Solar Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/solar/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:45:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Not a Contradiction–Just an Enlightened Bottom Line https://smthingscount.com/2017/04/10/not-a-contradiction-just-an-enlightened-bottom-line/ Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:10:11 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5796 Here’s a bit of seeming contradiction that I think is a brilliant idea:  the Kentucky Coal Museum is installing solar panels on its roof.  It

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]]> Picture those Important Family Activities https://smthingscount.com/2016/05/14/picture-those-important-family-activities/ Sat, 14 May 2016 18:00:32 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4887 With upcoming family activities–graduation, wedding, vacation trips–you may be looking for new camera equipment. Consider a bag that has a built-in solar charger. Both it and

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]]> Harnessing the Sun, Morocco Style https://smthingscount.com/2015/12/23/harnessing-the-sun-morocco-style/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:58:07 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4391 I’d like to see us cut our electric bill the way Morocco plans to do it.  Taking advantage of the 3,000 hours of sun they

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]]> A Powerful, Sunny White House https://smthingscount.com/2015/10/13/a-powerful-sunny-white-house/ https://smthingscount.com/2015/10/13/a-powerful-sunny-white-house/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2015 17:34:03 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4204 Solar panels on the White House roof 35+ years ago?  Yes, they were there.  President Jimmy Carter installed them in June of 1979 at a

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]]> https://smthingscount.com/2015/10/13/a-powerful-sunny-white-house/feed/ 2 See the Light https://smthingscount.com/2015/08/29/see-the-light-aug-29/ Sat, 29 Aug 2015 15:13:23 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4014 Do you light your garden or pathway?  Solar powered lights save energy AND can be used for light inside the house during a power outage. [For

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]]> More than a Flight of Fancy! https://smthingscount.com/2015/03/11/more-than-a-flight-of-fancy/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 16:46:30 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3573 Have you been following the Solar Impulse?  The first solar-only powered airplane to attempt a flight around the world.  The pilots say they are “2

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