Luglio 4, 2009 | Alternative Energy, Eco News, Green Energy, Magnetic Power, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Wind Power | No Comments
Find out about the energy companies’ stranglehold on power sources and how they seek to keep anything but the status quo in order. Also find out what you can do to combat this.
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Luglio 4, 2009 | Eco News, Electronics Recycling, Environment, Recycle Mobile, Recycling, Reduce Waste | No Comments
Cradle to cradle recycling is a visionary approach to solving the problem of waste and pollution. It mirrors sustainability in nature, itself. This “thinking outside of the box” could very well become the “next industrial revolution.”
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Luglio 4, 2009 | Biofuels, Carbon Emission Reduction, Carbon Footprint, Eco News, Environment, Global Warming | No Comments
Carbon emissions are one of the largest contributors to Global warming. The airline industry is looking to do their part to reduce carbon emissions, but are they doing enough.
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Luglio 4, 2009 | Eco News, Electricity, Environment, Save Energy and Money, Solar Energy, Solar Panel, Solar Power | No Comments
Solar energy can be used in various ways - to provide electricity, mechanical energy, heat and lighting. The passive solar heating and cooling can save you money on electricity.
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Luglio 3, 2009 | Earth Day, Eco Friendly, Eco News, Environment, Go Green, Green Lifestyle | No Comments
Hey you. I bet you wasted money and environmental resources today, and you didn’t even know it. Until now. Continue reading this article to find out virtually everything you need to know about going green.
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Luglio 3, 2009 | Eco News, Environment, Water, Water Conservation, Water Footprint | 1 Comment
California and indeed the entire western region of the United States, face chronic issues with respect to water use management. As reported in a December 2008 article on this site, California faces special problems intensified by cycles of drought; additionally, budget shortfalls are compounding th [...]
Luglio 3, 2009 | Eco News, Environment, Recycling | No Comments
Those Tyvek envelopes are fabulous for shipping, but do you know that you must recycle them in a special way? Learn how and help the environment.
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Luglio 3, 2009 | Alternative Energy, Eco News, Green Energy, Renewable Energy | No Comments
One of the most critical aspects of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is its standby or back-up battery system, where super capacitors are now beginning to play a role. A super capacitor resembles a regular capacitor except that it offers high capacitance in a small package.
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Luglio 3, 2009 | Eco News, Environment, Food, Seafood Sustainable | No Comments
Fishing practices worldwide are damaging our oceans - depleting fish populations, destroying habitats and polluting the water. Informed consumers can help turn the tide. However, before finding a solution, we must discover the problems facing marine ecosystems. The following three issues can be solv [...]
Luglio 2, 2009 | Eco News, Environment, Oil, Pollution, Synthetic Oil, X-TEX | No Comments
Oil wreaks serious damage on the environment. That’s why new ways to protect the environment from oil spills and oil containing storm run-offs are a high priority. Find out more about one of the newest materials, X-TEX, currently used in high quality storm water filters, that can be used in m [...]
Luglio 2, 2009 | Alternative Energy, Eco News, Gas, Green Energy, Oil, Renewable Energy | No Comments
Just one year ago, while oil prices hovered well above $100 per barrel and natural gas prices were above $10 per Mcf, drilling rigs were in short supply. Motorists became accustomed to paying $3-4 per gallon for gasoline, and airlines scrambled to offer fewer services in order to lessen the weight o [...]
Luglio 2, 2009 | Alternative Energy, Eco News, Environment, Go Green, Green Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy | No Comments
In doing research for this article I have run across some great green products but never one like this. Can you imagine getting electrical power from balloons? This is what a Cool Earth out of Livermore, California has done when it designed the next generation of solar collectors. The basic concept [...]
Luglio 2, 2009 | Eco Business, Eco News, Eco Opportunity, Environment, Firewood Processors, Go Green, Green Lifestyle | No Comments
When buying firewood you will be faced with the decision of whether to buy it green or seasoned. When it comes to burning wood the obvious choice is to burn seasoned wood, but there are advantages to buying the wood green and seasoning it yourself.
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Luglio 2, 2009 | Eco News, Electricity, Environment, Global Warming, Save Planet, Solar Energy, Solar Power, Wind Energy, Wind Power | No Comments
I’ve created this article knowing that the effects of global warming are getting worse and worse by year. Scientists have claimed that if we don’t do something drastic during the next 10 years, our whole planet will be in serious jeopardy. When that condition arises, polar caps and ice s [...]
Luglio 1, 2009 | Eco News, Eco Opportunity, Environment, Go Green, Green Jobs, Recycling, Reduce Waste | No Comments
Recycling decals are the stickers or the recycling logos that are pasted on recycling bins to help people to differentiate between a wastebasket and a recycling container. Some decals with catchy slogans are used to encourage people to dispose waste properly.
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Luglio 1, 2009 | Eco News, Environment | No Comments
In urban cities despite the apparent visibility of women, women across class do not share equal access to public space with men. Is the flaw in the city planning and design of these spaces which do not encourage women to enjoy and benefit form them? Or is our public spaces expression of the patriarc [...]
Luglio 1, 2009 | Alternative Energy, Eco News, Gas, Green Energy, Oil, Renewable Energy | No Comments
The Oil Boom of the 70’s saw a flurry of oil and gas exploration and production activity in the Middle East. Since there was a death of skilled manpower to sustain the fast growth in the new Gulf oil and gas industry, international and national oil companies turned to experienced staff from ov [...]
Luglio 1, 2009 | Alternative Energy, Eco News, Gas, Green Energy, Oil, Renewable Energy | No Comments
In recent years, governments are becoming increasingly reliant on market forces to allocate material, human, and financial resources for the selection energy sources for electricity generation. Many nations are privatizing formerly government-owned utilities to introduce an element of competition th [...]
Luglio 1, 2009 | Alternative Energy, Eco News, Electricity, Green Energy, Green Jobs, Renewable Energy | No Comments
Apparently, the Obama Administration is telling us that they are going to create jobs in the alternative energy sector and they’re going to be taxing coal and other fossil fuels to pay for it. This all sounds well and good and it would be nice to have 2.4 million new jobs in the alternative en [...]
Giugno 30, 2009 | Eco News, Environment, Solar Energy, Solar Power | No Comments
Solar power is being used for many business and homes - but now research is being performed to see how they can work on airplanes. Thus was created the world’s first solar test airplane.
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Giugno 30, 2009 | Alternative Energy, Biofuels, Eco News, Eco Tech, Green Energy, Renewable Energy | No Comments
In a time when oil supplies are beginning to be depleted, the need to have alternate or renewable fuel sources is beginning to have an effect on the kinds of cars being offered for sale to the public. There are very few in the public today who have not heard the terms “biodiesel fuel” or [...]
Giugno 30, 2009 | Alternative Energy, Eco News, Green Energy, Price of Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panel, Solar Power | 2 Comments
Solar power for homes is a great way to save money, while protecting the environment. It truly is rather ironic, when you consider how much time, effort, and money has been dedicated to acquiring more fossil fuel. The purchase of fuel from other countries, as well as the drilling for fuel domestical [...]
Giugno 29, 2009 | Carbon Tax, Eco News, Environment | 1 Comment
The government is currently attempting to pass a bill through Congress that sets a limit, or cap, on the amount of a pollutant that can be emitted into the environment. Companies are issued emission permits and are required to hold an equivalent number of allowances which represent the right to emit [...]
Giugno 28, 2009 | Eco News, Environment, Pollution, Wastewater, Water, Water Conservation | 2 Comments
The worldwide contamination caused by abandoned mines is widespread. The magnitude of the problem is considerable, especially in countries with a long history of mining, where toxic chemicals leach into the surrounding areas.
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