GO SOLAR! CLICK HERE - Texas Solar incentives are back for a short time. I just contracted with One Block Off The Grid for solar panels that will offset approximately 50% of my electricity usage and lock in a low rate of approximately 3.2¢/kWh for … [Read more...]
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Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #7
I am finally completely off the gas pipe in my home! A few weeks ago, my hot water heater went out. It was the last appliance in my home that used gas. I have replaced it with an electric water heater. I wanted to use solar but, unfortunately, I … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #6
Part of trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle is thinking about what we eat in a new way. I'm trying to grow some and I have also invested in Community Supported Agriculture CSA. With a CSA, you invest in the farm and in return they plant, … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #5
Australians make moral, social statement on fracking. I belong to a community of one adult, one teen and one weenie dog and I declare myself nearly shale gas free. We are almost completely off the gas pipe. We only need to find an alternative … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #4
This is the fourth in a series of posts showing you small steps you can take to say goodbye to dirty fossil fuels. Getting off fossil fuels will take a huge effort by everyone. Please start now! This is my first local box from … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #3
Passive solar rocks! I waited too late to take the picture below but you can see that my south facing windows provide me with quite a big of passive solar. Today it was in the high 40s to low 50's but our house was toasty warm. Very early I … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #2
My new heating system. Purchased at The Firehouse in Allen, Texas. It's a Regency H2100 and has a combustion device that burns off the emissions. Little by little, I am saying goodbye to that naughty, nasty natural gas. Goodbye natural gas … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us!
Little by little, I am saying goodbye to that naughty, nasty natural gas. When I moved off the shale, I contracted for electricity that comes 100% from wind and solar. Next week I am having a wood burning stove installed that should heat my entire … [Read more...]
What is Chesapeake doing at this Barnett Shale gas well in Arlington, Texas?
I don't know what's going on here but I do know it has rained some the past couple of days, but not nearly this much. I haven't been to Arlington today because I'm enjoying my new wood stove. But, I have talked with three people who live in … [Read more...]
Fracking bankruptcies, blowouts, corruption and more news
The picture doesn't much relate to the post but I just like it. I had a guy make it for me years ago. This is a compilation of some news I didn't want you to miss. Fracking bankruptcies. Fracking companies are going bankrupt but it shouldn't be … [Read more...]
Oily fracking money threatens control of your town
Even before Denton voted on the fracking ban, Representative Phil King, who is also chairman of ALEC, threatened to make local democracy illegal in Texas. Texas government is soaked in oily fracking money. King was elected on the campaign … [Read more...]