Energy Crisis? Nope.

There is no energy crisis.

Every day, 6 hours of sunlight falling on land provides the equivalent of all energy consumed for human use. The so-called energy crisis is rooted in 18th century Egonomics and 20th Century engineering whose combination fails to generate (pun intended) the obvious solution, NOT any lack of available supply.

But what about water? Now THERE'S a crisis. No new water has been created on the planet for a few billion years: What we've got is what we've got.

To refresh peoples' memories about water distribution: About 97 percent is salt water and 3 percent is fresh. Two of the 3 percent is locked up as ice in the poles. Of the remaining percent, roughly two-thirds is underground and one-third is surface water. Of the underground water, about half is too deep or saline to use effectively and another quarter is polluted. About half of the surface fresh water is too polluted to treat for use. The non-polluted part of underground and surface water is what's left for us. For those following the math, about four- to five-tenths of a percent of the planet's water is reasonably available for ALL human use.
(The above is by Rob Watson, 2009.)
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Rock Environmental, LLC is based in central Texas - currently in an 18 month drought.

Contact Rock at (830) 928.3085 for more information on local alternatives and resources that can help your household and/or business conserve water.

Water Solutions provided by Rock:
Water catchment systems
LEED for New Construction
Grey water collection and use
Non-potable landscape irrigation
Storm water runoff
Erosion problems

Britt Hosmer
britt@rockenvironmental.com

Food for thought: cheap fast food and cheap oil...

The New York Times released a comprehensive evaluation of American green power programs and found that only 2% of households can voluntarily afford electricity powered by renewables.

The study reveals that while green power may be expensive now, resources like wind and sunlight are free and safe from the price jumps found in oil, coal, or natural gas.

Cheap fast food - the majority can afford it but does anyone agree that it is good for you, especially in the long run? So are you willing to pay more and seek out healthier foods? Hmmm...

Britt Hosmer
Rockenvironmental.com

Google PowerMeter

The Google PowerMeter, now in internal testing, hooks up with smart meters to provide simple, clear realtime graphs of electricity use. Studies show that simply seeing your home energy use can lead to savings of 5 to 15 %.

Analyze: Get better information about how you use energy and what you can do to be more efficient.

Save: Reduce your energy bills and carbon footprint by making smart decisions about your energy use.

Share: Strike up a little friendly competition to see how your energy consumption compares to your friends and neighbors.

Check it out:
http://www.google.org/powermeter/howitworks.html