{"id":845,"date":"2012-05-07T17:11:42","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T21:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/solar-is-civil-defense-psa.html"},"modified":"2012-05-07T17:11:42","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T21:11:42","slug":"solar-is-civil-defense-psa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2012\/05\/solar-is-civil-defense-psa.html","title":{"rendered":"Solar IS Civil Defense PSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/03\/tornado-damage-cat-creek-and-quarterman-road-lowndes-county-georgia-3-march-2012.html\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b0168eb487d15970c\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7177\/6950532859_4b412880e3_s.jpg\"\n\/><\/a> While \/the grid power was out during and after the March F2 tornado (F3 in Lanier County), the lights at our place never blinked, because we have solar panels and batteries. George Mokray has a video that expands on that point.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Solar IS Civil Defense\u2014what we are all supposed to have on <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/u0mjqjgZ64E\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b0168eb487d1a970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b0168eb487d1a970c-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a> hand in case of emergency\u2014flashlight, cell phone, radio, extra set of batteries\u2014can be powered by a few square inches of solar electric panel. Add a hand crank or bicycle generator and you have a reliable source of survival level electricity, day or night, by sunlight or muscle power.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/u0mjqjgZ64E\"> the video:<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u0mjqjgZ64E\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"390\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><small> Solar IS Civil Defense PSA <br \/> Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, . <br \/> Video by  for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE). <\/small><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This is also entry level electrical power for the 1.5 billion people around the world who do not yet have access to electricity. Civil defense at home and economic development abroad can be combined in a &#8220;buy one, give one&#8221; program like the Bogolight (http:\/\/ www.bogolight.com) which is a solar LED light and AA battery charger.<\/p>\n<p>Solar IS Civil Defense and could be much more.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/04\/opportunities-from-solar-power-jerome-tucker-and-mage-solar-at-lhs-29-march-2011.html\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b0168eb487d1d970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b0168eb487d1d970c-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a> I think Lowndes County Emergency Management Director Ashley Tye did a fine job <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/03\/tornado-report-ashley-tye-lcc-2012-03-12.html\"> dealing with the tornado.<\/a> What if beyond the resources he had available we added distributed solar power? In addition to being storm ready, solar also brings jobs for <a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/04\/opportunities-from-solar-power-jerome-tucker-and-mage-solar-at-lhs-29-march-2011.html\"> engineers, electricians, truck drivers, and plumbers,<\/a> and for <a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/06\/91-of-voters-support-using-solar-power-in-nc-ivan-urlaub-of-ncsea.html\"> professors and students to study all that.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/02\/enabling-a-commodity-market-in-solar-power-dr-smiths-electric-meters.html\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b0163045a8133970d\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b0163045a8133970d-pi.jpg\"    \/><\/a>Change a few laws, and <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/02\/enabling-a-commodity-market-in-solar-power-dr-smiths-electric-meters.html\"> profit by selling excess power to Atlanta or points north.<\/a>  Add plug-in electric vehicles, and we get <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/04\/veterans-for-clean-energy-operation-free.html\"> less need for foreign oil,<\/a> so we get improved national security.\n<\/p><p> Safety, energy independence, and economic development right here at home <a href=\"\/blog\/2012\/04\/austin-energy-changed-from-anti-solar-to-pro-solar-in-one-year.html\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" class=\"at-xid-6a0120a58214e4970b0168eb487d23970c\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/6a0120a58214e4970b0168eb487d23970c-pi.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\"    \/><\/a> through solar power!<\/p>\n<p>-jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While \/the grid power was out during and after the March F2 tornado (F3 in Lanier County), the lights at our place never blinked, because we have solar panels and batteries. George Mokray has a video that expands on that point. 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