This is the time of the year when solar panels really start to suck up all the UV rays shining down on the hotter regions of the country. From Las Vegas to Los Angeles over to Phoenix, the afternoons are getting a bit toasty. Nighttime is still nice and brisk at least in Southern California but the days leave all sorts of room for solar panels to create energy. It is... Read More
There are so many awesome ways that I have been figuring out how I can pitch and do my part on the fight against global warming by going green. You know how I like to find different ways at going green? I like to look up things online—where I have found that there are some truly amazing and impressive online sites that not only have tons of free tips on going green to... Read More
It seems that no matter whom you are, or where you live, you can really find out some awesome and different methods that you can incorporate into your daily regiment that will allow for you to enjoy going green and doing your part simply by making some small changes to the way that you live. I have always been mindful of global warming and the many affects that it can have... Read More
When Brazil is brought into the equation, the first things that pop into my mind are beautiful women, beautiful beaches and a friendly atmosphere. I now am equating Brazil to the forerunner on hydroelectric power after reading an article titled Brazil pushes ahead with Amazon power plan from the Financial Times. The country is planning to build the world’s largest... Read More
Who does not like to get things for free that is reading this article right now? I knew it! None of you readers raised your hands, because like me, we all love getting things for free! My older brother Adam, who lives in Vermont, has figured out a cool and going green way of getting free electricity: he installed these really innovative thermal solar panels to his home about a... Read More
Solar panels for saving energy are finally making it to the conversation for use on everyday homes. Down here in Arizona, the state is trying to entice business and big going green companies to build and have their headquarters and factories here. With all the sunshine we have here, you would think it would be a done deal, but there has to be incentives for the companies... Read More
Not too long ago I was talking with someone who told me they were getting free electricity, but even better than that, they were also getting paid by the electric company for their electricity. I was dumbfounded to hear about this and then he explained to me exactly how he was doing his free electricity magic trick. He told me that his house in the country was ran by a... Read More
Almost two years ago from today, I sat in one of the last courses of my college career. It was class on how technology effects society and the speaker of the day came to talk to us about future fuels to expect on the horizon. At that time all the rage was corn based bio-diesel. Manufactures had started producing cars that ran on the stuff, bio-diesel gas stations started... Read More
One of the biggest motivations I have for going green is saving the green. We have a hot summer coming up and our air conditioner is the single-most energy consuming appliances we have in the house. Normally our electric bills run about $50 a month in the winter, but jump to over $250 in the summer when the air conditioner goes on. I heard on the news that we could get a... Read More
General Electric has pushed the future of what we expect out of light bulb technology way up after they unveiled an LED bulb said to last 25,000 hours according to greenbiz.com. That is about 25 times longer then the average iridescent bulb on the market today as stated in the article. To break it down this LED bulb could potentially last for 17 years before needing a... Read More
I was unaware of the fifteen hundred dollar energy tax rebates being offered by the Federal Government until my neighbors had a total up grade of their furnace and air conditioner. I know the company who did the installation and as they worked at the neighbors I walked over to check out the new equipment. As we were speaking the top guy doing the installation of the... Read More
Coming home the other night into our apartment complex I started to wonder how much electricity the complex goes through with all of the exterior lighting on when the sun goes down. The property manager here is very nice and I ended up running into her in the elevator the next day. With that question still on my mind I asked and she was quick to tell me that since all of... Read More
About a month ago, I had all of my plans set and ready to go as to where I’d be living when my old lease ran its course. The people I was set to live with fell through and shortly thereafter I was online searching like a mad man for new places to live. Almost like fate, two buddies also needed a place to live and the rest is history. Our search was short but thorough. We... Read More
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