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The benefits of solar energy are great, before you understand of solar energy; you need to know about solar energy and the process of harnessing this energy. There have two different categories of solar energy: thermal and light. Thermal energy is more commonly used and is the energy that is used to passively heat buildings through the use of certain …

There is a new website dedicated to Hydrogen Fuel that has come on to the scene. H2 and You Anyways I would like to clip from one of their stories today about the use of hydrogen fuel in buses in CA. Check it out and learn: Riding Hydrogen Buses in California Using public transportation is a good way to reduce …

[widget:ad_unit-1248729112]Gas and electricity prices have risen considerably over the past 5 years and this has lead to certain members of Parliament believe that companies are changing the way they provide energy to significantly increase prices. The market has seen a rise of 60% during the last 5 years and customers are demanding answers. Recent price increases are making finding cheap …

Oil and Gas companies profits are being kept components of their business which reflect their core business competencies in-house. However, with the release of the Exxon Mobile Profit, being the highest of any public trading company ever, is said to be over $40 Billion dollars! Looks as if the American Consumers took it in the chin again! Oil & gas …

[widget:ad_unit-1248729112]Indirect solar gain is one of three methods of passive solar heating, in addition to isolated and direct gain. When solar heat is collected in one area and transferred to another through the process of convection, this is the indirect method. Here’s a rundown of how it works. As with most passive solar heating systems that don’t require the use …

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 …

European energy company E.ON has reported losses this month so far, due to the falling prices of crude oil. With all the panic at the beginning of the year are we finally seeing some much needed price drops for energy? More: continued here

Northern Alberta, Canada is the location of a very large, rich oil sand field. The Athabasca oil sands are named for the Athabasca River, where the oil sands are easily seen from the river banks. One third of the world’s oil sands are found here in Alberta, Canada and in Venezuela. The Athabasca oil sands field is unique in that …

Working in an industry where saving hydro means big bucks, I’ve come to realize the importance of regularly reviewing your hydro bills and at the same time how many of us don’t. A small mistake for a residential customer paying only a couple hundred dollars a month doesn’t add up to much and probably isn’t worth the effort to fix. …

John McCain’s Energy Policy – Campaign 2008 John McCain Commerical John McCain talks about Ethanol * FactCheck: Oil independence will take 25 years, not 5 years. (Dec 2007) * Climate change is real; nuclear power is solution. (Oct 2007) * Public pressure on oil industry to invest in alternatives. (Oct 2007) * FactCheck: nuclear plants do emit no GHGs, but …

Barack Obama’s Energy Policy – Campaign 2008 * Energy ANWR: The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in northern Alaska that contains substantial supplies of oil and gas. Conservatives favor drilling ANWR to extract the oil, while liberals favor maintaining its protected status. * Deregulation Crisis: California suffered ‘rolling blackouts’ in 2001 due to insufficient energy supplies. California …

It is good for business and good for the environment to put your job to bed before you leave work. We need to put our work places into low energy mode when we are done, just like putting your home into energy saving mode at bedtime. Giving the electric meter a break when we take a break saves money and …

We all feel guilty at times buying books and paper products when we don’t need them to be physical products or if we really want to save some dough and buy used textbooks for classes and cannot find them. Well leave it to the internet and some innovation. iChapters is a an online book store that sells used textbooks, ebooks, …

Hillary on video regarding Energy In this video Hillary answers questions about her Energy policy at an event in Iowa. Campaign Commercial – Hillary talks about Energy

It hasn’t been a happy new year for most this year, the celebrations have been overshadowed by incredible rises in energy prices. Increases of 15% in some cases have left many bill payers wondering why and how they are having to pay for gas and electricity. More: continued here

In the 1980’s and 1990’s, gasoline prices in the United States were at all-time lows because of new discoveries of large oil supplies in the Middle East and other regions and because of a relatively small demand for those large excess supplies of oil. In the last decade, however, the sharp rise in demand for petroleum products, especially in China, …

Bio gas is being created in China: the use of methane gas from animal and human waste to fuel the family gas stove for meals. This is reducing household and earthly deadly carbon emissions. While we criticize China, they are helping place one hundred million of these basically recycling septic tanks, which has cleaner homes, healthier families and enormous further …

Yet another utility price rise announcement could put Britons under more financial pressure, it has been suggested. According to price comparison website uSwitch, the recent decision by British Gas to put up its rates could increase bills for about half of its 16 million customers. The energy company has announced that both prices for gas and electricity are to go …

Save Electricity and Money using these Seven Killer Ways to conserve. Make these changes at home and see big reduction in your electric bill. More: continued here

What are energy audits? Why does this article claim them to be so important? What do they cost? What do they provide? Are they really useful for the average home owner? More: continued here