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I didn't catch in the interview if the station produces enough power to be totally self-sufficient without pulling from the grid, or even gives back to the grid? Wouldn't it be wonderful if every large expanse of rooftop could be used in this manner?

This was fascinating to watch and hear. I felt like I was right there -- very evocative! Thanks.

Tell Greg Kiss to keep up the good work----very inovative!!!

You do great work. Thanks very much. Maybe we can actually keep this old earth together for a while yet. I'm at this address:

viewfromthemiddle.org

Thank you so much for this green show! I really enjoyed every segment but I was so appalled when Kurt ordered a bacon-cheese hot dog, a regular hot dog and a bottle of water. As the New York Times just noted "A 2006 report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization found that livestock production accounts for 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions." And the Earth Policy Institute has found that the annual fossil fuel footprint of bottled water consumption in the United States is equivalent to the use of more than 50 million barrels of oil. Green houses and renewable energy are definitely part of the solution, but so are changes to our daily habits of eating and drinking.

Glad you all liked the story -- I found it pretty inspiring. To answer L. Ottaviano's question, I don't think the station's photovoltaic roof has the capability for giving back to the grid. Glass roofs won't work in many contexts, but when you think about all the skyscrapers with glass curtain-walls - imagine if they were all photovoltaic!