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DIY Solar Powered Stove from Recycled Items
Even small satellite dishes can be made into a solar powered stove. If using a smaller dish, CDs might not produce the required amount of heat, so you can use stick-on mirrors instead. You can re-purpose your beaten-down satellite dish and make something environmentally friendly and economical in one fell swoop! Source Article: DIY Solar [...]
Holdup on the LA Green Power Line
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants to make his city the greenest and cleanest in the United States, but that goal could be jeopardized, after several environmental groups have protested against the plan to install a power line that would bring power from the desert into the city. This issue has been one of the [...]
Sheep-Maintained Solar Power Plant in North Carolina
North Carolina’s latest solar power farm was officially opened last wekk near Roxboro. It is located on a 5 acre facility in Person County Business and Industrial Center. To further lessen environmental pollution, Progress Energy will use sheep to trim the grass on the property. This post was originally published on Solar Power Updates & [...]
Solar Power Expands Around the World
Increasingly, individuals, companies, and governments are turning to the sun’s clean energy source for solutions to problems ranging from financial, to environmental, to logistical. This post was originally published on Solar Power Updates & News at Solar Power Expands Around the World. Source Article: Solar Power Expands Around the World Rating 3.00 out of 5 [...]
Environmentalists Against the Mojave Desert Solar Plant
Environmental advocacy groups are voicing their concerns against the proposed Mojave Desert solar farms. They state that solar energy projects are harming the endangered species in the area. Source Article: Environmentalists Against the Mojave Desert Solar Plant Rating 3.00 out of 5 [?]
NASCAR Races to the Green Finish Line
Image by mandj98 via Flickr NASCAR might be one of the organizations that have faced the ire of environmentalists, but things are about to change. Pennsylvania’s Pocono Raceway is planning to build a three-megawatt solar power plant that will provide the facility with electricity. The raceway hosts two NASCAR events each year. Once completed, the [...]
Arizona’s Residential Incentives for Renewable Energy
The residents of Arizona can take advantage of seven financial incentives for using renewable energy. 1. Green Building Incentive – This is available in Scottsdale and the Town of Buckeye. If you build your home to the green standards given in the Green Home Rating Checklist, you can be eligible for an assortment of benefits. [...]
Idaho Residential Incentives
There is no better way to get the common man involved in alternative power generation sources than giving him financial incentives. Even if he does not care about the implications of green power for the environment, he will surely care about the cash he can save by using eco-friendly power. In the state of Idaho [...]
Personal Power Saving Incentives for the Residential Sector
The world is facing its biggest energy crisis ever. Conventional fossil fuels are depleting at an alarming rate, and we are frantically hunting for alternative energy sources. Green energy sources are being applauded, as they are kind to the environment, and to the pocket. Sustainable environmental-friendly energy sources are now being touted as the next [...]
Green Energy Ohio – GEO Solar Thermal Rebate Program
Green Energy Ohio, or GEO, is the entity which represents the state of Ohio in the American Solar Energy Society. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to the promotion of economic and environmental energy policies, and sustainable and efficient practices. GEO has been greatly honored by being accepted by the Sierra Club to receive funding and [...]
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