Comments on: Google Founder Building Eco-Mansion http://www.sustainabilityninja.com/sustainable-architecture/google-founder-building-eco-mansion-66163/ The Sustainability Ninja creeps through the night gathering information for the general public to be more self sustainable. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:47:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dee http://www.sustainabilityninja.com/sustainable-architecture/google-founder-building-eco-mansion-66163/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Dee Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:13:35 +0000 http://www.sustainabilityninja.com/?p=1179#comment-821 How is a 6,000-square-foot house eco-friendly? Even if it were net zero energy (and I'm sure it isn't since it's not mentioned), the life cycle emissions and energy usage of the materials would be high. You want to be eco-friendly? Live in a smaller house. And, electric cars are only eco-friendly if the power mix is - and you've still got transmission losses to consider. How is a 6,000-square-foot house eco-friendly? Even if it were net zero energy (and I’m sure it isn’t since it’s not mentioned), the life cycle emissions and energy usage of the materials would be high.

You want to be eco-friendly? Live in a smaller house.

And, electric cars are only eco-friendly if the power mix is – and you’ve still got transmission losses to consider.

]]> By: Ben http://www.sustainabilityninja.com/sustainable-architecture/google-founder-building-eco-mansion-66163/comment-page-1/#comment-470 Ben Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:35:46 +0000 http://www.sustainabilityninja.com/?p=1179#comment-470 According to Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth", US and Australia are the only 2 ountries not supporting environmental friendly initiatives. Larry is doing the right thing to reverse this. As the saying goes "When the people lead, the leaders will follow ..." According to Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth”, US and Australia are the only 2 ountries not supporting environmental friendly initiatives. Larry is doing the right thing to reverse this. As the saying goes “When the people lead, the leaders will follow …”

]]> By: Dan Lee http://www.sustainabilityninja.com/sustainable-architecture/google-founder-building-eco-mansion-66163/comment-page-1/#comment-431 Dan Lee Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:16:48 +0000 http://www.sustainabilityninja.com/?p=1179#comment-431 Write your congressman! The Detroit Big 3 (Who are fronts for the oil companies), the banks (Who conduit the oil company money) and AIG (who keeps the oil companies protected) were handed money in a sack within a few days with no questions asked, no application and no review process but the alternative energy people, ie: wind, solar and electric cars must pay massive fees, file thousands of pages of paper and wait years to see if they MIGHT get some money. It seems as if there is an intentional program going on to delay alternative energy. Already, multiple solar companies that were waiting for that money have been forced to go out of business by the delay and most of the electric car companies are going to die soon too. Write your congressman! The Detroit Big 3 (Who are fronts for the oil companies), the banks (Who conduit the oil company money) and AIG (who keeps the oil companies protected) were handed money in a sack within a few days with no questions asked, no application and no review process but the alternative energy people, ie: wind, solar and electric cars must pay massive fees, file thousands of pages of paper and wait years to see if they MIGHT get some money. It seems as if there is an intentional program going on to delay alternative energy. Already, multiple solar companies that were waiting for that money have been forced to go out of business by the delay and most of the electric car companies are going to die soon too.

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