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April 1, 2009
By Madeline Hyden 
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Now is an excellent time to go solar. Generous federal and state incentives can cover between one third and two thirds the costs of a solar installation, depending on the state. Solar costs have decreased by nearly 30 percent during the last year. Fossil fuel prices remain volatile. If you’re thinking about going solar, the first step is to begin educating yourself on the options available. Do you want to generate electricity, use the sun to heat water, or perhaps heat your pool? The ASES website is an excellent place to begin to find helpful tips, a list of solar installers, and information about rebates and incentives. And consider becoming an ASES member to help speed the transition to a sustainable energy economy! Also, a good local solar installer should come to your house to do a site evaluation to give you a better idea of options and costs, based on your needs. And don’t forget to explore what you can do to make your home more energy efficient – an energy audit can help with this. Even if you’re not ready to go solar, there’s no need to pay monthly utility bills that are larger than they need to be. People sometimes forget that they’re already paying hundreds or thousands of dollars a year for energy. When you go solar or make your home more energy efficient, you can start saving money right away.

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  • MC 4/7/2009 4:08:36 PM

    You know where I see "green-collar" jobs going??? The same place the rest of our jobs are going-- OVERSEAS. A couple weeks ago, a solar-panel plant in MD was shut down and the jobs exported to someplace in Asia-- Thailand, I think-- where there are, once again, few labor and environmental laws and even less enforcement. So they can pump out some really sick chemicals-- some with an impact on climate change that makes CO2 look like a breath of fresh air-- and abuse workers that no longer need to be highly skilled to their (and our) hearts' (and pocketbooks') content.

    It's good to change the way we go about supporting the culture. But if we don't change the culture itself, all we're doing is buying time. And little enough of that.

    Here's hoping it will be time enough to realize the error and to understand that giving up an inherently profligate culture doesn't have to be as miserable as we fear.

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