under the Collar - global warming by birte edwards http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-18 birte edwards Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:52:20 +0000 http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=62#comment-18 Thank you for the comment. It is so good to hear that the issues lying behind global warming are of interest to others. I agree with you ... it's not a question of whether the earth will survive, but if we and other life forms will. Thank you for the comment. It is so good to hear that the issues lying behind global warming are of interest to others.
I agree with you … it’s not a question of whether the earth will survive, but if we and other life forms will.

]]> Comment on Hot Under the Collar - global warming by Cate Ferguson http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-17 Cate Ferguson Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:41:49 +0000 http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=62#comment-17 Thank you for tackling this topic. It is very important and it will be helpful for people to get a bigger understanding of what is at stake here. What happens in the air in USA, Australia or China does NOT stay there... there are no barriers in the air, or the ocean. One atmosphere, one water system, one planet. It's not so much save the Earth... I'm sure she will survive in some form or other... it's more save human civilisation - now that I can get interested in. Thank you for tackling this topic.

It is very important and it will be helpful for people to get a bigger understanding of what is at stake here. What happens in the air in USA, Australia or China does NOT stay there… there are no barriers in the air, or the ocean.

One atmosphere, one water system, one planet. It’s not so much save the Earth… I’m sure she will survive in some form or other… it’s more save human civilisation - now that I can get interested in.

]]> Comment on Dryer Drying or Line Drying? by dar7yl http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=42&cpage=1#comment-16 dar7yl Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:40:25 +0000 http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=42#comment-16 btw, In these deep, cold, damp winter days, I have a line strung over my wood burning stove, and have a fan blowing. It wins the race with the stuff in the dryer. btw, In these deep, cold, damp winter days, I have a line strung over my wood burning stove, and have a fan blowing. It wins the race with the stuff in the dryer.

]]> Comment on Dryer Drying or Line Drying? by dar7yl http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=42&cpage=1#comment-15 dar7yl Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:37:43 +0000 http://alternativepowerpanel.com/blog/?p=42#comment-15 I figure that vinegar would not be good. The acidity could weaken the fibres of the clothes, and wouldn't be nice for the plumbing and septic system. I figure that vinegar would not be good. The acidity could weaken the fibres of the clothes, and wouldn’t be nice for the plumbing and septic system.

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