AddieMom13 asked: What website would you recommend to a family getting more involved with green living? We already do basic things, like recycle, reuse, turn off lights when we don’t need them, keep the heat low, don’t run the water, etc..but it never occurred to me to wash clothes in cold water only. Where can I find more great ideas …
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Solar Power Homes – Why?
Rosemary Taylor asked: If you are living around the Mediterranean or in any country with wall to wall sunshine then why are you not taking advantage of the one thing you can count on, the SUN!!! In Spain, it seems that the majority of people still don’t take advantage of this very reliable resource and even more surprisingly is that …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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.
Read More »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 …
Read More »Should I stop asking stupid question about green living?
Mr. LOL asked: I think I’ll quit asking stupid question about green living. I’m just wasting my points. Just having fun, and trying to irritate some people. Cheers and have a good laugh on me. Solar power
Read More »What color would complement a lime green living room?
Kelsey Herseim asked: I’m planning on doing an accent wall with lime green. The rest of the walls will be white in the living room, white, black, and lime green will be the color in the living room. My kitchen is off of the living room, but I don’t want to do an off the wall crazzy color and have …
Read More »What are 5 good and long paragraphs for Green living?
Faniya asked: Hi,My name Fa’Niya I am 18 years old.I have 2 brothers and 1 sister.Today we are having an writing test on Green living.I need ideas.My teacher told me to sign up for Yahoo mail yesterday so i did.She told me to go on yahoo answers and ask a question any good ideas I don’t need crazy stuff. Solar …
Read More »Is Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Project In Trouble?
NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE IN DISARRAY: FRENCH MOVE TO SET ASIDE FUNDS FOR ANTICIPATED LOSSES AT TROUBLED CALVERT CLIFFS REACTOR, EVEN AS PRESSURE GROWS FOR $8-$10 BILLION U.S. BAILOUT Case for Proposed EPR Reactor Grows Worse by the Week With Unresolved Safety Issues, Rising Costs and Doubts Raised by Former EdF CEO; Are U.S. Taxpayers About to be Stuck With “the Last …
Read More »How About Magnets 4 Energy To Help You Save Money?
So, you havedecided to have your own magnet generator so that you can save money, right? But you know very well that to buy these gadgets can also be very pretty expensive. So, instead of buying them, how about making one of your own with the help of Magnets 4 Energy? This is actually a book guide that will teach …
Read More »Can Biofuels Serve As Alternative Sources of Energy?
Biofuels are produced by converting organic matter into fuel for powering our society. These biofuels are an alternative energy source to the fossil fuels that we currently depend upon. The biofuels umbrella includes under its aegis ethanol and derivatives of plants such as sugar cane, as well aS vegetable and corn oils. However, not all ethanol products are designed to …
Read More »Want Some Resources for Alternative Energy?
There are many different forms in which alternative energy is available. One of these is solar power. Solar power is driven by photovoltaic cells, and these are progressively getting less expensive and more advanced. Solar energy power can be used for electricity, heating, and making hot water. Solar energy produces no pollution, as its input comes completely from the sun’s …
Read More »Is the Market Ready For These Wind Energy Developments?
J Cosmos asked: Move over Boone Pickens. Wind energy information is finally bringing in some innovation. New products for Alternative Energy and it’s in Wind. If you seem surprised at these changes, it probably because you just haven’t been used to seeing a lot of changes in the industry. Seeing some good solid companies actually trying to tap wind energy …
Read More »What About Geothermal Power as Alternative Energy?
We should be doing everything possible to develop geothermal energy technologies. This is a largely untapped area of tremendous alternative energy potential, as it simply taps the energy being naturally produced by the Earth herself. Vast amounts of power are present below the surface crust on which we move and have our being. All we need do is tap into …
Read More »Considering Solar Power For Homes?
PJ Germain asked: Solar power is something that has been around for many years and the installation of solar panels on top of people’s homes as a source of energy conversion has also been around for many years. In recent years, there has been increased discussion of using solar power for homes, but despite this increased dialogue most people are …
Read More »How Is The Military Using Alternative Energy?
The US military knows that its branches must revamp their thinking about how to engage in “the theater of war” in the new, post-Cold War world of the 21st century. One thing that the military leaders stress is the desire for the forces deployed in the theater to be able to be more energy-independent. Currently the US military has policies …
Read More »How Does Wind Energy Work?
Jenney Pan asked: What Is Wind Energy What is wind energy? Wind is simply air in motion. Sun’s rays falling on an object heat it up; land heats up faster (and it cools also faster), water heats up slower (and is slower in cooling). Naturally there will be uneven heating of the earth’s surface. During the day, land heats up …
Read More »Green Pest Control?
Who would have thought those words would go together a few years ago? Not many I would guess but in fact over the last ten years there has been a big push to provide effective pest control that is also green in that it does not poison the environment or contaminate our living spaces with chemicals that are also harmful …
Read More »Are There Jobs in Alternative Energy Fields?
Many people who take jobs in the alternative energies research and development sector have to, at least in the beginning, take relatively low pay. Taking a job in this industry is thus not about—or, not predominantly about—making money, although that is needless to say important, as one who is not well-fed soon becomes one who is not productive at work, …
Read More »What are the Other Varied Sorts of PV Solar Generators?
Once you have built your solar panel array. You now need to connect them to a system that will allow you to either use, store or feed to the grid the electricity you have generated. You probably have a rough idea of what you want your finished system to look like, but plan very carefully. Know exactly how many watts …
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