Marty Harrelson's Blog – July 2009 Archive (2)

I hear that statement all the time. Everybody likes to talk about going green, but if it costs anything, the eyes glaze over, and the conversation is over. So is that really true?



The situation with the economy is dire. I understand. There are many people who have lost their jobs. I understand. How can I understand? I'm one of them. I was also part of a corporate lay-off earlier this year. I am divorced, so I have no other back-up income. I do understand -- more than you… Continue

Once you have a rain barrel, and it's collecting the water, how do you move the water to where it's needed? That's the question James Fisher from Peachtree City, GA asked himself. After hauling buckets and buckets of water to his

wife's flower gardens, he decided there must be a better way. Since he is a systems engineer by trade, he designed a solar-powered water pumping system that would pressurize the water so he could use it with his yard sprinklers and misting units. Then his… Continue