Solar Energy
Though we take it for granted, the sun is the indispensable engine for life on earth. Our food and clothing, our material comforts, can all be traced back to either the direct or, more usually, indirect or "embedded" energy from the Sun. From photosynthesis that drives the entire agricultural and animal food chain to the tides, winds, weather and climate, the sun powers it all.
Ancient cultures had a direct and obvious reliance on the Sun. Many placed the Sun at the center of their cultural and religious life. Though our modern existence seems less connected to the Sun than the ancients' cultures, the reality is our modern culture remains completely and utterly dependent on the Sun for our basic existence. From the food we eat to the cars we drive and the computers on which we conduct business and are entertained, none of it would be possible without the fusion furnace 93 million miles away providing the energy we need to exist.
Our sun is a constantly flowing source of earth's energy, light and food. It defines our days and our hours. It is the measure that ticks off our years. It powers the wind, the plants, and the heat that makes this earth habitable.
(*)Stephen Honikman, the author of these pages, is an attorney, entrepreneur, and emerging energy and sustainability enthusiast based in Santa Barbara, CA. Stephen’s Jewish identity is driven by a desire to make adoption of renewable energy a cornerstone of Tikkun Olam, as using the Sun to address global energy needs is truly “fix’n the world”. To further this goal Stephen, and a colleague Jeff Levy, recently developed an approach to enable Jewish organizations to power their facilities with solar energy, without the need for the organizations to expend any of their own capital. More information can be found at www.JFSI.org. You can contact Stephen at sch@jfsi.org.
In addition, you will find quick facts for your reports about US and world energy consumption habits here:
radiators.
Solarenergy.org
Solar Energy-Wikipedia article
Ancient cultures had a direct and obvious reliance on the Sun. Many placed the Sun at the center of their cultural and religious life. Though our modern existence seems less connected to the Sun than the ancients' cultures, the reality is our modern culture remains completely and utterly dependent on the Sun for our basic existence. From the food we eat to the cars we drive and the computers on which we conduct business and are entertained, none of it would be possible without the fusion furnace 93 million miles away providing the energy we need to exist.
- Reasons to Go Solar*
- History of Solar Energy
- Blog mode
- Solar Technology*
- Solar Powered Systems*
- Integrators*
- Financial Incentives*
- Solar Panel Installers
- Sun to Food
- In Our Society
- Solar Energy In Israel
- Sun in the News
- Solar Power in Pictures
- Debi's Helpful Hints
- Your Q-s A-ed (Your questions answered)
Our sun is a constantly flowing source of earth's energy, light and food. It defines our days and our hours. It is the measure that ticks off our years. It powers the wind, the plants, and the heat that makes this earth habitable.
(*)Stephen Honikman, the author of these pages, is an attorney, entrepreneur, and emerging energy and sustainability enthusiast based in Santa Barbara, CA. Stephen’s Jewish identity is driven by a desire to make adoption of renewable energy a cornerstone of Tikkun Olam, as using the Sun to address global energy needs is truly “fix’n the world”. To further this goal Stephen, and a colleague Jeff Levy, recently developed an approach to enable Jewish organizations to power their facilities with solar energy, without the need for the organizations to expend any of their own capital. More information can be found at www.JFSI.org. You can contact Stephen at sch@jfsi.org.
In addition, you will find quick facts for your reports about US and world energy consumption habits here:
radiators.
Solarenergy.org
Solar Energy-Wikipedia article
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