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2:26 am December 25, 2023 FNABGL Founding Member Lenny Pero Remembered

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12:49 pm April 6, 2019 Bill To Keep Townships Out Of Wind Farm Development

Lawmakers in the Illinois Senate have advanced a measure that would prevent townships from fighting wind farm development, leaving the matter to counties and municipalities, under certain conditions. At stake is a project under...

6:12 pm August 22, 2018 Solar-Powered Quadcopter Can Reportedly “Fly For Hours”

We’ve heard about “solar-powered” quadcopters before, in which their battery is charged by ground-based photovoltaic panels. Now, however, engineering students have built a copter that draws its power directly from onboard solar cells, apparently...

11:30 am May 13, 2018 Starting In 2020, Solar Panels Will Be Required On All New California Houses

Starting In 2020, Solar Panels Will Be Required On All New California Houses Friends And Neighbors Advocating Better Green Living (FNABGL) As of Jan. 1st, 2020, all new homes built in California will be...

5:11 pm December 12, 2017 Marine Life Can Tear A Single Plastic Bag Into 1.75 Million Tiny Pieces

Considering we pump millions of tons of plastic into the oceans every year, there is a hell of a lot we don’t know about its whereabouts and its impact on the marine environment. A...

1:22 pm December 7, 2017 E-scrap For Camp: Send A Kid To Camp Good Days by Recycling Electronics!

Have you heard? You can register your business to participate in E-Scrap for Camp 2018! HOW IT WORKS Participating organizations will have the opportunity to collect electronics from employees, friends, family and the business...

1:02 pm November 25, 2017 Climate Conference Debrief With DiNapoli

After traveling to Germany earlier in the week for a United Nations climate conference, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli told CapCon on Friday that it was reassuring to hear that there are opportunities to...

2:20 pm November 7, 2017 [ BN ] Editorial: Everyone Should Support Clean, Renewable Energy

This summer’s unprecedented storm storm after unprecedented storm should be an indication to everyone that it’s time to stop debating whether or not climate change is happening and accept that it is. The only questing...

4:01 pm September 1, 2017 Insect Eyes Could Hold The Key To Durable Perovskite Solar Cells

A team of scientists from Stanford University has discovered a method of constructing perovskite solar cells with enhanced durability by taking inspiration from the honeycomb structure of insect eyes.

2:39 pm August 29, 2017 Free Online Course on Climate Change Offered by Cornell University – Starts September 11

Course Title: Climate Change Science, Communication, and Action Dates: September 11 – October 1, 2017. Final project due October 15. Participants should plan on an average of 3-4 hours a week of work during...

6:39 am August 18, 2017 New Glass Blocks May Be A Clear Choice For Solar Power

Buildings have a lot of surface area that’s exposed to sunlight, so why just stop at rooftop solar panels? We’ve already seen solar energy-harvesting windows, and of course Tesla’s solar roof. Thanks to research being carried...

11:42 am August 8, 2017 Asphalt Made of Cigarette Butts Paves the Road to less Litter

The 6 trillion cigarettes produced every year generate over 1.2 million tons of butt litter, and not only do the majority of them end up in the environment, but they’re technically toxic waste. Now,...

6:00 am August 2, 2017 Antarctica’s Newest Giant Iceberg May Destabilize the Ice Shelf

On July 12, a giant iceberg was born as a chunk some 6,000 km2 (2,300 mi2) broke away from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica. The breakup was the result of an 18-month suspense story, as scientists...

6:21 am July 14, 2017 Alphabet Spinoff Heats And Cools The Home With Geothermal Energy

A reliable and renewable energy source is right under our feet – literally – in the form of geothermal energy. After funding a study a few years back to map underground hotspots, Google’s parent company, Alphabet,...

Geothermal

The geothermal heat pump system is an energy-efficient heating and cooling alternative. It moves heat from the ground to a building, or from a building to the ground, through a series of flexible pipe “loops” containing water. [ Geo Page ] [ Geo Blog ]

Solar

Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.
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LEDs

LED light bulbs use only 2-17 watts of electricity (1/3rd to 1/30th of Incandescent or CFL). LED light bulbs used in fixtures inside the home save electricity. [ LED Page ] [ LED Blog ]

Wind

Wind is a clean source of renewable energy that produces no air or water pollution. Wind is free with near zero operational costs. Mass production and technology advances are making turbines cheaper. [ Wind Page ] [ Wind Blog ]

Webinars

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REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE

The three R’s – reduce, reuse and recycle help to cut down on the amount of waste we throw away, conserve natural resources, landfill space and energy. The three R’s save land and money communities must use to dispose of waste in landfills. [ Click Here To View 3R’s Page ]

LAWS FNABGL HELPED GET PASSED

FNABGL was organized to fight the huge landfill proposed in the Town of Brant, NY. After the proposal was defeated, FNABGL focused on other environmental issues and the removal of sales and property taxes on green purchases and home improvements.

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Large-scale solar facilities have the potential to contribute significantly to national electricity production. Many solar installations are large-scale or utility-scale, with a capacity over 1 MW and connected directly to the electric grid. Large-scale solar facilities offer an opportunity to achieve economies of scale in solar deployment, . . . [ Read More ]

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