Word: convert
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...size of the roof, its estimated solar energy potential, the estimated electricity that could be produced and the utility bill savings, as well as the amount of carbon that can be avoided by shifting to solar. You can also get estimates of what it would cost you to convert - with the federal, state and city incentives factored in - and you get linked directly to a number of Bay Area-solar installers...
...self-sufficiency. Signs of the town's comprehensive focus on environmental sustainability are visible from its mountaintops to the pens of the dairy cows that once were the bedrock of local commerce. Atop Mt. Kamisodegawa, the 12 wind turbines, each 305 feet (93 m) tall, have the capacity to convert mountain gusts into 21,000 KW of electricity - more than enough to meet the needs of the town's residents. The excess is sold to neighboring communities...
...cannot let our privilege lull us into a sense of irresponsible complacency. Even at Harvard, and especially at Harvard, we need to buckle down and be serious about maximizing our available resources. If we can harness the collective talent of our campus community, we may be able to convert this crisis of ?hange into a catalyst for change...
...resurgence of Pakistan and Afghanistan as prime destinations for aspiring Europe-based jihadists in search of training. Following the ouster of the Taliban and the scattering of al-Qaeda from Afghanistan in 2001, Iraq became the theater of choice for the volunteer jihadist, like 38-year-old Belgian convert Muriel Degauque, who blew herself up in an attack on U.S. troops north of Baghdad in November...
...mean it: I want everyone to join in my happy place filled with Christmas spirit. I don’t care if you’re Christian, Jewish, a celebrator of the often-neglected Kwanzaa, or anything in between, as the perpetuation of Christmas is NOT intended to convert anybody. When was the last time Buddy the Elf quoted the Bible? I can’t remember either. If it’s arguing over whether to put white or colored lights on a friend’s tree, or planning a kick-ass Secret Santa gift, Christmas provides...