Going Green to Save the Environment
Would you like to cut the amount of trash you send to the landfill by 50%? I did by starting a worm farm! What is a Worm Farm? Worm farming or vermi-composting uses worms to convert kitchen scraps; newspapers and junk mail into potent fertilizer. Since I started my vermicomposting I have reduced... [Continue]
Geothermal Energy for the HomeAs with many renewable energies for the home, the cost can be a major setback to taking the leap toward green. Geothermal isn’t really an exception, although some of the additional benefits can make it the easiest first step for your home. Geothermal heating and cooling systems work by using... [Continue]
Alternative Energy Made PersonalTrains to Nowhere… Driving across 10 states to visit relatives for Christmas was an eye-opening experience. Two days into the trip, as the land began to flatten out; I noticed power plant smokestacks trailing plumes of smoke into the crisp, blue winter sky. Each smokestack was followed by... [Continue]
Alternative Energy
A fellow greenie has just launched his new ebook packed of valuable information on getting started with solar and several... [Continue]
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) was conceived of by the French engineer Jacques D’Arsonval in 1881. However,... [Continue]
Growing Green
Greenhouses are used by many traditional gardeners and they also offer a good alternative to the hydroponic gardener as... [Continue]
Hydroponics is essentially a branch of horticulture or the practice of cultivating plants. Before one can cultivate well... [Continue]
Solar Power Energy
Solar Water Heating
One of the easiest installs to perform to get an immediate cost savings is solar water heating. It also happens to be one of the simplest things to change out when migrating to a green home. Most people think of solar power in terms of large, dark blue panels supplying... [Continue]
Solar Power History
Human use of the sun’s energy may seem like a recent phenomenon but solar energy has been in use in various forms for thousands of years. The sun is necessary to the growth of the plants that we eat and there are also more technological uses of the sun’s... [Continue]
The Tools You Need to Go Solar
To implement solar heating and power for your home requires a number of relatively expensive items; which over the long run can be cost effective. Changing to effective solar systems requires the right technology and some planning. First, you need to estimate how... [Continue]
Solar Technology and Cost – An Overview
Solar power technology has been around in some form or another for thousands of years and even many so called modern solar devices and designs are now decades old. Yet, they have not fulfilled the promise that many hope due to their high cost and lower efficiency. There... [Continue]
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