By Chris Morrison | February 9th, 2009 @ 1:48 am
The stimulus bill currently inching its way through Congress and Senate is intended to quickly add jobs, by pouring money into projects that can get underway immediately. Yet with over $800 billion poised to flood into the economy, it’s surprising how hazy the details are. Most [...]
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Wind power energy is one of the fastest growing renewable energy sources. The benefits of wind power are tremendous and everyone can get take advantage a of them in one way or another.
One of the greatest benefits that affects everyone in a very positive way is that producing wind power energy does not produce carbon [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Although it is much less expensive to initially get hooked into the local electric company’s grid than it is to set up and hook into wind turbines, in the long run one saves money by utilizing the wind for one’s energy needs—while also becoming more independent. Not receiving an electric bill while enjoying the advantages [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Utilizing solar energy or the power coming from the sun’s rays has many benefits. Let us take a closer look on each of them.
•Solar energy saves money.
In 2006, we saw the highest jump on residential electric rate. In some areas of the country, as much as 60% increase was seen. Many experts agree that [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The earth receives more than enough energy from the sun in an hour to supply the world’s energy requirement for the whole year.
Unfortunately, only a tiny portion of it is harnessed and the world still relies on power plants that burn fossil fuels. The good thing, though, is that there is a constant increase in [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
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 [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
In his State of the Union Address for 2007, President George W. Bush called for a 22% increase in federal grants for research and development of alternative energy. However, in a speech he gave soon after, he said to those assembled, I recognize that there has been some interesting mixed signals when it comes [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Why is efficient home insulation good for saving energy?
Almost half of your electric bill goes to regulating the temperature of your home. Thus if you want to save on your electric bills, the best place to start is your home’s insulation system.
Insulation is important to minimize or eliminate the heat exchange/loss inside your house. Good [...]
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The rise and drop in temperatures in the coming years, place intense pressures on consumers around the world as this means only one thing, more energy and fuel are needed to control the environment and make homes more comfortable.
Over the years, new technology has been invented to improve the manner of living – energy saving [...]
Sunday, February 22, 2009
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