Comments on: Green Municipal Bonds – Economic Crisis Solved http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/07/green-municipal-bonds-economic-crisis-solved/ Discussing the people, ideas, and companies that redefine capitalism and inspire positive change Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: russ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/07/green-municipal-bonds-economic-crisis-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-5333 russ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:30:05 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1138#comment-5333 Depends on what type of projects are utilized. I, for one, do not presently consider residential solar PV cells or residential wind to be whatsoever practical or efficient. Commercially yes but on home roof tops not at all. Most likely the residential units will generally be in a state of disrepair not too long after installation and useless. Commercially they will be taken care of and worthwhile. We will see in 5 or 10 years what the items mentioned above contribute to the overall energy scheme. Residential solar hot water (water heater augmentation) is a positive thing. Insulation and sealing of homes is a positive thing at present and deserve investment. Depends on what type of projects are utilized.

I, for one, do not presently consider residential solar PV cells or residential wind to be whatsoever practical or efficient. Commercially yes but on home roof tops not at all.

Most likely the residential units will generally be in a state of disrepair not too long after installation and useless. Commercially they will be taken care of and worthwhile.

We will see in 5 or 10 years what the items mentioned above contribute to the overall energy scheme.

Residential solar hot water (water heater augmentation) is a positive thing. Insulation and sealing of homes is a positive thing at present and deserve investment.

]]> By: russ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/07/green-municipal-bonds-economic-crisis-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-37852 russ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:30:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1138#comment-37852 Depends on what type of projects are utilized. I, for one, do not presently consider residential solar PV cells or residential wind to be whatsoever practical or efficient. Commercially yes but on home roof tops not at all. Most likely the residential units will generally be in a state of disrepair not too long after installation and useless. Commercially they will be taken care of and worthwhile. We will see in 5 or 10 years what the items mentioned above contribute to the overall energy scheme. Residential solar hot water (water heater augmentation) is a positive thing. Insulation and sealing of homes is a positive thing at present and deserve investment. Depends on what type of projects are utilized.

I, for one, do not presently consider residential solar PV cells or residential wind to be whatsoever practical or efficient. Commercially yes but on home roof tops not at all.

Most likely the residential units will generally be in a state of disrepair not too long after installation and useless. Commercially they will be taken care of and worthwhile.

We will see in 5 or 10 years what the items mentioned above contribute to the overall energy scheme.

Residential solar hot water (water heater augmentation) is a positive thing. Insulation and sealing of homes is a positive thing at present and deserve investment.

]]> By: berlin http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/07/green-municipal-bonds-economic-crisis-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-3699 berlin Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:17:13 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1138#comment-3699 Gut! Gut!

]]> By: berlin http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/07/green-municipal-bonds-economic-crisis-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-37851 berlin Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:17:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1138#comment-37851 Gut! Gut!

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]]> By: Lloyd Taft http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/07/green-municipal-bonds-economic-crisis-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-3189 Lloyd Taft Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:49:04 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1138#comment-3189 Having been, before the deluge, an architect for high end residences I am very familiar with solar, geothermal, and a variety of other current technologies which have been affordable only to the upper echelon of home builders due to their cost. This is exactly the type of program which will finally bring the savings down to the people who need them most. I don't expect that the industrial utilities really see this as a threat, but they should. Local generation, be it solar, minihydro, wind, etc. should be our focus. The Pickens wind project requires a smart grid and huge investments by big players and federal government resulting in a system which still gets energy from Texas and sells it in Oregon or Maine. Energy savings from local generation requires many smaller investments by communities and property owners, and should be offset by tax credits and local incentive. This is how Obama raised his money for the campaign, why not be the way out of our energy dependences as well. The main obstacle as I see it is that this is not a corporate structure that business is used to, but that might be why is makes so much sense. Having been, before the deluge, an architect for high end residences I am very familiar with solar, geothermal, and a variety of other current technologies which have been affordable only to the upper echelon of home builders due to their cost. This is exactly the type of program which will finally bring the savings down to the people who need them most.

I don’t expect that the industrial utilities really see this as a threat, but they should. Local generation, be it solar, minihydro, wind, etc. should be our focus. The Pickens wind project requires a smart grid and huge investments by big players and federal government resulting in a system which still gets energy from Texas and sells it in Oregon or Maine. Energy savings from local generation requires many smaller investments by communities and property owners, and should be offset by tax credits and local incentive. This is how Obama raised his money for the campaign, why not be the way out of our energy dependences as well.

The main obstacle as I see it is that this is not a corporate structure that business is used to, but that might be why is makes so much sense.

]]> By: Lloyd Taft http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/07/green-municipal-bonds-economic-crisis-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-37850 Lloyd Taft Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:49:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1138#comment-37850 Having been, before the deluge, an architect for high end residences I am very familiar with solar, geothermal, and a variety of other current technologies which have been affordable only to the upper echelon of home builders due to their cost. This is exactly the type of program which will finally bring the savings down to the people who need them most. I don't expect that the industrial utilities really see this as a threat, but they should. Local generation, be it solar, minihydro, wind, etc. should be our focus. The Pickens wind project requires a smart grid and huge investments by big players and federal government resulting in a system which still gets energy from Texas and sells it in Oregon or Maine. Energy savings from local generation requires many smaller investments by communities and property owners, and should be offset by tax credits and local incentive. This is how Obama raised his money for the campaign, why not be the way out of our energy dependences as well. The main obstacle as I see it is that this is not a corporate structure that business is used to, but that might be why is makes so much sense. Having been, before the deluge, an architect for high end residences I am very familiar with solar, geothermal, and a variety of other current technologies which have been affordable only to the upper echelon of home builders due to their cost. This is exactly the type of program which will finally bring the savings down to the people who need them most.

I don’t expect that the industrial utilities really see this as a threat, but they should. Local generation, be it solar, minihydro, wind, etc. should be our focus. The Pickens wind project requires a smart grid and huge investments by big players and federal government resulting in a system which still gets energy from Texas and sells it in Oregon or Maine. Energy savings from local generation requires many smaller investments by communities and property owners, and should be offset by tax credits and local incentive. This is how Obama raised his money for the campaign, why not be the way out of our energy dependences as well.

The main obstacle as I see it is that this is not a corporate structure that business is used to, but that might be why is makes so much sense.

]]> By: Global Patriot http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/07/green-municipal-bonds-economic-crisis-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-3165 Global Patriot Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:28:41 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1138#comment-3165 This topic has been gaining traction of late, as it keeps the process local, has the greatest impact on the municipality, keeps the federal government out of the picture, and allows investors to make a statement as to how they spend their dollars. It's surprising that this method of issuing bonds has not taken off yet - it's how we build all sorts of infrastructure projects and green initiatives provide payback to investors and society as a whole - on a global basis. This topic has been gaining traction of late, as it keeps the process local, has the greatest impact on the municipality, keeps the federal government out of the picture, and allows investors to make a statement as to how they spend their dollars.

It’s surprising that this method of issuing bonds has not taken off yet – it’s how we build all sorts of infrastructure projects and green initiatives provide payback to investors and society as a whole – on a global basis.

]]> By: Global Patriot http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/07/green-municipal-bonds-economic-crisis-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-37849 Global Patriot Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:28:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=1138#comment-37849 This topic has been gaining traction of late, as it keeps the process local, has the greatest impact on the municipality, keeps the federal government out of the picture, and allows investors to make a statement as to how they spend their dollars. It's surprising that this method of issuing bonds has not taken off yet - it's how we build all sorts of infrastructure projects and green initiatives provide payback to investors and society as a whole - on a global basis. This topic has been gaining traction of late, as it keeps the process local, has the greatest impact on the municipality, keeps the federal government out of the picture, and allows investors to make a statement as to how they spend their dollars.

It’s surprising that this method of issuing bonds has not taken off yet – it’s how we build all sorts of infrastructure projects and green initiatives provide payback to investors and society as a whole – on a global basis.

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