Comments on: Can Belmont be a lab for green innovation? http://bloggingbelmont.com/2009/10/can-belmont-be-a-lab-for-green-innovation/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:51:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: dr2chase http://bloggingbelmont.com/2009/10/can-belmont-be-a-lab-for-green-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-704 dr2chase Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:46:27 +0000 http://bloggingbelmont.com/?p=2314#comment-704 I am mighty torn on this issue. On the one hand, I think we should do it, but I don't think that people have a clear idea of how hard it will be, and when that becomes clear, there will be a lot of grumbling. Getting to 80% for home heating requires big changes -- both serious wall re-insulation and upgrading of windows and doors, plus a different heat system for anyone using oil or gas for heat (anyone using oil/gas for heat, that is probably the biggest single part of their footprint, unless they have a killer commute in a monster truck).<br><br>There's like to be zoning issues involved, too -- we've got a ridge that is likely to be well-placed for wind power, and big windmills on a ridge are more effective than little ones in backyards, but either way, someone is not going to want to look at it. I am mighty torn on this issue. On the one hand, I think we should do it, but I don't think that people have a clear idea of how hard it will be, and when that becomes clear, there will be a lot of grumbling. Getting to 80% for home heating requires big changes — both serious wall re-insulation and upgrading of windows and doors, plus a different heat system for anyone using oil or gas for heat (anyone using oil/gas for heat, that is probably the biggest single part of their footprint, unless they have a killer commute in a monster truck).

There's like to be zoning issues involved, too — we've got a ridge that is likely to be well-placed for wind power, and big windmills on a ridge are more effective than little ones in backyards, but either way, someone is not going to want to look at it.

]]> By: dr2chase http://bloggingbelmont.com/2009/10/can-belmont-be-a-lab-for-green-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-678 dr2chase Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:46:27 +0000 http://bloggingbelmont.com/?p=2314#comment-678 I am mighty torn on this issue. On the one hand, I think we should do it, but I don't think that people have a clear idea of how hard it will be, and when that becomes clear, there will be a lot of grumbling. Getting to 80% for home heating requires big changes -- both serious wall re-insulation and upgrading of windows and doors, plus a different heat system for anyone using oil or gas for heat (anyone using oil/gas for heat, that is probably the biggest single part of their footprint, unless they have a killer commute in a monster truck).<br><br>There's like to be zoning issues involved, too -- we've got a ridge that is likely to be well-placed for wind power, and big windmills on a ridge are more effective than little ones in backyards, but either way, someone is not going to want to look at it. I am mighty torn on this issue. On the one hand, I think we should do it, but I don't think that people have a clear idea of how hard it will be, and when that becomes clear, there will be a lot of grumbling. Getting to 80% for home heating requires big changes — both serious wall re-insulation and upgrading of windows and doors, plus a different heat system for anyone using oil or gas for heat (anyone using oil/gas for heat, that is probably the biggest single part of their footprint, unless they have a killer commute in a monster truck).

There's like to be zoning issues involved, too — we've got a ridge that is likely to be well-placed for wind power, and big windmills on a ridge are more effective than little ones in backyards, but either way, someone is not going to want to look at it.

]]> By: dr2chase http://bloggingbelmont.com/2009/10/can-belmont-be-a-lab-for-green-innovation/comment-page-1/#comment-677 dr2chase Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:46:27 +0000 http://bloggingbelmont.com/?p=2314#comment-677 I am mighty torn on this issue. On the one hand, I think we should do it, but I don't think that people have a clear idea of how hard it will be, and when that becomes clear, there will be a lot of grumbling. Getting to 80% for home heating requires big changes -- both serious wall re-insulation and upgrading of windows and doors, plus a different heat system for anyone using oil or gas for heat (anyone using oil/gas for heat, that is probably the biggest single part of their footprint, unless they have a killer commute in a monster truck).<br><br>There's like to be zoning issues involved, too -- we've got a ridge that is likely to be well-placed for wind power, and big windmills on a ridge are more effective than little ones in backyards, but either way, someone is not going to want to look at it. I am mighty torn on this issue. On the one hand, I think we should do it, but I don't think that people have a clear idea of how hard it will be, and when that becomes clear, there will be a lot of grumbling. Getting to 80% for home heating requires big changes — both serious wall re-insulation and upgrading of windows and doors, plus a different heat system for anyone using oil or gas for heat (anyone using oil/gas for heat, that is probably the biggest single part of their footprint, unless they have a killer commute in a monster truck).

There's like to be zoning issues involved, too — we've got a ridge that is likely to be well-placed for wind power, and big windmills on a ridge are more effective than little ones in backyards, but either way, someone is not going to want to look at it.

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