Summer Movie Night: “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” comes out in July!

Al Gore’s film, “An Inconvenient Truth” was eye-opening when it came out in 2006, and today is the tenth largest grossing documentary in the country; and as climate change- centric media tends to turn out, it was loved and lauded by most yet also laughed at by many.

But of those who viewed it, how many took that message to heart? How many of those individuals took action? Has progress been made, or is doom only more closely impending? With the sequel, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” coming out July 28, we may soon get the chance to see where we are, where we’ve been in the past decade, and now how to move forward as the stakes get more tense and the political climate gets more dicey.

Solar energy is something mentioned as a solution across these and other climate films like “Before the Flood”, but many hesitate to turn to this solution due to worries about cost. In reality, solar is far cheaper when you look at the bigger picture; once the panels themselves are purchased and installed, it gives you your own means to generate electricity. This often means little to no more monthly bill, and in some cases depending on your weather and location, you may have the option to either store excess energy in a battery to use on cloudier days or sell it back to the power company for a profit. This means that even though there’s a large upfront cost, you’ll be paid back that price and then some in what you end up saving on energy! And with multiple loan and funding programs available it’s only getting cheaper to save more- in terms of money, energy, and of course, the environment. And if this sequel tells us we need to step up our game (which I think I can safely predict it will) then solar energy is one of the most impactful changes you can make, with some of the best longterm benefits.

A couple other fun tidbits: the film, which has yet to come out, has almost five hundred ratings on IMDB. The voter demographics show that ratings are highest in the youngest age range and decrease with each subsequent age category, which can be easily understood, but interesting to me is that in every single age range, women gave higher ratings than men. Whether this speaks to a gender trend in movie reviewing or a gender gap in environmental activism, I cannot say, but when women are half the population and near nowhere in politics it definitely suggests that a more balanced gender distribution in public office could help push environmental action in this renewable energy enthusiast’s favor.

By Danica Bergmann

Citations:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Inconvenient_Truth

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6322922/

Photo Cred: Paramount Pictures

Solarize109 brings Solar and SRECS to the masses!

Its official!  SGE Solar has launched a regional solar group buying campaign effectively called Solarize109.

SGE Solar, as a service to the public, is administering Massachusetts first regional solar buying campaign.  Building on the Solarize group buying model, we’re taking it to the next level!

Solarize 109 will focus on the following towns:

Dedham            Westwood               Norfolk               Dover                 Medway

Sherborn           Holliston                 Medfield              Millis                   Milford

SGE Solar will be coming to each town hosting info-sessions, solar tours, and offering group buying discounts for solar.

Come and learn more about:  Solar and how it works, What solar costs and what you’ll save, what the government will pitch in, if solar works when its cloudy, different types of solar panels, different types of financing, and more!

Hear solar industry professionals talk straight about solar.  How does it work?  How about shade?  What about snow?  What does it weigh? How much does it cost?  What does it look like?  How much do they weigh?  Do they really work?  What does solar cost?  How much will it save me?  Are there rebates? (YUP!)  Sounds complicated, is it?  How do I know if I have a good site?  What about my roof?  Should I replace it?  Is it strong enough?  Is it big enough? Come get the answers!  To learn more call the Solarize109 folks directly at 508-473-8011 or just submit a contact form and we’ll let you know when we’ll be coming to you’re town.

Before The Flood

Oh my goodness…because of my feminine intuition I know this is truth, but so hard to comprehend. Do whatever you can to limit your personal contribution to the climate emergency.

Watch Before the Flood Video

We are the chosen installer for the Heritage Sands Solar Challenge!

Congratulations to Heritage Sands of Dennis, MA for participating in the Heritage Sands Solar Challenge!  We commend Heritage Sands’ dedicated efforts and commitment to conservation, sustainability and solar energy.

We believe that widespread community adoption of renewable solar energy offers solutions to the problems of environmental degradation, climate change, national security and rising energy costs.

We recognize that this is a true collaboration between the community, the developer, and the installer and have an incredible team who are dedicated to widespread solar implementation.