It appears as though the crusade to determine the best alternative energy sources are seriously being looked into by lots of countries including most American cities. One validation is the signing of the Kyoto Treaty. The primary purpose of the concerned group and individuals is to decrease the greenhouse gases and pollutants.
These renewable energy sources [...]
The current dominant conventional fuels that are used include fossil fuels, petroleum, uranium, coal and propane. There has been growing concern about these conventional fuels, thus leading to the increasing demand for, and interest in alternative fuels.
People in general are becoming acutely aware of the degradation of the earth and that they have to make [...]
Solar energy is transmitted to the earth in portions of energy called photons, which interact with the earth’s atmosphere and surface. It takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds for the sun’s energy to reach the earth - this solar energy comes from within the sun itself.
The sun is one big ball of gasses - [...]
Its my job to write about the environment, so I try my best to walk the walk when it comes to the size of my carbon footprint. But even this ecophile can do more. So one weekend my fianc, David and I set out to make a few easy, eco-friendly adjustments to our apartment that [...]
Finally, help arrives to separate green myth from fact with the help of Seventh Generation and the Fine Living Network. On April 22 - earth day 2009 - join environmental activist, advocate and Seventh Generation President Jeffrey Hollender as he separates myth from reality when it comes to the conventional wisdom of green living. [...]
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Being green and saving the planet was at the forefront of the media in the first half of 2008. With a rapidly deteriorating [...]
It is the desire of many people to get away from fossil fuel and begin using more green solar energy. There are several benefits from making that move, not the least of which is a dramatic savings on your monthly utility bills, and reducing the carbon footprint of the people that use this form of [...]
Many people dream of becoming energy independent. They see green energy sources not only as a way to greatly reduce their energy bills each month, but they also see it as a way to power their homes in a way that does not burn the Earth’s resources, and does not harm the environment.
The green energy [...]
The Greenhouse Effect maybe the most important natural phenomena and may lead to major changes in our lifestyles within our lifetime. Today, whenever there is a natural disaster, the Greenhouse Effect seems to be on the agenda. It wasnt so long ago that scientists were dismissive of the Greenhouse Effect and there are some still [...]
Less than fifty years ago it would have been hard to imagine a home that was powered by the sun. It would have been even less possible to imagine a backpacker who used a slim and collapsible solar panel mounted to their backpack to power a GPS unit. Today, we are all ready at that [...]