Environment
The Melting Arctic- Where Is The Water Going
If the North and South poles are going away where is the water going? It is coming down into our areas and causing all kinds of problems that we really need to deal with. This is referred to as global warming.
It is warming up our oceans to the point th [read more...]
Environmental and Waste Audits Are a Good Start to CSR
Corporate social responsibility is an important issue in these times of fear and hysteria surrounding global warming. In the past and still presently, multinationals are particularly to blame for careless acts of waste often on a global scale. It can appear pe [read more...]
Ethanol As An Alternative Fuel Source
With gas prices continuing to stay high, many people are looking at other fuel options, such as, for example, diesel fuel. Ethanol is another alternative fuel option that can also save you some money at the pump.
Ethanol, grain alcohol made mostly from [read more...]
Seashells And Their Many Uses
There are so many different kinds of seashells that are all different shapes and sizes in the ocean. They are so neat to collect and put in your homes. You can put them in your bathroom, kitchen, living room, and your bedroom. You can make so many things out o [read more...]
The Family Fun Of Fireflies On Warm Summer Evenings
Have you ever gone outside to watch and try to catch fireflies? It is fun for the kids and the adults to go catch them because it is fun to chase them. You can show your kids that fireflies’ butts light up. That is why they glow, and it is how you can se [read more...]
Building Wind Generators is Easier Than You Think
If I had to pick any of the renewable energy methods when starting out again I would start out with building a wind generator. If you were to compare the cost of building solar panels to the cost of building a wind generator you would see that the wind generat [read more...]
You Can Build a Wind Generator Yourself
That’s right I said it. It’s not as difficult as you think to build a wind generator. 16 years ago when we decided to make to change to off grid living it was one of the things that was on the top of our to do list. We had seen the $2500 price tag [read more...]
Wind and Solar Power for Homes are Becoming Popular Options
Everybody is feeling the pinch of the increased Oil and Gas prices. So many people are becoming curious about solar energy. Here is a quick synopsis of how solar energy works.
Sunlight is made up of tiny packets of energy, called photons. Every minut [read more...]
Christopher Monkton on Global Warming: A Convenient Truth
Global warming is going to wreak havoc with the world economy. That is the latest prediction based on the idea that our use of fossil fuels and our production and release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere is responsible for an increase-to-come in tempera [read more...]
Living Off The Grid is Easier Than You Think
It’s true… in the last 10 years living off the grid has become a real and viable alternative to divorcing the electric company. We decided to make the change to living off the grid well over 16 years ago and haven’t looked back since.
