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Make Your Own Windmill – Reduce Your Electricity Bill!

Earth4Energy is a guide that explains how to reduce the cost of your electricity and switch to an environmental way of using energy. We, all hear the talk about the Presidential Candidates promise to concentrate on producing energy. Of course,there are different alternative energy options, which include biofuel, electricity windmill, solar energy and renewable energy. No matter, which one you …

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Understanding Plug-n-play Solar Chargers

Plug-n-play solar chargers have recently come on the market, putting solar power within the reach of just about anyone. You no longer have to be tech savvy in order to harness solar energy. You can find out about the specific types of Plug ‘n Play solar chargers available, and where to find them, at Plug n Play Solar Chargers But …

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Solar Energy & Photovoltaics

solar energy' alt='solar energy' /> David Tanguay asked: Solar energy is energy that is harnesses from the Sun. The technologies harness the sun’s incredible energy for practical ends. Solar power plants use a variety of methods to collect sunlight and convert this energy into electricity. While the use of solar energy has been used for millennia, it’s potential has only …

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The Alternative Energy Revolution Starts In Your Own Home

Whether you are concerned about global warming, or whether you are concerned about the national security implications of our dependence on imported oil, getting our civilization un-hooked from its addiction to fossil fuels is an issue that everyone should be able to agree on. And it should also be clear to anyone who is awake that waiting around for government …

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John McCain – Energy Policy for 2008 Election

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 …

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Biofuels Revolution – experts think it is happening

At the Going Green 2007 conference last week a panel sat down to discuss biofuels and whether the steamroller was actually moving on thius energy front. The consensus from the panel of CEO was that there is indeed a biofuels revolution going on and that big things are going to happen in the near term for biofuels.

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Renewable Energy – An Introduction

If you think that we will run out of energy if fossil fuel is depleted, you need to read this article. [tag]Fossil fuel[/tag] is non-renewable energy, that means it will run out a day in future no matter how much it is under our earth’s crust. But nowadays we still heavily rely on fossil fuel as our major energy source. …

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China Promoting Solar Water Heaters for a Cleaner Country

In the past few years, China has posted an impressive growth in the production of {tag]solar cells[/tag]. In a span of just 2-3 years (nearly form 2003 to 2005), China fortified its position in the worldwide solar cell production market by moving from nearly 1.05% to about 7.8%, according to a recent report “China Energy Sector Analysis” by RNCOS.

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Active Solar Power- how can you use it in your life?

Active solar builds on the same principles as passive solar but uses additional technology such as fans and pumps to maximize the desirable effects and minimize the undesirable ones. It is used to produce energy for heating and cooling spaces, to store [tag]energy[/tag] for later use, and to heat water. Most active [tag]solar energy[/tag] systems use specialized collectors to capture the rays and used the stored power and additional electricity as necessary to run pumps and fans for distribution.

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Attempt to Undue Nuclear Power Plant Moritorium Dies In CA Legislature

We reported a few weeks back about a bill being sponsored in CA that would among other things attempt to undue a three decade ban on the construction of new [tag-tec]nuclear power[/tag-tec] plants in the state of California. Well once it reached the legislative committee in Sacramento for discussion it was quickly shot down by the committee chairwoman Loni Hancock. …

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Rising Energy Stock Profile: Pacific Ethanol Inc. – ethanol

Pacific Ethanol, Inc. is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: PEIX) that is engaged in the development, production and marketing of renewable fuels in the United States. The company has five ethanol plans under construction on the West Coast with expected capacity of 200 million gallons. In addition, the companys wholly owned subsidiary is one of the largest marketers of ethanol …

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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Car Gets Test Run – Honda

Honda has been getting its new hydrogen fuel cell test car out on the track and letting the press take a spin. On November 14th they ran the car around Laguna Seca racetrack near Monterey, CA. Here is an excerpt from their release on these test runs: Honda Demonstrates the FCX Concept Vehicle – Fully functional Next-Generation Fuel Cell makes …

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Robert Redford Supports Prop 87 In California

The November election in California is days away and the big money is being spent to promote and to fight Prop 87, the so called alternative energy bill that is on the slate this year. The big oil companies are spending 100 million dollars to defeat this proposition. The Yes on 87 fight has some big names on their side. …

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