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Conserving energy? Give me a break! -
 - David Tanguay (5,770)      David Tanguay    It's time for greatness -- not for greed. It's a time for idealism -- not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action. Marian Wright Edelman Honey pull into the station down the road on the left the price is 5 cents less a gallon there. Sound... ( added 1 year 273 days ago.) |
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Plan Your Energy Independence -
Ed Howes (100)   Ed Howes Few of us can afford to become energy independent overnight, which makes it necessary to budget. Once you have decided how much you can invest each year, you can decide what will give you the biggest bang for your buck. Keep two things in mind. Every energy saving investment is a genuine... ( added 1 year 273 days ago.) |
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The Gas Crisis Doesn't Exist -
Lin Stone (156)  Lin Stone We aren't running out of fuel any time soon. Nor has the price of gas really gone up by any appreciable amount. Compare the the rise in the price of gas with the rise in the cost of an adequate home and you'll see what I mean. What we are experiencing is the value of the dollar going... ( added 219 days 20 hours ago.) |
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Fight Back Against High Gas Prices With a Surprise Ending -
- MARK GITTELMAN (4,924)   MARK GITTELMAN I have two old ideas and one new idea that I have not seen posted, to help you fight back against high gas prices. I just got back from the gas station, and I got $20 worth of fuel and that equaled less than 6 gallons. The price of gas is truly making me sick to my stomach. Yes I know we're... ( added 1 year 10 days ago.) |
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Underground House Floor Plan | The Hippie Experiment -
Rebecca Welch (201) If you happened across a home built from an underground house floor plan you could be forgiven for thinking the owners might be Hobbits because the only things visible might be a door or window set into a foliage covered hill. This type of home is actually a series of small... ( added 1 year 248 days ago.) |
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Using Recycled Materials In Landscaping -
- Val Ockert (186)  We are all becoming increasingly aware of our carbon footprint, the amount of energy required to fuel our lifestyle. While landscaping has many financial, health and aesthetic advantages it is an industry that consumes large amounts of energy through quarrying, processing, transport, and machine... ( added 124 days 18 hours ago.) |
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Get 70% of Your Domestic Hot Water Free -
Graham Hall (0)  Graham Hall I enjoy working from home, with no commuting, dressing down and the flexible hours. By using the Internet, email and telephone I can communicate with the entire world from my own comfortable surroundings. I do have to venture out to meet clients face-to-face when we discuss their particular... ( added 352 days 19 hours ago.) |
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EER and Air Conditioners -
Shawn Hart (12) When considering what kind of air conditioner to purchase for your home or for a single room of your house, you will want to pay close attention to the Energy Efficiency Rating (or EER) of the different units. What is this EER that is so frequently spoken of for air conditioners and refrigerators... ( added 1 year 199 days ago.) |
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Alternative Heating - Where Do You Fit In? -
Sam Streubel (2,346) Tip O’Neill, former Speaker of the House, was fond of saying; “All politics is local". The same can be said of alternative heating. WHERE you live is the most important factor in determining which alternative heating or cooling option is most cost effective for your home. Even if you owned... ( added 1 year 253 days ago.) |
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Waste Energy, Not Time -
Paroshep (703)   Paroshep What a strange topic, Energy Conservation. I can think of only a few instances when one would want to conserve energy, running a long distance race for instance, or some kind of survival situation. Personally I prefer activities in which I play hard and fast and then take a rest period before... ( added 1 year 273 days ago.) |
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The Future of Energy -
Web Stailey (3) Energy is a hot topic with the coming elections. But what are our options? We could go with ethanol. But that’s not very efficient. There’s nuclear power, which creates more pollution, there’s wind power, but it has to be windy, there’s solar power, but there has to be enough sun light. Electric... ( added 1 year 273 days ago.) |
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How Much Gas Does Your Car Eat Up? -
Gio Mangano (218) Ok, let me start by saying that I just recently purchased a brand new car! What's the big deal you ask? Well the car does 30 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway. Filled up my gas tank 10 days ago (moderate driving) and I still have a quarter tank of gas left. Went to the gas station several... ( added 1 year 282 days ago.) |
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A Brief History of Solar Energy -
dorota wysocki (22) History of Solar is as old as humanity. We always saw a great potential in using sun’s capacity to warm our houses. Ancient Greeks and Romans saw the great benefit in sun’s energy. They used architecture to use sun’s rays to light and heat indoors. The first inventor of solar motor was Auguste... ( added 2 years 71 days ago.) |
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