• Heat Pump
    Go Electric,  Heat Pumps,  Heating & Cooling

    Save the Planet & Money with Heat Pumps

    Super high-efficiency electric heat pumps have become very common in all parts of the world for water heating, space heating, and air conditioning. They can operate in even the coldest climates and deliver the same heating and cooling benefits, often at lower operating costs. In addition, heat pumps powered by renewable energy produce zero emissions! Heat pumps are super-efficient because they use very little energy to move heat. Heat pumps have been used for decades to transfer heat out of your refrigerator to keep it cold on the inside and for air conditioning systems to cool your house. The same technology can now heat and cool your home or heat…

  • Heating & Cooling,  Home Garden,  Nature,  Preparedness

    Between a Rock and a Hot Place

    Balancing the Sources of Heat in the Home Landscape Take a leaf. No, actually, don’t you dare touch that leaf! Well, why? It’s dead. No good to me now. Well, actually, it’s as valuable now as when it was on the tree. Why? Because it’s going to rot and then become another tree that produces other leaves. Composted leaves are free fertilizer. They’re nature’s oldest form of recycling. The Xerces Society is a non-profit trying to help wildlife, especially pollinators (bees, butterflies, etc.) and endangered species. A few years ago, they promoted a “Leave the Leaves” project in the fall, so there would be protected places for wildlife over the…

  • Electrify Now logo
    Electric Vehicles,  ENERGY,  Energy Conservation,  EVENT,  Heating & Cooling

    Electrify Coalition’s Monthly Webinars on Electrification

    Interested in learning more about Electrification as a way to solve Climate Change?  Join Electrify Now for monthly conversations as we dive deep into how and why to electrify – we will cover everything from the practicalities of installing electric devices in your home to exciting new solutions that hold promise for decarbonizing our economy.  Here are our scheduled webinars to start 2021  January – All Electric Fireplaces  February – Renewable Hydrogen and Electrification  March – Sequestration Week  April – Electric Vehicles  May – All Electric Lawn Care  Register for these webinars and learn more at their website https://electrifynow.net/electrify-coalition-webinars

  • Net Zero Home Tour
    BUILDING,  Education,  ENERGY,  Energy Conservation,  EVENT,  Heating & Cooling,  Solar

    Solar Oregon Net Zero Homes Tour

    Saturday October 19, 2019  9am – 5pm  2105 N Webster Street, Portland  Join Solar Oregon, Passive House, Green Hammer and Earth Advantage to see what it’s like to live in a Zero carbon home and learn all the surprisingly simple, accessible and innovate strategies that homeowners use for getting to zero.  The Tour will feature homes in North and South East Portland and will be co-hosted by some of the leading green builders and architects in the area. Lunch will be at the new Tillamook Row Net Zero Apartments in NE Portland.  Suggested Donation – $10 Solar Oregon members, $20 for general public  For more info: https://solaroregon.org/event/net-zero-homes-tour/