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Electric Cars: Why Aren’t We Buying?

There are more and more electric car options for the consumer this year. But sales may not be happening. Why is that? bill asked: Americans are just not buying into the idea that was supposed to relieve pain at the pump. The electric car was meant to be a breakthrough in the automotive world, but as 11 News reporter Chris …

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Peak Oil – Is There Light?

For over 100 years we have relied on oil as a cheap, energy dense and portable form of power. Many advances such as plastics, ink, medicine, fertilizer, crayons, bubble gum, soup, glass and tires are heavily dependent on cheap oil. There is only a finite supply of oil in the world, and demand is increasing as the third world industrializes. …

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What Exactly Is A Hybrid Car?

Gray Rollins asked: We are all concerned about the environment and doing our part to take care of it. Of all the purchases we make, the purchase that will have the greatest impact on the environment will be the car we decide to buy. Hybrid cars are an affordable and innovative way to help protect our environment and benefit from …

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Want To Know How A Hybrid Car Works?

parry asked: Many people are now getting frustrated with their usual gas-guzzling conventional car because of the constant increase in fuel prices. Because of this, more and more people are looking for alternative modes of travel. Some people with cars are now leaving it on the garage and walks from home to work almost everyday to conserve fuel and some …

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Does Your Dentist Practice Green Dentistry?

Great strides have been made in recent years in the effort to make the field of dentistry more environmentally friendly. Green dental practices are cropping up everywhere, not only in an attempt to attract conscious customers but also as a result of genuine concern for the environment on the part of dentists and their staff. These practices use new technology, different procedures, and green materials as part of a complete process.

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Electric Cars the Future?

Martyn D Bleasdale asked: With the environment becoming an ever increasingly debated topic, as is reducing carbon emissions with one of the main contributors to this problem being auto mobiles. Over the past decade the cars on the road have become much cleaner and are leaps and bounds ahead of what they were in terms of carbon emissions. However there …

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Electric Cars Are Good for the Environment?

Christy M asked: Electric cars are currently touted to save the mother Earth from the issue of global warming but are they really capable of doing that? After all, electricity is generated from coal and coal, just like petrol, is a non-renewable source of energy. Are we better off with the electric cars or do we just need to make …

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Have You Considered Solar Off Grid?

Found a nice post by my colleague Les who lives off grid with his partner Jane. If you have considered off grid living you should check out his post. I have clipped a sample below for you to read. Solar Off Grid choices have improved significantly over the past few years. Living off the grid today is much easier than …

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How Effective Are Condensing Boilers?

To comprehend how efficient condensing boilers are it is important to understand how they operate. Whether you have a standard boiler which operates to heat just your house or a combination boiler that not only heats your house but the hot water you use, these products use some kind of fuel to work. This can be in the form of …

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Why Should I Consider a Hybrid Car?

William Thomas asked: More and more people are turning to hybrid cars these days because of their promise of lesser fuel consumption and environmental friendliness. Hybrid cars, because they run on both fuel and battery-powered engines, eat up less fuel, thereby sparing the consumer the pain of falling prey to price pressures in the world oil market. In addition, it …

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Geothermal FAQ’s – Could a System Be Right for You?

Eric Parish asked: As our population grows and the earth’s resources are strained like never before, many people have questions about geothermal systems but are not sure about some very fundamental concerns.  Hopefully, this brief article can open your eyes to the potential of geothermal system. How does geothermal work? The basic principle is that a geothermal heat pump extracts …

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Which Type of Geothermal Heat Pump is Best For Your Property?

Jordan Laurent asked: Determining which type of geothermal heat pump is right for your home depends on the local climate and soil conditions, as well as the available land. Geothermal heaters work by absorbing heat from the ground and transferring it indoors using buried pipes will with water or refrigerant. The four types of geothermal or ground source heat pumps …

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Will German Solar Market Help Drive US Solar?

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DRIVES HIGHER-THAN-EXPECTED THIRD QUARTER REVENUES FOR GERMAN SOLAR COMPANY As Germany’s Solar Market Plateaus, CENTROSOLAR™ Sees American Market as Key to Future Growth CENTROSOLAR America today announces that the higher than expected third quarter revenues shown by its parent company supports its strong position for long-term growth in the U.S. solar market. Despite steep cuts in feed-in tariffs …

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Will Oil Run Out Before We Get Enough Alternative Energy Online?

NEW FORECAST WARNS OIL WILL RUN DRY BEFORE SUBSTITUTES ROLL OUT At the current pace of research and development, global oil will run out 90 years before replacement technologies are ready, says a new University of California, Davis, study based on stock market expectations. The forecast was published online Monday (Nov. 8) in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. It …

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Are Geothermal Heating Systems Cost Effective?

RJ Current asked: Residential geothermal has both pros and cons. It is however based on a proven technology that has been used for centuries. Satisfaction surveys show that more than 95% of homeowners with these systems would refer them to friends and family. Even The Government Likes It The Environmental Protection Agency also ranks geothermal heating as the most energy …

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What Happens If Everyone Has His Own HomeMade Energy?

Everyone knows that they can find a good alternative source of power from wind turbines, solar panels and even magnet generator. But why is it that only a few people have any of these things installed in their homes or offices? The reasons are simple. Maybe, some of them don’t have the money to buy these. Bear in mind that …

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Will Yosemite Be Hotter Than Sacramento?

The report includes new local climate projections for 10 national parks in California. With what the California Climate Change Center calls “medium-high” future emissions of heat-trapping gases, the average of six climate models is for Yosemite National Park to get 7.5 degrees hotter by 2070-2099 than it was in 1961-1990. That would be enough to make the national park 0.3degrees hotter than Sacramento historically has been.

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How Does Geothermal Energy Work?

Sheldon P asked: The term geothermal came from the Greek words geo and therme, which means earth and heat respectively. Geothermal is from the heat acquired from the hot circulating ground water of the Earth. People have used this particular type of energy for centuries now. One of the most common sources of geothermal energy is hot springs. The ancient …

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What Can an Energy Star Rating Tell You?

Energy Star is a voluntary consumer information program intended to give customers details on the comparative energy conservation of specific products. This program commenced with informational tags for computer items, although it expanded to encompass residential heating and air conditioning products, home insulation materials and kitchen appliances. Another good type to see are the Breville Juice Extractors. The federal government …

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