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Archive for the Month February 2009

Sporting Green Alliance Recycle Electronics

The message that Leigh Steinberg and the Sporting Green Alliance delivered was clear – if you want to have a positive impact on the planet, you need to learn how to recycle electronics. There are not enough people in the world who are recycling their electronic waste when they replace old gadgets with new ones. Many of the components within gadgets and electronics can be reused. Additionally, there are some components of electronics and gadgets that need to be properly disposed of. Rather than simply throw your old gadgets away you can recycle electronics in order to dispose of them properly, giving their components and elements a new life.

DIY Solar Power – Is it Possible to Build Your Own Solar Panels?

A lot of people are now viewing solar power as a viable alternative to power their homes and move away from traditional energy sources and all the problems surrounding them. Due to the expense associated with installing a traditional solar power system, more and more of these solar savvy people are undertaking DIY Solar Panel [...]

Pollution reduces flowers’ fragrance

Air pollution is decreasing the fragrance of flowers around us and making it difficult for insects to find them.

Using Recycled Moving Boxes

When you move, you are going to have a huge impact on the environment. Any time someone moves, they inevitably do away with loads of belongings that they no longer need. You have probably seen the curb of your neighbor’s house when he moved piled high with junk and items that were once valuable to him.

Why DIY Solar Power is the way of the Future

The future of our current energy resources is a bleak one. Not only are we chewing up our finite energy sources at a rate of consumption never seen before, we are also faced with rising costs and being at the whim of politically unstable countries. Add to this the likelihood that China and India are [...]

What Is A Compost

If you’ve been try to become more green and figure out ways to better care for environment then you’ve probably heard of compost. But if you’re asking yourself, what is compost? Then read one because you may be about to take a step in a more environmentally friendly direction that your vegetable and flower garden will love you for.

Facts About Energy Comsumption – Why we Need to Move to Alternative Energy

In the United States alone there are some 600 + power plants in operation. The vast majority of these power plants are coal based conventional power plants.
Of recent times we have seen a shift to new energy sources, wind power in the US now accounts for 18,302 MW (mega watts) of energy usage which relates [...]

Global Warming

Global warming is one of the “hottest” issues nowadays. The current climate change is the worst yet to happen. Global warming is an overall increase in world temperature which is attributed to the increasing number of greenhouse gases trapped in the atmosphere. Searching an alternative energy source is considered a way of reducing the toxic emissions.

Solar Hot Water Heater Basics

The sun has been used for 1000s of years to passively heat water. In fact over 40,000,000 homes in China use solar as the primary energy source for hot water heat. In the US new home builder are being required to install solar water heating in southern states such as Hawaii.

What to look for in a Do It Yourself Solar Power System

So your thinking about looking into a do it yourself solar power system for your house? It’s definitely a smart choice, there is the savings you will make by powering your home with a free energy source, there is the lessening impact on the environment that choosing a renewable, non polluting energy source has, the [...]