Comments for UW-Green Bay Sustainability http://blog.uwgb.edu/sustainability UW-Green Bay Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:43:56 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on News Bit: Why Efficiency is Smarter than Renewables by John Schultz http://blog.uwgb.edu/sustainability/news-bit-why-efficiency-is-smarter-than-renewables/#comment-2413 John Schultz Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:43:56 +0000 http://blog.uwgb.edu/sustainability/?p=398#comment-2413 I have to disagree with the author. While there are substantial subsidies for "Green" and renewable energy sources , there are still energy efficient tax incentives for both commercial and residential building owners. The original legislation that encouraged efficiency was EPACT 2005, and the incentives have been renewed regularly. Check the 45L and 179D tax benefits, they are substantial, and do in fact incent efficient systems and reward them quite well. I have to disagree with the author. While there are substantial subsidies for “Green” and renewable energy sources , there are still energy efficient tax incentives for both commercial and residential building owners. The original legislation that encouraged efficiency was EPACT 2005, and the incentives have been renewed regularly. Check the 45L and 179D tax benefits, they are substantial, and do in fact incent efficient systems and reward them quite well.

]]> Comment on Recyclemania Week 1 Results by Nicholas Markworth http://blog.uwgb.edu/sustainability/recyclemania-week-1-results/#comment-1880 Nicholas Markworth Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:20:55 +0000 http://blog.uwgb.edu/sustainability/?p=554#comment-1880 I thought we were the original Eco-U. We need to improve on these numbers by a lot. I thought we were the original Eco-U. We need to improve on these numbers by a lot.

]]> Comment on News Bit: Global Warming’s Terrifying New Math – Three simple numbers that add up to global catastrophe – and that make clear who the real enemy is by Eric http://blog.uwgb.edu/sustainability/news-bit-global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-three-simple-numbers-that-add-up-to-global-catastrophe-and-that-make-clear-who-the-real-enemy-is/#comment-141 Eric Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:28:15 +0000 http://blog.uwgb.edu/sustainability/?p=419#comment-141 I dont understand why people dont take this issue more seriously. I've got a friend who responded "It has been proven that the earth naturally goes through stages of heating and cooling"... That does mean we should help accelerate the natural occurrence, not only that but a hotter globe doesnt mean it will be friendly to human life or affect our food chain, air quality, etc... Eric I dont understand why people dont take this issue more seriously. I’ve got a friend who responded “It has been proven that the earth naturally goes through stages of heating and cooling”… That does mean we should help accelerate the natural occurrence, not only that but a hotter globe doesnt mean it will be friendly to human life or affect our food chain, air quality, etc…

Eric

]]> Comment on Share Your Ideas for Recycling, Reusing, and Reducing! by Madelyn Westphal Marquette http://blog.uwgb.edu/sustainability/share-your-ideas-for-recycling-reusing-and-reducing/#comment-2 Madelyn Westphal Marquette Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:57:20 +0000 http://blog.uwgb.edu/sustainability/?p=103#comment-2 Let's use our old water heaters and water softening tanks as rain barrels! Let’s use our old water heaters and water softening tanks as rain barrels!

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