[Dialogue] Global Warming Conference, Cancún

[M. George Walters]

Lucille

Who did your solar installation for you – a commercial firm, or you
yourself?

 

With kindest regards.

 

M. George Walters

Resurgence Publishing Corporation

4240 Sandy Shores Dr

Lutz, FL 33558

USA

Tel: +1 (813) 948-7267

Fax: +1 (813) 333-1787

Mob: +1 (813) 505-9041

 

URL: www.ResurgencePublishing.com

Professional Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mgwalters

 

 

 

 

From: dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net
[mailto:dialogue-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of lifeline248
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 14:00
To: Colleague Dialogue
Subject: Re: [Dialogue] Global Warming Conference, Cancún

 

John, 

 

 Thank you for the heads-up about the Cancun conference on climate change
and the reference to Bruce Usher's Op-Ed piece in the NY Times.  Until I
read his articIe, I did not know that the US is leading the way in positive
change in several states and that "Last year, renewable energy accounted for
more than half of all the new power generation plants nationwide.  Another
40 percent was from natural gas, which emits only half as much carbon
dioxide as coal."   I had no idea. 

 

 I usually send my responses to individual colleagues, but this bears
sharing with the listserve members who may not have opened the article
reference you sent.  

 

   Richard and I have 30 solar panels on the roof of our one-story,
four-bedroom house here on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.  Because of a 30%
federal tax credit of $15,750, our original investment of $52,5000 became
$35,750.  That may still seem unaffordable.  But, as a result of putting in
the solar panels, that investment would be wiped out in 7 1/2 years because
the cost of electricity would have been $400 to $500 a month without them.
However, this first year has shown us that whatever we did have to pay has
already been totally offset by state-based payments for the energy we are
able to sell to the grid.  Because of that we are already at cost neutral
the very first year for our ongoing energy consumption.  Beyond what we
expected.  

 

Grace and Peace,

 

 Lucille

 

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Lucille T. Chagnon

Literacy Acceleration Consulting

4176 Vivian Street

PO Box 438

Chincoteague, VA 23336-0438

757-336-5047

lifeline248 at aol.com

www.teachtwo.net  

 


On Nov 28, 2010, at 7:26:00 AM, "John Cock" <jpc2025 at triad.rr.com> wrote:


From:

"John Cock" <jpc2025 at triad.rr.com>


Subject:

[Dialogue] Global Warming Conference, Cancún, Mexico, begins today


Date:

November 28, 2010 7:26:00 AM EST


To:

"'Order Ecumenical Community'" <oe at wedgeblade.net>, "'Colleague Dialogue'"
<dialogue at wedgeblade.net>

Since the 13th (since 1997) annual conference on climate change begins today
in Cancún, Mexico, what if we read this sensible op-ed, pray, and join with
local/state/regional sensitive-and-responsive types (as George Walters'
recent e-mail on "indicative/imperative" suggests).

>From the Op-Ed: 

[The] crux of the matter 
 is that climate change is the most complicated
and challenging problem mankind has ever faced
. A top-down approach is not
effective [and obviously is not working; since 42% of global warming
emissions come from USA/China, we need to show the.] A plan that works from
the bottom up could achieve the goal of capping global emissions. Before
more time runs out [the next generation will begin to feel the brunt of
global warming], let’s start building on the local American [and other local
national] success stories already in progress [which he cites]. ~Bruce
Usher, “On Global Warming, Start Small,” nytimes.com, 11/27/10
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/opinion/28usher.html?_r=1
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/opinion/28usher.html?_r=1&hp> &hp

 

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