Making solar accessible

I just saw this New York Times story (via Grist) about the Berkeley City Council approving loans to property owners who want to invest in solar panels.
In a move being watched by other cities around the country, the Council unanimously approved a program to give city-backed loans to property owners who install rooftop solar-power systems. [...]

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Procter Recycles: Week Five

[Update: Check out the Procter Neighborhood Website for the latest on Procter Recycles.]
We had a great week this week!  Eight households nearly filled my pickup.  Way to go, Procter!
We’ve reached a point where it’s more efficient for me to do some presorting.  If you could start leaving your recycling in a spare (even broken) storage [...]

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Procter Recycles: Week Two

[Update: Check out the Procter Neighborhood Website for the latest on Procter Recycles.]
Procter Neighborhood, we’re making great progress.  We doubled our participation this week!  Eight households contributed recycling this week.  That’s 160 miles per gallon per household!  Keep up the great work, and help spread the word, too! 
Once again, I got to meet more Procter [...]

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Independence investigates wind energy

Well, I asked for it, and I’m encouraged to see that the July 14 city council study session included a discussion of wind energy as part of the city’s portfolio of energy generation (skip to 13:45 for the renewable energy discussion).
Points of interest from the presentation: While Missouri has no state-wide legislation that would require [...]

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Hospital for sale

Hospital for sale

Originally uploaded by alex_moseley

FOR SALE: two hospitals, each centrally located among urban or suburban settings; well-used; currently vacated. All inquiries, contact your potential competition.
When Medical Center of Independence and Independence Regional were owned by the non-profit Health Midwest, it was simply part [...]

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