{"id":6843,"date":"2013-11-30T11:48:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-30T16:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=6843"},"modified":"2013-11-30T13:11:40","modified_gmt":"2013-11-30T18:11:40","slug":"making-this-a-green-campus-dr-michael-g-noll-save-2013-11-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/making-this-a-green-campus-dr-michael-g-noll-save-2013-11-15.html","title":{"rendered":"Making this a green campus &#8211;Dr. Michael G. Noll @ SAVE 2013-11-15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1O_7dlRZoiE&#038;feature=share&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiE3G_dRFjmNaneMaAf4T_KB&#038;index=1\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/1O_7dlRZoiE\/default.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nDr. Noll remarked on the rain falling and said of the solar canopy:\r\n<blockquote>\r\nIt&#8217;s multipurpose, it provides shade, it provides shelter,\r\nand it provides renewable energy, so that makes it really awesome.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_ballooning\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:115px\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/7b\/Montgolfier_brothers_flight.jpg\/230px-Montgolfier_brothers_flight.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nHe offered as story about events and world population at those times:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>1 billion in 1783: the first hot air balloon in 1783 in Paris, France\r\n<p>\r\n<li>2 billion in 1903: Orville and Wilbur Wright&#8217;s first flight\r\n<p>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apollo_11\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;width:130px\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1e\/Apollo_11_first_step.jpg\/260px-Apollo_11_first_step.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n1969: Apollo 11 landed on the moon when Dr. Noll was 8 years old\r\n<p>\r\n<li>1973: Oil crisis\r\n<li>4 billion in 1977: Jimmy Carter installed first solar panels on White House\r\n<li>1981: Ronald Reagan took down those solar panels\r\n<p>\r\n<li>7 billion now: Accelerating climate change\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/speakingeagles.com\/solar-impulse-flies-acros-the-u-s\/\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/speakingeagles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/solar-impulse-300x167.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nHe said we&#8217;re entering a second solar age,\r\nthe first one being the fossilized solar power of fossil fuels.\r\nHe mentioned the solar powered long flights of the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solarimpulse.com\/\">\r\nSolar Impulse<\/a>\r\nairplane as an example of hope, and an example of accelerating change.\r\n<blockquote>\r\nThen you know what we are capable of, what we can do.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nHe concluded:<!--more-->\r\n<blockquote>\r\nWe&#8217;re all looking forward to working with Dr. McKinney on\r\nmaking this a green campus, making this a sustainable campus,\r\nworking on energy efficiency, energy conservation, and most importantly\r\nworking as a team, because that&#8217;s the only way it can ever get done.\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nDr. Michael G. Noll spoke for\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wiregrass-ace.org\/\">Wiregrass Activists for Clean Energy<\/a> (WACE) at the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/videos-solar-canopy-ceremony-save-2013-11-15.html\">\r\nSolar Canopy Ceremony 15 November 2013<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nHere&#8217;s\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1O_7dlRZoiE&#038;feature=share&#038;list=PLshUv86fYkiE3G_dRFjmNaneMaAf4T_KB&#038;index=1\">\r\nthe video:<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center;font-size:80%\">\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1O_7dlRZoiE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<br>\r\nMaking this a green campus &#8211;Dr. Michael G. Noll\r\n<br>\r\nInstallation of 15 kilowatts solar at Odum Library,\r\n<br>\r\nSolar Canopy Ceremony, Students Against Violating the Environment (SAVE),\r\n<br>\r\nVideo by Gretchen Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),\r\n<br>\r\nValdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 15 November 2013.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. Noll remarked on the rain falling and said of the solar canopy: It&#8217;s multipurpose, it provides shade, it provides shelter, and it provides renewable energy, so that makes it really awesome. 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