Comments on: CAFO Debate Heating Up http://www.kemplog.com/2006/04/15/cafo-debate-heating-up/ Life and law in Eastern Indiana Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:32:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: heating http://www.kemplog.com/2006/04/15/cafo-debate-heating-up/#comment-11232 heating Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:03:25 +0000 http://www.kemplog.com/2006/04/15/cafo-debate-heating-up/#comment-11232 If you have looked into solar energy as a method for heating your home, panels are usually the first things that come up. There are, however, other unique methods. The Solar Heating Aspect You Have Never Heard of Before The power of the sun is immense. The energy in one day of sunlight is more than the world needs. The problem, of course, is how does one harness this power. Solar panels represent the obvious solution, but they have their downside. First, they can be expensive depending upon your energy needs. Second, they do not exactly blend in with the rest of your home. Passive solar heating represents a panel free method of harnessing the inherent energy found in the sun for heating purposes. If you come out from a store and open the door of your car in the summer, you understand the concept of passive solar heating. A wide variety of material absorbs sunlight and radiates the energy back into the air in the form of heat. Passive solar heating for a home works the same way as the process which overheats your car in the parking lot. If you have looked into solar energy as a method for heating your home, panels are usually the first things that come up.

There are, however, other unique methods.

The Solar Heating Aspect You Have Never Heard of Before

The power of the sun is immense. The energy in one day of sunlight is more than the world needs. The problem, of course,

is how does one harness this power. Solar panels represent the obvious solution, but they have their downside. First,

they can be expensive depending upon your energy needs. Second, they do not exactly blend in with the rest of your home.

Passive solar heating represents a panel free method of harnessing the inherent energy found in the sun for heating

purposes. If you come out from a store and open the door of your car in the summer, you understand the concept of passive

solar heating. A wide variety of material absorbs sunlight and radiates the energy back into the air in the form of heat.

Passive solar heating for a home works the same way as the process which overheats your car in the parking lot.

]]> By: Pila http://www.kemplog.com/2006/04/15/cafo-debate-heating-up/#comment-234 Pila Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:09:41 +0000 http://www.kemplog.com/2006/04/15/cafo-debate-heating-up/#comment-234 With CAFO's proliferating and the enactment of DST for the whole state, Indiana is becoming an undesirable place to live. Most youngish professional types are not going to move to a state that has so little regard for protecting its air and water. It is a shame that the Randolph County commissioners don't understand that CAFO's are not at all comparable to existing agriculture. Maybe they will realize that when they have a hard time attracting other types of businesses to the county. Not that they were having an easy time of it in the first place. With CAFO’s proliferating and the enactment of DST for the whole state, Indiana is becoming an undesirable place to live. Most youngish professional types are not going to move to a state that has so little regard for protecting its air and water.

It is a shame that the Randolph County commissioners don’t understand that CAFO’s are not at all comparable to existing agriculture. Maybe they will realize that when they have a hard time attracting other types of businesses to the county. Not that they were having an easy time of it in the first place.

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