Comments on: Habitat for Humanity Builds Solar Housing for Oakland

By: Houston Man Keeps Cool with Residential Solar System | | EU Solar Systems

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:59:30 +0000

[...] Abu’s father already owned a house built by the Houston branch of Habitat for Humanity, and urged his son to apply for the program. At about the same time, the organization was looking [...]

By: Paul SunforceSolar

Paul SunforceSolar — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:00:01 +0000

Solar is definitely the way to go! This is such a great project – to have people with rooves over their heads (collecting the sun’s rays) and having a bit more certainty about their futures is so wonderful.

By: EEFNow

EEFNow — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:12:32 +0000

this is really a good housing plan. It will help a lot especially nowadays that many people are suffering from economic crisis.

By: EEFNow

EEFNow — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:19:03 +0000

this is a good cause! I’m going to support this cause for its a great way to help humanity! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:31:40 +0000

Very astute observation vladimir. When we venture beyond a narrow, money-focused approach for a broader, long term, “Earth Equity” sort of viewpoint, solar power gets a heck of a lot cheaper. Many of these Habitat families will be set for life with low utility bills. And it is a powerful example of the inherent compassion and money-transcendence in humanity that organizers, volunteers and the utility went out there and made this happen…exemplary leadership. And I must say that people (myself included) are already wondering why we haven’t done this earlier, but that’s not as important as making sure we keep on doing it!

By: vladimir

vladimir — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:59:40 +0000

Solar is the ultimate clean energy source and Habitat for Humanity is an example of doing things right. I think, all consequences considered, coal and oil are actually more expensive. But the humanity (ex. the “Humanity” in this article ) does not seem to look at the full cost of things. When we say solar is expensive will look at the whole cycle – manufacturing the components, installing it etc. But with solar this is it. With oil and coal – because of their long history, putting it in work is cheap but nobody looks at the cost of, first destroying our planet to extract the fuel and the poisoning the environment we live in when we burn it.
Solar is the answer and 5 – 10 years from now people will be wondering how come we have not done this earlier.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:58:46 +0000

A community of homes that thrive on solar power- now that’s a good idea. I’m happy to hear that these efforts are being taken to help mother earth and to help low-income earners.