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How Wind Power in an Excellent Way to Produce Electricity

Author: April Kerr Subscribe to users feed

Published: 01/09/2008

Wind is another powerful energy like the sun light and water current that can be transformed into electric energy. This is what is called the wind power. The wind turbines are used to produce power from wind. Currently the power generated from wind fulfills about 1% of the total power requirement...

Building A Wind Generator

Author: Andrew Oke Subscribe to users feed

Published: 31/08/2008

Building a wind generator is a much more cost effective solution than buying one. The average price of a 1000 watt wind generator is USD $2500. I would have to save up for more than a year to be able to buy one. That's why I built my own wind generator. It's not as difficult as you might think...

Going Off Grid Becoming a More Affordable Way to Fight High Energy Bills

Author: Andrew Oke Subscribe to users feed

Published: 31/08/2008

In an unlikely bit of irony, Daryl Hannah, who first rose to screen stardom as a mermaid in "Splash", has been living "off of the land" (off grid) for more than twenty years in the Rocky Mountains. And, according to the article by Nick Rosen for Reuters International Press Service, she's become...

Grid Tie Renewable Energy Setup

Author: Andrew Oke Subscribe to users feed

Published: 31/08/2008

A common route to take when you decide to switch over to renewable energy is a "Grid-Tie" setup. What this means is your house is tied in with your renewable energy system and tied in to the power grid. The reason this is such a popular route to take is that it allows you to move to renewable...

Will Fay Cause Long Term Water Damage

Author: Rachel Yoshida Subscribe to users feed

Published: 31/08/2008

Millions of people along the Florida coastlines are bracing themselves once again for hurricane strength winds and rain. It is a common occurrence for folks who live in this region at least a couple of times during this time of the year. Sometimes a hurricane will simply blow out to sea in...

Why Offset With Trees?

Author: James Nash Subscribe to users feed

Published: 30/08/2008

If climate change is primarily the result of burning fossil fuels isn't offsetting with trees simply a distraction? Shouldn't we focus on renewable energy projects that can replace the use of fossil fuel? It's true that burning fossil fuels accounts for the largest proportion of carbon...

How Permanent Are Carbon Offsets?

Author: James Nash Subscribe to users feed

Published: 30/08/2008

Something that worries many people about offsetting emissions with trees is how can you guarantee that they will last long enough? Trees take time to absorb carbon, extracting it slowly from the atmosphere as they grow. But saplings are vulnerable to bad weather, neglect and damage by animals....

Recycling As A Form Of Offsetting

Author: James Nash Subscribe to users feed

Published: 30/08/2008

Every Thursday night, like every other householder in our neighborhood, I collect our waste paper, cans, bottles and plastic and put them out on the street outside our house. On Friday morning a local municipal truck comes by and collects it for recycling. I pay for this service through my taxes....

Is Our Oil Dependance Posioning Our Worlds Waters

Author: Rachel Yoshida Subscribe to users feed

Published: 29/08/2008

We need to stop polluting our ocean. People are destroying our oceans by putting chemical contamination in the water, which can hurt and kill the animals. If an oil spill comes in contact with a fish, whale, dolphin, and many others, it will smother them and clog their air hole or other air...

A Brief History Of When Lightening Caused Fire

Author: Rachel Yoshida Subscribe to users feed

Published: 29/08/2008

Whenever there are thunderstorms, we tend to worry about the wind and the rain that comes with it, but many people have a terrible fear of the lightening that can be just as bad. There is a very real reason that lightening should be feared by everyone. Lightening is very unpredictable and no one...