Comments on: Solar at Shakori Hills: does it make sense? http://www.cycle9.com/blog/energy/solar-at-shakori-hills-does-it-make-sense/ Live Sustainably, Bike More! Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:36:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: morgan@cycle9.com http://www.cycle9.com/blog/energy/solar-at-shakori-hills-does-it-make-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-27 morgan@cycle9.com Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:42:00 +0000 http://alsek.homedns.org/uncategorized/solar-at-shakori-hills-does-it-make-sense/#comment-27 I have since talked to the organizers, and it is clear they will use this year round, which would make it have a much greater positive impact over the long haul than my calculations showed. My response was to the little postcard I got as part of their advertising campaign, which focused on off setting power use during the festival. If that is the sole reason, then the solar doesn't make as much sense. But for year round off-grid powering of the farm, it does make sense, though it would be nice if the advertising were more clear about that intent. Anyway, I plan to make a small contribution towards the effort, since the organizers are clearly cognizant of these issues.<br /><br />Hopefully I didn't come off as angry - my response was not anger, just frustration at how reliant everyone is on cars - and how hard it is to change that (speaking as someone formerly very reliant on cars to get around). I have since talked to the organizers, and it is clear they will use this year round, which would make it have a much greater positive impact over the long haul than my calculations showed. My response was to the little postcard I got as part of their advertising campaign, which focused on off setting power use during the festival. If that is the sole reason, then the solar doesn’t make as much sense. But for year round off-grid powering of the farm, it does make sense, though it would be nice if the advertising were more clear about that intent. Anyway, I plan to make a small contribution towards the effort, since the organizers are clearly cognizant of these issues.

Hopefully I didn’t come off as angry – my response was not anger, just frustration at how reliant everyone is on cars – and how hard it is to change that (speaking as someone formerly very reliant on cars to get around).

]]> By: JeffS http://www.cycle9.com/blog/energy/solar-at-shakori-hills-does-it-make-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-26 JeffS Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:45:00 +0000 http://alsek.homedns.org/uncategorized/solar-at-shakori-hills-does-it-make-sense/#comment-26 A donation is a donation I suppose. Dressing it up in solar clothing sounds better than "got any spare change". I'm assuming they're going to power the farm year-round with it - not just the festival, which would effect your numbers. I guess they didn't want to point that out too much to would-be donators though.<br /><br />There was a shuttle to the event though. Limited runs, but it existed. Getting people onto it is the real challenge.<br /><br />Just continue setting the example and try not to come off as tooooo angry ;) A donation is a donation I suppose. Dressing it up in solar clothing sounds better than “got any spare change”. I’m assuming they’re going to power the farm year-round with it – not just the festival, which would effect your numbers. I guess they didn’t want to point that out too much to would-be donators though.

There was a shuttle to the event though. Limited runs, but it existed. Getting people onto it is the real challenge.

Just continue setting the example and try not to come off as tooooo angry ;)

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