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Marty Harrelson's Blog – July 2009 Archive (2)

"Everybody wants to go green, but nobody wants to pay for it."

I hear that statement all the time. Everybody likes to talk about going green, but if it costs anything, the eyes glaze over, and the conversation is over. So is that really true?



The situation with the economy is dire. I understand. There are many people who have lost their jobs. I understand. How can I understand? I'm one of them. I was also part of a corporate lay-off earlier this year. I am divorced, so I have no other back-up income. I do understand -- more than you… Continue

Added by Marty Harrelson on July 20, 2009 at 10:24am — No Comments

Solar power to pressurize rain barrel water

Once you have a rain barrel, and it's collecting the water, how do you move the water to where it's needed? That's the question James Fisher from Peachtree City, GA asked himself. After hauling buckets and buckets of water to his

wife's flower gardens, he decided there must be a better way. Since he is a systems engineer by trade, he designed a solar-powered water pumping system that would pressurize the water so he could use it with his yard sprinklers and misting units. Then his… Continue

Added by Marty Harrelson on July 13, 2009 at 2:40pm — No Comments

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