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This article is about electric vehicles; what they are and how they can be used as alternate forms of energy and transportation. Electric vehicles have been around for centuries. The mass transit system has used electric forms of energy for years.

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This article talks about how Baby Boomers are exploring alternate forms of energy by building energy efficient dream homes. We've all heard the urge to "go green." But what does it mean exactly?

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This article deals with how homeowners can use alternate forms of energy in their homes today. Homeowners have a lot of worries, especially when it comes to paying their electrical energy bill.

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Baby it's cold outside, but it's getting expensive to turn up that oil furnace. More and more home owners are turning to alternate sources of heating.

People are turning to firewood, electric heaters, and gas fireplaces for added warmth, but these heat sources present a new set of cautions for fire prevention.

Electric heaters or electric fireplace:

Make sure you read your manufacturer's instructions and heed the warning labels for your portable heater.

Never leave it unattended, and always unplug it when not in use. When you do unplug the unit, pull the cord straight out to prevent cord damage.

Never plug the heater into a power strip or extension cord to prevent overheating.

Keep flammable objects at least three feet away from the heater and never block the air intake or outlet.

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Over the past couple of decades, we've seen an increasing demand for alternate forms of energy. This demand has led to the proliferation of wind farms across North America. It really is hard not to be optimistic about the potential benefits wind energy can provide. However, with the increasing cost of manufacturing and the lack of investment in technology we often find our progress stinted with less than expected results.

Many people see wind energy as the way of the future, but little fully understand how it will become part of our energy mix.

I've recently had the opportunity to collect some preliminary data regarding the efficiency of wind turbines. This data is being used to determine how Power Factor is related to wind turbines and how we can improve the amount of energy they generate. This data has shown us that wind turbines are actually quite inefficient. In fact, large scale turbines are producing only about 30-35% of the energy they are rated for at the best of times. More on Getting More Energy From The Wind