904 articles on "environment"

Organizing To Go Green

It seems like everybody is talking about going green these days. Whether you turn on Oprah, flip open your favorite magazine, or eavesdrop at your local coffee house, everyone seems to be in on the green revolution. There are so many different ways t...

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Solar Film Cells

There has been a lot of buzz lately about solar film, also called flexible or foldable, solar panels. This is an emerging technology and could completely revolutionize renewable energy. Thin film solar most often uses CIGS (copper indium gallium (di)...

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Do You Ever Wonder Why It's Important to Save the Wetlands?

Maybe it's because I live in Miami and there is a lot of talk about saving the Everglades, but do you ever wonder why it's so important to save these wetlands? If you are a casual observer driving up (or down) I-75 (affectionately known as ...

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Enhance Your Outdoor Space With a Solar Fountain

A solar fountain can be an enchanting and lovely accessory to any yard or garden. Cascading waters have a calming effect and appeal both to the eyes, the heart and mind of the observer. Solar fountains combine the cooling effect of water with the war...

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Make Your Own Biodiesel

2. Straight vegetable oil Anybody can make biodiesel. It's easy, you can make it in your kitchen and it's BETTER than the petro-diesel fuel the big oil companies sell you. Your diesel motor will run better and last longer on your home-ma...

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Alternative Energy

With energy resources dwindling fast and global warming changing climates across the globe, more people look towards renewable energies for reducing their carbon footprint. However, even the most environmentally passionate person cannot pursue such e...

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Solar Ovens and RV's - A Match Made in Heaven

A solar oven and an RV is a match made in heaven. My wife and I have been full-timing for about three years now and are still learning new lessons about adapting to this unusual lifestyle. A major environmental adjustment, that took some getting used...

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Offshore Wind

While I was at Singapore a few months back at the Renewable Energy Finance meet, Rex Reksniss of RECharge ( http://www.rechargenews.com/ ) asked me about trends in offshore wind exploitation in India. I told him I did not expect anything to happen in...

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Environmental Design: A User-Centric Approach to Reducing Environmental Impact

Continuing with the theme of user-centric design, this article identifies and analyses another area of waste management in which design can help towards tackling the path to a greener and more sustainable environment. With our developing understand...

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Using a Solar Pathfinder to Help Harness the Sun's Energy

Green is in. It has always been here, it just seems that in the recent past more and more companies and individuals seem to be working towards a 'greener' lifestyle, with solar power and its attendant abilities foremost among them. One prod...

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