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• SMART ENERGY: Marin county is doing renewable energy right

  Perhaps the view is different from the other side of a bridge? Perhaps the big redwoods and beauty of the land give the people of Marin an appreciation of what's really important? Either way, the...

• INSIDE MY HOME: Cleaner panels make more electrons

  It makes sense - sitting out there in the rain and wind and weather, solar panels get dirty. Because the turn light into electrons, it would make sense that the cleaner they are, the better...

• INSIDE MY HOME: More cosy with less electrons

  We received our power bill the other day, the price went up form 18c to 22c per kWh.  With a new child, and a quite chilly winter (so far...) the good news is our energy...

• FACTS: The Gulf is leaking 5 nuclear bombs a day

  Like many people, I am saddened and distressed by the massive oil leak destroying the Gulf of Mexico, for a whole bunch of reasons. As a child who grew up sketching mushroom clouds during the...

• FACTS: Stop heating the great outdoors

  If we look around us, outdoor heating is everywhere. It's also perhaps one of our largest wasteful energy indulgences. Certainly something we could do without? When I grew up, I was told to shut the...

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