There is a market for solar powered houses. Believe it or not.
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The new math of alternative energy
(permanent subscription link)Now the equation is showing significant signs of change. Costs are falling for some alternative-energy sources, driven by new technology and renewed development interest.Alternative energy still can’t compete with fossil fuels on price. But the margins are narrowing, particularly since oil and gas prices have been rising. The math looks even more favorable if you consider the environmental cost of fossil fuels — which most purely economic calculations don’t.
Soccer and housing
Two of my passions – housing and soccer.
New additions to the blogroll
I found these two blogs today via Teresa Boardman’s site – Living Green and and New River Valley Living. I don’t always note when I add a new site to my blogroll, but these two blogs are mighty interesting and very much in line with some much of the “green” topics I try to cover here. Check them out if you have a moment or two.
Real estate blogging for newbies
I never cease to be amazed by both the knowledge and the insatiable willingness to share said knowledge. Witness real estate blogging guru Dustin Luther’s seminars and podcasts provided by BHB and sellsius. New and experienced bloggers can benefit from these.
To recycle or not?
The HooK has a great story this week about some of the economic incentives and dis-incentives to recycling in Charlottesville and Albemarle.This is a poll I ran some time ago that shows that there may, in fact, be a market for recycling options.
Two inches of snow cripple Albemarle County
If you are thinking about relocating to the Charlottesville area, be prepared for two to three inches of snow to close schools for two days in a row (in Albemarle County at least). I know, I know – it’s the re-freeze on the roads.