Yes, it will pick up as the weather warms up. You can help your compost heap by turning it every few days. The bacteria that works the compost needs air. Aerating your heap will help the aerobic bacteria to keep woking even in low temperatures, although the process is much slower. Just take a garden fork and turn it in the heap a few times here and there.

I don't know if this will help you, since I do not know where you are located.  I will post info about the grants programme in the UK though.  It is located here - http://www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk/home/

Hmm whats not to love about the sun, it keeps us warm and powers the weather on our world.  Just a pity I don't see more of it here in the UK.

I don't know how things work where you are, but I know the government of the UK is issuing grants to partly offset the initial capital outlay for a home solar setup.

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Here are two new interesting wind-power technologies.  I hope they both catch on.

The Wind-Belt:
The wind-belt can generate small amounts of electricity using an effect known as aeroelastic flutter. The belt is very simple, just a thin taut tape that vibrates in the wind, causing magnetic coils holding the tape on the ends to oscillate, generating electricity. The very low cost and wide availability of materials makes it especially viable in the third-world. It could also be used on the sides of buildings or in air ducts as an alternative to installing more costly rooftop turbines or solar panels.
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1052/

Maglev Turbine:
Another promising technology is the large magnetic wind turbine (maglev), which if built, can generate one gigawatt of power, powering 750,000 homes. Friction is reduced in the turbine by using large magnets…
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/colossal_magnet.php

Another option would be to plant in containers...pots and such, which you can put on porches, windowsills, even rooftops.  They save space, add greenery to your home, and allow you to grow some of your own food too. 

Green hosting:
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