Comments on: Preparing for autumn the green way http://littlegreenblog.com/green-technology/energy-saving/preparing-for-autumn-the-green-way/ natural health, wellness and caring for the environment Tue, 22 May 2012 18:25:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 hourly 1 By: Mrs Green http://littlegreenblog.com/green-technology/energy-saving/preparing-for-autumn-the-green-way/comment-page-1/#comment-4236 Mrs Green Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:40:32 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=3131#comment-4236 @<a href="#comment-4213" rel="nofollow">Small Footprints</a>: Solar energy is ok, but I don't think I would recommend it unless you can invest in large tracking panels. Solar is about 13% efficient (despite what marketing will tell you ;) ). I think wind and geothermal are probably better. Wonderful to experience hot water in the way your in laws did... @Small Footprints: Solar energy is ok, but I don’t think I would recommend it unless you can invest in large tracking panels. Solar is about 13% efficient (despite what marketing will tell you ;) ). I think wind and geothermal are probably better. Wonderful to experience hot water in the way your in laws did…

]]> By: Small Footprints http://littlegreenblog.com/green-technology/energy-saving/preparing-for-autumn-the-green-way/comment-page-1/#comment-4213 Small Footprints Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:29:15 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=3131#comment-4213 It is so true ... we take so much for granted ... flip that switch without thought to what is actually happening. I really like the idea of solar energy ... or natural energy such as wood. It encourages a "live within your means" mindset ... if we have sun, then we can turn the lights on ... if we have wood then we can heat the home. And when we don't have those things ... we find other ways to live. My husband's family didn't have a hot water tank ... they lived in a tropical environment and had a tank on top of their house which was heated by the sun. So ... when they used the hot water, it was gone until the sun came out again. It made so much sense. Ahhh ... winter as a time of renewal ... I love that concept! Thanks, Mrs. Green! It is so true … we take so much for granted … flip that switch without thought to what is actually happening. I really like the idea of solar energy … or natural energy such as wood. It encourages a “live within your means” mindset … if we have sun, then we can turn the lights on … if we have wood then we can heat the home. And when we don’t have those things … we find other ways to live. My husband’s family didn’t have a hot water tank … they lived in a tropical environment and had a tank on top of their house which was heated by the sun. So … when they used the hot water, it was gone until the sun came out again. It made so much sense.

Ahhh … winter as a time of renewal … I love that concept! Thanks, Mrs. Green!

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