October 10, 2011 at 4:58 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, DIY Projects, Green Tech
With winter soon approaching as responsible green consumers we should be doing all we can to decrease our energy use and usages and save fossil fuels for the next generations and indeed the world. Here are some additional heating tips and energy conservation measures that you can easily employ you don’t have to live in northern Canada or Manitoba with its 40 below zero January winter temperature climates to reduce your energy waste by following these tips and procedures.
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October 4, 2011 at 7:13 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, Off Grid, Solar
For most homeowners and property owners, investing in equipment to produce all the heat and power needed is somewhat less than practical. Most of us in 2011 need to put priorities on limited energy and fuel dollars – especially to shepherd our fossil fuel usages. The wisest course of action is to invest first in materials, systems and equipment which will give us the greatest rate of return. This is basic logic when it comes to raw savings. In most homes and properties, in this era, space heating and domestic water heating demand attention first and foremost. Or so it seems. Let us do the analysis and workup.
Decrease Fossil Fuel Wattage - Upgrade the Insulation in Your Home
October 2, 2011 at 2:32 am · Filed under DIY Projects, Green Tech, On Grid
When it comes to saving energy and power units in home settings you would think that with all the light and lighting emanating from our homes that electrical fossil fuel driven, nuclear and hydroelectric power would be a great energy waste and cost in our homes. Yet it’s a case of the squeaky wheel (or well lit one) getting the attention.
Fully 95 % of energy from old light bulbs is wasted as heat - heat your tea
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September 28, 2011 at 9:51 am · Filed under DIY Projects
As the winter months lie ahead temperatures can be expected to plummet, meaning high utility bills for homeowners as they try to minimize chattering teeth and goose bumps. With constant rises in the cost of electricity and gas it’s important for homeowners to try and keep whatever heat they produce within the four walls of their home so they don’t essentially, burn money. Practicing good insulation techniques can help to reduce the amount of heat lost, making for a warm home at a lower cost. Read the rest of this entry »
September 28, 2011 at 8:43 am · Filed under Money and Finance, Solar
Experts and solar power advocates stated that what seems to be the collapse of Solyndra can become a main advantage in the success of solar market, making way for the venture to be known in different parts of the world. Solyndra, a company based in Silicon Valley, crashed down even after being funded by almost $545 million coming from the government. Experts said that it can open lots of possibilities for the solar market to make it big as one of the top businesses around.
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September 21, 2011 at 12:21 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech, Solar
Amazingly for most homeowners and those wanting to be “green” and energy smart few realize that hot water in homes is the second biggest user of energy in most households. If your household is typical, then 15 to 20 % of your total annual energy bill and wattage use goes to heat ordinary domestic hot water.
September 20, 2011 at 1:25 am · Filed under Ecology
We are obsessed with taking more and more power. Look at the number of outlets installed in the newest homes. It greatly exceeds that of yesteryear by about a factor of 3x. And, if appliances are plugged in, they are still draining electrical current, even if they remain unused. Our problem is not that we don’t have enough power, it is more of a lack of conservation of the power we do have. Read the rest of this entry »
September 19, 2011 at 1:04 am · Filed under Activism, Bio Fuel, Green Tech, hybrids, Solar, Wind Power
Is there an energy shortage, are energy shortages looming or is it just a case of us being wasteful and using more than our fair share? Experts in the energy and energy conservation fields have stated time and time again that “Our trouble is not just one of being a simple shortage and shortfall of energy”. The same can be said for an alcoholic in that one drink is neither enough nor one thousand.
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September 17, 2011 at 6:50 am · Filed under Activism, DIY Projects, Off Grid, Solar, The Politics
Energy used to be cheap so overall most people became wasteful of energy even to the point of energy hogs. Whether it was that electric power bills were minor or that you could drive from Winnipeg to Minneapolis return on $ 13 of gas conserving, saving and not wasting fuel and energy was essentially a non-issue. At least in North America most commercial buildings and even homes were built in these pre-1973 oil crisis times of the 1960’s and 50’s when cheap energy ruled the roost and there was power and gas to “burn”. Yet no doubt times have changed, not only in terms of prices and pricing but also in addition in terms of our values and norms when it comes to the using of excess energy and energy conservation.
Don't Be an ENERGY HOG !!
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September 16, 2011 at 9:38 am · Filed under DIY Projects
Start with an energy “audit” to save & conserve energy at home and work. It’s best for the earth and your pocketbook as well as overall energy utilization. Do you still have those power and heating bills handy or perhaps available for easy reference scanned on your pc or on-line? What did you spend last year for heat and electricity overall?
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September 13, 2011 at 7:39 am · Filed under Ecology, Green Tech
The summer is winding down. The days are shorter and the temperature is dropping. So are all those leaves that have provided shade for you during the “dog days” of summer. Now is the time to look forward to turning all those leaves into
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September 13, 2011 at 12:47 am · Filed under Activism, Bio Fuel, Green Tech, Off Grid, Solar, The Politics
Wherever you and your family reside you can start easing yours, theirs and family members as well into the “natural energy “picture right away. If you look through recommendations from solar , wind and governmental energy saving agencies you will notice that most of what is being done in this area of “alternate energy” and energies is for the most part completely new , complex and complicated and certainly not outside the boundaries of good old fashioned common sense. For the most part we are returning to good old proven and sustainable ways and means. The sun has been there for a long time – billions and billions of years. People have burned wood for heat since the dawn of man.
Add in the potential for heat from hot springs and geysers.
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September 10, 2011 at 7:35 pm · Filed under DIY Projects, Green Tech
An electric KW saved is a good chunk of coal or fossil fuel not burned. Home electric or natural gas / propane clothes dryers are convenient. Yet we should use them sparingly using solar power and warm temperatures outside on a clothes rack or wire to dry out laundered clothing and bedding. Still if there are times of the year – say in a 40 below zero Winnipeg prairie January winter season then we should ensure that our appliances use as little electrical power as possible to reduce and conserve our energy usage in 2011. With some simple and basic home appliance procedures we can well work to this goal of reduced and minimal energy usages and less power wastage.
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September 9, 2011 at 12:31 am · Filed under Bio Fuel, Green Tech
If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times: “we need more investment in renewable energy.” Some of the greatest minds of our day are busily at work trying to find a solution–even if it is a moderate solution to the world’s energy crisis. Companies and individuals are investing billions of dollars and perhaps billions of man hours to find “the next big thing” in the utility and power market. With all these self-proclaimed green energists has come a litany of critics claiming that such and such a method is not worth pursuing for any number of reasons. I disagree. I think each segment of the green and renewable energy space needs to be explored. For none of them alone hold the grand key that will unlock and solve our problems and addiction to commercial electricity. Read the rest of this entry »
September 7, 2011 at 5:19 pm · Filed under DIY Projects, Green Tech
Everyone likes to be a cool and comfortable cat at home. Yet it is often said that there is nothing more energy wasteful and consuming than an extra mass transit vehicle – be it train or bus. In the same way if a home air conditioning unit is going full steam – using and wasting electrical power and energy units and the fan is stuck or malfunctioning its of benefit to no one. No one, living or working areas are being cooled and energy is being thrown down the drain and the windows. All the while you and everyone else swelters in the heat. Read the rest of this entry »
September 7, 2011 at 7:00 am · Filed under Green Tech
With more and more people becoming environmentally aware, consumers are thinking about the best rechargeable batteries to use. This is another area that impacts both human life and the environment. For example, it is much better to use rechargeable batteries than throwing away single-use batteries.
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September 3, 2011 at 7:09 pm · Filed under Bio Fuel, Climate, DIY Projects, Money and Finance
How big a furnace – whether it’s solar or fossil fuel energy based to you need for your home, living or even agricultural barn needs? It seems to be a state secret, highly guarded by the priests of heating and energy trades yet all in all it’s fairly easy and simple to work out and calculate yet its not all too complex a concept or set of concepts to understand, how can you easily understand and reduce your heating and cooling energy needs and requirements.
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September 3, 2011 at 12:28 am · Filed under DIY Projects, Green Tech
We all should do our part and parts in not only using less energy, being green but also in addition use energy efficiently – not to waste this limited , rare and vital resource. What we don’t use by energy savings is there for someone else today or in the future to use. One routine maintenance task that most home owners and apartment dwellers oft think of or neglect is the routine seasonal inspection of evaporator and air conditioning condenser coils both on central and window installed room air conditioners.
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August 31, 2011 at 1:11 am · Filed under Climate, DIY Projects, Green Tech
Almost everywhere in the United States and Canada a home without air conditioning can be effectively cooled by a single, powerful fan, mounted on the floor joists of an attic and controlled most simply and easily by a switch downstairs in the home . The fan pulls cool, fresh air into the house through open windows and in return as part of the circuit pulls cool fresh air through gables and soffit vents. Much less expensive and much more energy saving and efficient than central or room air conditioners the fan costs a lot less thermal generated electrical or hydro generated energy to run. Read the rest of this entry »
August 30, 2011 at 2:22 pm · Filed under Green Tech
Just when you thought you were energy efficient with your consumption of electricity and natural gas, you read the title of a post like this and say to yourself, “now that sounds cool.” Well, it’s because it IS cool. Water desalination has been a technology which has been around for decades, but it has not yet had its day in the sun. Read the rest of this entry »
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