Cost to have a Solar or Wind Powered House?

You see these every so often on the news or on youtube. Last Earth day, one of the tv stations interviewed a couple who’s house ran solely on windpower, infact, they had so much excess energy, they were running dozens… Continue Reading

Energy Towers Power & Water – Introductory Overview.mpg

A 5-minute 40-second overview of the Energy Towers technology. Developed at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology by Prof. Dan Zaslavsky, this is the most cost-effective technology for supplying zero-emission electricity from renewable sources. Electricity can be produced more cheaply than… Continue Reading

HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE energy diversity in the U.S. or the country you live in?

you are the CEO of one of the world’s largest energy companies, providing its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services and petrochemicals products for everyday usage… every other company has failed at providing a… Continue Reading

i NEED HELP PLEASE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE?

1. The ________works with the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce marine biology regulations along the coast and in the Great Lakes channels. (1 point) Coast Guard Department of the Interior (DOI) Center for Disease Control (CDC) Food and Drug Administration… Continue Reading

I need to convert my old oil furnace?

Electric or Gas, Gas or Electric? I WANT SOLAR I need to convert my old oil furnace and all the ducting to a new energy system. What about solar? If that’s not a viable option, wouldn’t an electric furnace be… Continue Reading

Solar Power questions!?

I just have a few, please give me an answer not just a website or copy from a site(definitely not wikipedia) -Can anyone explain what active and passive solar energy is -Is it true that solar panels create pollution, if… Continue Reading

The Energy Report – 5/13/10

Susan McGinnis anchors this afternoon’s Clean Skies News Energy Report from Washington, DC. On the program: – The EPA moves to control emissions blamed for global warming from power plants, factories and oil refineries. Clean Skies news talks with EPA’s… Continue Reading

The Energy Report – 4/19/10

Susan McGinnis anchors this afternoon’s Clean Skies News Energy Report from Washington, DC. On the program: -The Major Economies Forum is underway in Washington with delegates hoping to bridge gaps on climate change. -Saying Copenhagen didn’t do enough for emerging… Continue Reading

Have you heard of thin film solar technology?

I think this is very interesting: "within ten years, solar will undercut coal, natural gas, and nuclear by 50%…The crucial tipping point, says Evans-Prichard, is the per watt point: the current price of most non-renewable energy sources. Current solar technology… Continue Reading