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Rooftop Solar: Powering Your Home and the Planet Sunlight, a free and abundant resource, has the potential to revolutionize the way we power our homes. Rooftop solar, harnessing this power through photovoltaic panels, is no longer a futuristic dream; it's a rapidly growing reality. But is it right for you? Let's delve into the world of rooftop solar, exploring its benefits, challenges, and the exciting possibilities it holds for the future. The most immediate draw is financial. Rooftop solar panels can significantly reduce your electricity bills, sometimes even eliminating them entirely. Imagine the extra cash in your pocket, the freedom from fluctuating energy costs, and the satisfaction of self-reliance. Beyond your wallet, rooftop solar is a powerful weapon in the fight against climate change. By generating clean, renewable energy, you're reducing your carbon footprint and dependence on fossil fuels. Every panel installed is a step towards a greener future for generations to come. : Rooftop solar empowers you to become an energy producer, not just a consumer. You're no longer at the mercy of grid outages or rising energy prices. You're generating your own power, fostering resilience and independence in an increasingly uncertain world. The upfront cost of installing panels can be daunting, although tax credits and government incentives can significantly offset it. Additionally, roof suitability, weather conditions, and energy consumption patterns play a role in determining efficiency and payback periods. Rooftop solar's potential extends beyond individual homes. Imagine communities powered by shared solar arrays, microgrids connecting entire neighborhoods, even entire cities bathed in the glow of self-generated energy. This is the decentralized, sustainable future that solar promises. While challenges remain, the tide is turning. Technological advancements are driving down costs, and public awareness is rising. Rooftop solar is no longer a niche choice; it's a mainstream movement gaining momentum. So, is rooftop solar right for you? It depends on your energy needs, budget, and environmental conscience. But one thing's certain: rooftop solar is more than just panels on a roof. It's a statement, a commitment to a cleaner, more empowered future for ourselves and the planet. Ready to take the plunge?
Research and compare systems: Understand your energy consumption, explore different panel types and warranties, and get quotes from multiple installers.Seek financial assistance: Utilize government incentives, loans, or even community solar programs to make the initial investment more manageable.Join the solar community: Connect with local solar users, share experiences, and learn from each other's journeys.Remember, rooftop solar isn't just a product; it's a community, a movement, and a powerful step towards a brighter tomorrow. Let's harness the power of the sun, one rooftop at a time. Thanks For listening to Quiet Please. Remember to like and share wherever you get your podcasts. -
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Gardening Out Loud is a series of weekly audio love letters to, and conversations with, a little patch of soil. This isn’t an instructional podcast, but an experiential one: listen in for my reflections and observations as I experiment with sonic chronicles of the 2023 growing season. Grow along with me, in your imagination or in your own space, as I cultivate food and flowers, and soak up the beauty of this tiny urban refuge. Gardening Out Loud is restorative radio to help us all slow down, get grounded, and make a bit of space for connection and natural wonder.
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In a world facing an environmental crisis, more and more people are turning to homesteading as a way to live more sustainably. Broken Shovel is a podcast for homesteaders, aspiring homesteaders, and anyone who is interested in learning more about sustainable living.
Each week Lucas & Eric discuss global policies and their impact on climate change, how to create a sustainable homestead and how to affect change in your own back yard.
Whether you’re just starting out on your homesteading journey or you’re a seasoned pro, Broken Shovel is the podcast for you.
Join us as we explore the many ways that homesteading can help us build a more sustainable future.
We hope you’ll join us on our journey to a more sustainable future. Subscribe to Broken Shovel today! -
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Pioneering Today is all about getting back to basics, simple living, and self-sufficiency with old-fashioned skills and wisdom in a modern world. With heirloom gardening, canning, preserving the harvest, from scratch cooking, raising your own food, including livestock (backyard chickens, pigs, and cattle), natural medicine, herbs, DIY like soap making along with living a simple self-sufficient life, no matter where you live. Hosted by 5th generation homesteader, Melissa K. Norris, author of The Made-from-Scratch Life. This podcast brings you the conversation from MelissaKNorris.com and The Pioneering Today Academy, with Q&A's, teaching, tutorials, and always giving you practical ways and tips to live the simple and self-sufficient life.
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Paranormal Odyssey is a place to hear and share stories of encounters with UFO's, Ghosts, and other strange experiences that can not be explained!
If you have had an encounter and would like to be on the show, please email [email protected]
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We are sharing our journey of turning our 1970s acreage into a 21st-century homestead. In each episode, we discuss topics such as regenerative agriculture, using renewable resources when possible, growing your own food & preserving it, reducing or zero waste living, catching & storing rainwater and much more! In a modern-day approach to living self-sufficiently & sustainably.
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Welcome to the Helpful Gardeners, a weekly podcast diving into the home and garden topics you want to learn more about. We hope to inform, inspire, and bring the fun as two friends who work together and go wild over gardening. Colin is a certified horticulturist with decades of experience working in landscaping, gardening and houseplants in various climactic zones. Brandi is a beginner with a passion to ask questions.
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This podcast chronicles my homesteading journey on 7 acres in Ohio with my husband, chickens, bees and garden. This podcast is meant to be a bridge between nature centered homesteading and the more girly aspects of your life. Some topics discussed on my show are: what it means to be a homesteader, beekeeping, food preservation, self sufficiency, gardening for beginners, planners, backyard chickens, seasonal living, year round gardening, nontoxic homemaking, holistic living, safer skincare, hunting, clean beauty, real food cooking, canning basics, rural living, and living in the Midwest!
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The Grow Guide is Canada's #1 gardening podcast co-hosted by rookie grower, Maggie Wysocki and master grower, Dave Hanson. Listen in to honest conversations about seasonal gardening topics, including the trials, tribulations and successes of growing in climates where it can feel...kind of impossible.
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The Fine Homebuilding Podcast is all about answering YOUR construction, design, and building science questions. From foundation waterproofing to roof flashing, we take on your building, remodeling and design challenges with the know-how of North America’s most-trusted home building brand.
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Every Friday, we discuss listener questions and offer advice following best-practice building techniques and principles. We love hearing from you, so if you have a question or project you want us to dig into, please send an email to [email protected] or ask your question on social media.
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Welcome to the Cozy Minimalism podcast, a podcast that helps guide you along this path towards minimalism and creating a beautiful home that supports and nurtures you.
Using intentional home styling using what you already own and love; We help you create a truly unique space that becomes your place to relax, unwind and recharge. Your home becomes a source of blessings rather than burdens. -
This podcast exists to challenge our ideas of sustainability. Why do we do the things that we do? And how can we make sure that what we are doing is right? This show is an exercise in developing new perspective and context around land management in order to help us make the best decisions possible.
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La balado éclatée de l'agriculture urbaine dans toute sa diversité.
L’agriculture urbaine, on en mange. Des techniques de culture aux projets innovants, en passant par les enjeux et défis du milieu urbain, on réfléchit avec vous, on en jase avec nos invité.e.s et on se fait aller le mâche-patate!
Mâche-patate est le podcast des Urbainculteurs, qui cultivent la ville depuis 2009. Leur mission : développer et promouvoir une agriculture urbaine productive, écologique et accessible, au service des organisations et citoyens, afin qu’ils nourrissent sainement leur communauté. -
Gardening is more complicated than water and soil. It's about something deeper. It's about something more intangible. It's about Skeletor. Skeletor guides you through the perils and pitfalls of gardening with edicts, orders, and the occasional command. Garden Plots with Skeletor: It's definitely not a scheme! This podcast not affiliated with the owners of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
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Songbirding takes you on an auditory journey through the songs of birds. Recorded entirely outdoors, a variety of songbird species from the Great Lakes region of North America are featured. Each episode provides listeners with a unique and immersive experience, as they listen to the beautiful melodies and calls of different birds in their natural habitats.
Along with the sounds, birding guide Rob Porter shares interesting facts and insights about the birds, providing a deeper understanding of their behaviour and significance in the ecosystems they inhabit.
Twice nominated as best Science Podcast in the Canadian Podcast Awards.
Season 1, "The Bruce Peninsula" was recorded in July of 2019, in various locales of the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario.
Season 2, "Midsummer" was recorded in July and August of 2019, in Hamilton, Waterloo, and Cambridge.
Season 3, "Spring of Solitude" was recorded in spring of 2020, in the Hamilton, the Niagara Region, and Norfolk County.
Season 4, "On Territory" was recorded throughout 2020 & 2021, in various places in Ontario.
Season 5, “In The Quietude” was recorded in 2021 through 2023 in Bruce Peninsula National Park.
Season 6, "Allegheny National Forest" was recorded in 2022 through 2024 in Allegheny National Forest and surrounding areas in Pennsylvania and New York states.
Season 7 is forthcoming and was/is being recorded in Kananaskis Country, Alberta in 2023 through 2025.
For those with high-frequency hearing loss, please search for "Songbirding Under 5kHz"
Credits
Recorded, engineered, narrated and created by Rob Porter.
Cover art by Lauren Helton - https://tinylongwing.carbonmade.com/
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