by Debra Lynn Dadd
I live in Clearwater, Florida, sometimes called Florida’s Sunshine Capital because of our amazing 361 sunny days a year. Yet, even with all this free, abundant, non-polluting sunshine, virtually all homes and businesses are powered with fossil fuels.
I’ve not seen a single solar panel in the five years I have lived here. [...]
Written on March 9, 2009 | Posted in
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by Milton Hunter
Say goodbye to electric bills and hello to renewable energies.
Solar power is one of the best and most reliable renewable energy sources available. The problem most novice “environmental warriors” find is that the cost of professionally installed solar power systems is way beyond their budget and it could take well over 10 years [...]
Written on February 24, 2009 | Posted in
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by Anna Williams
A solar car is a vehicle, powered by electricity instead of fuel, which runs on solar energy obtained from the solar panels on its surface. The solar panels are often found on the roof of the vehicle.
This type of vehicle is not entirely practical as of this moment, for obvious reasons. It needs [...]
Written on February 6, 2009 | Posted in
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As the technology is evolving day-by-day, different sources of energy are also surfacing in the market that effectively fulfill the growing needs for power. While the degrading environmental condition calls for harnessing natural and renewable sources of energy, increasing cost of living is forcing human beings to adopt ways that fulfill their energy requirements in [...]
Written on August 1, 2008 | Posted in
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Using a solar water heater is a great way to reduce your utility bills over time and your carbon footprint. You wouldn’t want to rely completely on one unless the application called for it (as in a lake house you use only in the summer) or if it has backup heating elements in the [...]
Written on July 2, 2008 | Posted in
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