Good question. If you were selling it you could claim this as a home business. You have to be careful with this as it raises red flags with the IRS. Although home businesses are legal to claim and should be reported as income become an issue when part of the home is written off. I hope that you find a Green deduction.

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That would be fine, as long as you don’t have a 12 cylinder Bentley sitting the the garage that you drive the 3 blocks to work and put on another 500 miles shopping on weekends. Seriously, it can’t be as simple as your proximity to work. The reality is that you are getting a tax credit if you don’t drive. Those of us driving are paying gas, property and motor vehicle fees that all go towards general cheap source viagra funds in Federal, State and local governments. If you don’t drive you don’t pay those taxes. Now put appropriate taxes on gas etc that only go towards transit problems (including mass transit), and that will mean that if you drive you are penalized for it. How would we prove you were walking to work and not taking a limo on your tax credit? And just think how complex that would make auditiing tax returns. People cheat on how much they give to charitys (until this year they didn’t require a receipt), just imagine what they would do to get a tax credit? Sometime in the future hopefully city planners will do things to make it more attractive to live there. There will be a pool of electric cars for you to sign up to take out for errands so you don’t need to have so much garage space, etc. I agree something needs to be done – but a tax credit is definitely not the answer in my mind. 

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This should be an easy one . Which city / state is considered the greenest. By that I mean which city is: * the least polluted * has multiple sources of clean / renewable energy * provides the best tax incentives for going green * recycles * has the most organic certified crops * healthiest population? Whew- that’s a lot, but I think that about covers it. Interested in your thoughts. Discuss

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Hello, According to national geographic the top cheap soma watson twenty five are as follows: 1. Eugene, OR 2. Austin, TX 3. Portland, OR 4. St. Paul, MN 5. Santa Rosa, CA 6. Oakland, CA 7. Berkeley, CA 8. Honolulu, HI 9. Huntsville, AL 10. Denver, CO 11. Boston, MA 12. Lexington, KY 13. Springfield, IL 14. Irvine, CA 15. Cambridge, MA 16. Anchorage, AK 17. Syracuse, NY 18. San Francisco, CA 19. Minneapolis, MN 20. Milwaukee, WI 21. Rochester, NY 22. Albuquerque, NM 23. Ann Arbor, MI 24. Seattle, WA 25. Kansas City, MO http://www.thegreenguide.com/doc/113/top10cities I am surprised that Palo Alto, CA is not listed as either the greenest or close to the greenest, they provide many, many millions of dollars towards subsidy of green projects, have the most extensive recycling program I have EVER seen, and are among the healthiest of all californians. Environmental stewardship is not just a catch phrase in Palo Alto, it’s a way of life. City government itself has been designated a “Green Business” and the City Council lists “Climate Protection” as one of its top priorities. Important parts of this effort are the City of Palo Alto Utilities renewable energy program, the City’s Zero Waste initiative, and a local commitment to alternative transportation. Not too sure how much I agree with this list though, KC being listed as #25 is a joke, as a resident of nearly 8 years I can speak to the fact that this place is anything BUT environmentally friendly.

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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvHVBuEIfGi71ErImacoq1vsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090519004607AA08bZE Actually we didn’t come up with freedom. There is more of it in other countries, too. And part of living in a free society is also respecting other people’s freedom and rights. That includes not polluting their soil, not depriving them of livable environments, and not compromising their quality of life.
I will, totally, support green codes. I do not however believe that mandatory green-roofs will ever get on a ballot or in the building codes. What we need (like you brought up) is a serious tax incentive/rebate plan for green-roofs for both Residential and Commercial. Wouldn’t it cool to water a green-roof from a rainwater collection system on the same building? I think we will see the day when all new buildings will be required to have a certain percentage of green integrations, technologic (panels water heaters, ventilation) and/or passive systems (like green-roofs, skylights, rain collectors). Let’s hope it’s soon. As for us, we will build a straw-bale home, off the grid,… with more dogs.

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I am familiar with what is in the stimulus bill and it is very limited in this area and nowhere near the type of investment I am talking about. It simply provides tax break for those who install solar appliances. how_would_I_know: the technology is improving all the time in this area. No one says that solar is the complete answer. Massive investment in solar based on sales would lead to improvements in collection effeciency though. As for wind power. This is not a realistic idea for the average home based on the size and noise factors involved.

bkc99xx: You don’t get it. You are going to subsidize this research regardless. Obama is planning a massive expansion of green energy programs in his new budget, but rather than providing you with an avenue to help defer costs (i.e. home generated solar which can be returned to the grid and must be bought from the producer at premium kiowatt per hour rate) his plan will dramatically increase your monthly costs for energy with no plan for offset in cost.

bkc99xx: I said subsidies, but this is not really the correct word except in the case of tax breaks. The money would actually be in the form of secured loans. Yes I do know how much the cost of the system installation would be in my case. Roughly 15000 dollars and I have estimated that it would take roughly 15 years for the system to begin to produce a surplus financially. However this estimate is based on current kilowatt per hour rates in my area. The one thing I am absolutely sure of is that this cost will increase over the lifetime of the system making it more cost effective with time even when you factor in proposed maintenance costs. Interesting answers which I enjoyed reading. I am going to send this question to a vote. Thanks to all for taking the cheap soma usa time.

Tax Credits will be extended under so called ’stimulus plan’ – but will it be ‘cost effective’? Wind, Solar Tax Credits Extended in $700 Billion Bail-Out http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2008/2008-10-03-02.asp Tax Credits would be the most efficient way to add to our economy – rather than another More obtrusive government Bureaucracy. Interesting – Don’t you think? Feinstein seeks block solar power from desert land http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7aY31elSSpEWsXL0RHmqIowB3rgD972CNG00 There are Already Several Solar Farms in that area = Is Feinstein going for Corruption Money to grant them land usage, like she did giving her ’significant other’ government contracts from her committee??!??

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While I agree that the tax code is extremely complex, it is not because of the deductions and credits. Deductions and credits serve two purposes. First, they do encourage behavior that the government support. Second, they stimulate the economy. If we paid more money to the government, we would have less money to spend on things such as housing. Without a deduction for mortgage interest, people would be less inclined to buy houses. As far as supporting large families, taxpayers only get credits for the first two children they have. They get dependency exemptions, but without them people would go broke. Furthermore, families with large incomes get exempt from lots of the deductions cheap soma usa and credits. Notice at the bottom of schedule A where you have to determine if your deductions are limited. These deductions and credits do help the people they are intended to. The only reason the tax code is so complicated is because people try to beat the system. They attempt the breaks allowed by the government to benefit themselves even if they were not originally intended to. If you really look at each deduction and credit, they are all useful.

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This is an excellent sentiment, but there is a problem with it. The problem is that publicly held companies (but not privately held ones) are legally required to act in such a way as to maximize the financial returns to their stockholders. Unless environmental protection can positively impact the bottom line for these companies, they are less likely to make the decision to make environmentally friendly decisions. I agree that if Governments gave tax incentives to these corporations, it would be more likely that such actions would positively impact their bottom line. It may not be the most economically efficient allocation of federal monies, but it could get the job done.

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Too bad the old one doesn’t work. You still lucked out though because a major cost of geothermal energy is the drilling for the heat-exchange pipes. A full install of a new system can cost up to $60,000. The prices he’s cheap slimciti hoodia quoting you is a lot of money up front, but it will pay itself off in 8-10 years. If you can get some tax incentives to cut costs, even better!

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The last call was as recent as LAST WEEK”

“China’s Central Bank Renews Call for New World Reserve Currency”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=atQgG1C5Ielw

Google for more. you will find numerous reports (weekly) about it.

then two days later …

The original title of this article was “Treasuries Advance After China Says Reserve Policy Is ‘Stable’” and it has since been changed to “U.S. Treasuries Advance Amid Quarter-End Portfolio cheap rogaine Rebalancing “. Hmm. The content changed somewhat as well but still covers it in brief
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=al9.Xmi7SwH4

“…Yields fell after Chinese central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said his country is sticking with its foreign-currency reserve policy for now…”

WHY THE SUDDEN REVERSAL? Is it possibly because China will be a major benefactor of cap & trade?

How many of our tax dollars will go to create new jobs and new industries in China?

Here is one reader’s answer to this question:

Consider, for example, what cap & trade does in creating demand for RARE EARTH METALS which are essential for alternative energy technology. As it stands now, we will depend on China to meet the demand to be created by C&T.

“Crunch looms for green technology as China tightens grip on rare-earth metals (May 2009)”
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article6374603.ece

“China’s grip tightens on ‘green’ metals”
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/KF30Cb01.html

“… The rare-earth metal neodymium, used in electric car motors and wind turbines, is at the epicenter of the race between wealthy and emerging nations to create green technologies, while poorer countries appear to be relegated to spectator status. … Neodymium is a lanthanoid, at position 60 on the periodic table of elements for the number of atoms in a single molecule. Its production and wide range of uses reflect the competition over raw materials in the area of green technologies. … Unless production of green technologies is supported outside of China by new mining in North America, Africa and Australia, the only place to manufacture them will be China, predicts Lifton, adding that if China decides not to export those rare metals, there won’t be any other place to obtain them. … ”

For those who jump in here and claim the new industries will be created in America, I ask you: what is the incentive for corporations to develop new industries in America when they can pay slave labor wages in Asia and avoid environmental regulation? Let’s be realistic.

And considering the potential for profit to China, does its unwillingness to cap its own emissions disturb you a little and/or even give you a little pause to question the motivation behind cap & trade?
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Hmmm. Maybe this explains it, in part. Hot off the press:

“IMF Board Authorizes Debut Bond Issuance to Fund Aid (Update1)”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ankFTAhAUk68

Read the article – China is purchasing $50 billion. It seems there is no need to call for end to the dollar as reserve. The IMF activating SDRs as currency marks the final nail in the coffin for the dollar. Its only a matter of time.

yes. it has explained why.

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Here are some reader opinions:

With the new breakthroughs in renewable energy and the current “Energy Crisis” you would think that the world super powers would be pushing us more in to renewable energy instead of simply hiking the price of the current resource because of “Green Issues”.

I personally think that they already have a “Plan B” for the oil running dry but they wont do anything about it until they milk every last penny out of the current dirty resources which are easily taxed and regulated.

The US government, for example, recently decided to put all solar projects on hold for around two years while they “Had a think about it” but there was such an outcry they were forced to do a u-turn. Why would anyone spend two years having a ponder over an alternative as sustainable as the sun when the oil supplies are as critically low as the elites claim they are ?

Do you think that the people who rule the world and line their pockets with our hard earned cash will allow their cash cows (oil, gas, coal) to be replaced with something that they can’t levy a simple tax on until they have no option ?
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@ “Mark in Time”

The elite are rich because they keep the people poor and that’s an indisputable fact.

The divide between the two can never be closed as the more the poor people become rich the poorer rich people become.

Your quote is an interesting one but I think I read it differently to you.

Money is neither good nor evil, it is food for our greed and that food is given to us by those who will never go hungry, they give us just enough to stop our bellies from rumbling.
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@ “yankee_sailor”

” the US government put a hold on solar projects? ”

Yes, they did :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/27/easolar127.xml

And they had to change their mind :

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/04/us-puts-the-freeze-on-solar-energy-projects/

Before you say there’s no conspiracy perhaps you should bring yourself up to speed on things that actually make it in to the media.

Big Oil (like the Big Three) are sitting on a vast warehouse of alternative fuels and alternative engines, but what they’ve been lacking is the impetus to dust these things off and put them to use. But that impetus has finally arrived in three distinct forms; three extremely (for them) terrifying forms: high oil prices per barrel; Peak Oil from the Arabian oil fields; Green consciousness.

High oil price per barrel is not something that is going to go away any time soon. The causes are myriad, but one of the factors is the sense of crisis in the Middle East. The Iraqi-American war is tertiary to that; what is really causing panic in the Arabian oil fields is the knowledge that the fields have reached Peak Performance.

Peak Oil refers to the theory that all oil fields will move in a course which roughly describes a hill–it goes up, reaches the plateau (or peak) and then descends. This concept was originally postulated by a Geologist named M. King Hubbert. He said that Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction is reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline. He predicted that the USA would reach peak production and begin decline in 1970. He was right. Peak Oil production in the Arabian oil fields has apparently been reached, and now begins their decline as well.

But it is Green consciousness which really worries the oil and car people. Once upon a time, the concerns about the environment were tossed aside as the bleatings of “Ecology Nuts”, but in the light of Global Warming and rising greenhouse gases (and skyrocketing oil prices) the idea of a car that gets 50-60 miles a gallon are very tempting. Already, old SUV’s are being called ‘dinosaurs’, and new ones are gathering dust in showrooms all over the world.

You ask, “Do you think that the people who rule the world and line their pockets with our hard earned cash will allow their cash cows (oil, gas, coal) to be replaced with something that they can’t levy a simple tax on until they have no option ?”

Actually that’s the least of their worries. Sheer survival is taking precedence over simple greed.

For the Saudis, for example, they must now put away their toys and deal with the fact that for seventy years they have built their entire culture based on oil, a finite resource. They have bought jets, built palaces, taken long and expensive vacations, but they have virtually no infrastructure! They cannot feed their own people with their land, which is still desert. Virtually all necessities are imported. They have made investments, yes, but nothing which will prop up their country once the oil is depleted! This is one of the factors which is driving oil prices up: they have to make up for lost time and build these things now.

For the Big Three, time is also a precious commodity. As little as three years ago, there was a board meeting at cheap prosolution pills GM in which one member put forth the idea of bringing back the Volt, GM’s electric car. His suggestion was shouted down, and the decision was made to concentrate on SUV’s instead. Now, GM is working overtime to bring back the Volt, and literally spending one billion dollars a month (!) to incorporate hybrid technology into their current manufacturing centers in order to stay alive. If GM (and other US manufacturers) wish to survive, they need to adapt.

Sixty-five million years ago, a comet slammed into the Yucatan peninsula and brought about a worldwide climate change. Within a few short years the entire world was changed, and the lumbering dinosaurs which had ruled for so long died out. In a like fashion, the current climate change and the disappearance of the dinosaur remains (fossil fuels) are necessitating another change in the evolution of transport and the way humans behave. Those who adapt will go on; those who refuse to change will perish. Such is the way of the world.

Perhaps evolution is the biggest conspiracy of all.

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