Scott Adams: How I (Almost) Saved the Earth

Re:Scott Adams: How I (Almost) Saved the Earth by nowarninglabel on Saturday August 21, 2010 @01:02AM (#1622294)

Just as a counter-point, I recently visited a friend in Prague who is both earth-loving like Mr. Adams and an architect. She and her husband recently rebuilt their home, and it looks fairly nice for the area despite being quirky for the energy savings. They have a grass roof which I was told was actually low maintenance once they had it in. That said, they weren't 'idiots' and didn't buy into photovoltaics.

Your mileage may vary depending on if your wife is an architect.

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Re:Scott Adams: How I (Almost) Saved the Earth by Ras_ on Saturday August 21, 2010 @06:57PM (#1623819)

Grass roof... they have a slightly bigger one at Ford Rouge River:

"The roof of the 1.1 million square foot (100,000 m²) Dearborn truck assembly plant was covered with more than 10 acres (40,000 m²) of sedum, a low-growing groundcover. The sedum retains and cleanses rainwater and moderates the internal temperature of the building, saving energy. The roof is part of an $18 million rainwater treatment system designed to clean 20 billion gallons (76,000,000 m³) of rainwater annually, sparing Ford from a $50 million mechanical treatment facility."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW0G6zNStTE

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Re:Scott Adams: How I (Almost) Saved the Earth by Symmetry on Saturday August 21, 2010 @11:05AM (#1622974)

Solar hot water heating is probably a much better deal than photovoltaics.

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