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by Theodore Jackson

If you want to do your part to save the planet while simultaneously saving yourself a lot of money then you should do the earth and yourself a big favor and purchase the Earth4Energy Guide. Why? Because it’ll give you with all of the necessary info to build windmills or solar panels for yourself.

Earth4Energy provides detailed step by step instructions on constructing windmills and solar panels. Whether you decide to build solar panels or windmills is up to you, although depending on where you live one or the other of these choices may make more sense.

Of course if you live in a very bright area such as Tucson, Arizona then you will probably want to go the solar way. But if you live somewhere where there’s not a lot of sun but it is pretty windy then you’ll most likely need to go the windmill way.

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by Timothy Peters

Passive solar energy is the sun’s energy accepted without resistance…or assistance. Passive solar energy requires no moving parts. Although fans are sometimes used in passive solar homes for even distribution of the air, they’re not required. Nor are pumps, mechanical or other electrical elements including in the design. Even the fans that are sometimes used in passive solar homes are generally solar powered.

Passive solar energy doesn’t even require the help of photovoltaics (PV’s). With careful home design and planning, walls, windows, and floors can be used to collect solar energy in the winter and disperse it effectively. In a basic passive solar design, large south-facing windows are used to collect solar energy as the sun shines on the windows. Then, the heat, or energy, is distributed and stored in concrete, tile, stone, brick, or water, called thermal mass. When it is no longer sunny, the heat stored in the thermal mass is distributed throughout the building via the thermal mass. In the summer, passive solar energy systems are designed to utilize roof overhangs and awnings to reject heat in the summer.

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by Timothy Peters

Former CIA Director James Woolsey says it so well and so succinctly, I doubt much more needs to be added: “A plug-in hybrid is an electric car with an insurance policy - a gas engine.” Relying primarily on electrical power, a hybrid has a gas engine back-up. That back-up is activated when the car’s solar battery is depleted, or under certain other pre-specified conditions.

You’ll find two basic types of hybrids on the market today, the PHEV or plug-in hybrid, and the basic hybrid. Both have gas engine back-ups. So their primary distinction comes from the two different types of batteries used. The PHEV has a solar rechargeable battery with about 10 times the capacity of the standard hybrid. The standard hybrid has a smaller battery, and it recharges in conjunction with an electric motor and the gas engine when the vehicle is in operation. The battery for the PHEV can be plugged into any electrical outlet…regardless of whether the power is solar, or conventional.

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by Timothy Peters

If you want to don a cape and become a masked crusader to create a better world for tomorrow, no better role could you pick than “Solar Power Myth Buster.”

Hang on, though. Before you grab that cape and head out, here are a few solar power facts to arm yourself with:

Myth #1: Solar Power costs too much. Never tell anyone they’re wrong. Instead, ask if you can schedule an appointment for a solar power installation appraisal for them. Let them know you don’t want to dissuade them from holding onto their beliefs, but if they’re willing to allow an open discussion, you’d like to either reinforce or dispel that belief before it gets shared with others, or keeps them from having a healthy, clean…and free power source. Let them know the appraiser will assess with them:

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by Roger Rollinsmith

You probably already know that solar is a great alternative energy. You can even make home made solar panels.

The production of energy can be rather damaging to the environment by nuclear waste and other pollutants. Don’t think that all of this fossil fuel is going to last forever, because it will disappear sooner than we think. The convenience of fossil fuel is starting to disappear more and more and the time to start preparing for alternative energy is yesterday.

This is where alternative energy solar comes in: the sun is one resource which is available in large quantities and is constantly replenishing itself. You can easily learn how to make home made solar panels. Now, the neat thing about solar energy is that you can make the energy and use it at the same place that you produce the energy. Those are the things that we need to really consider about solar energy.

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by Roger Rollinsmith

Alternative energy solar and how to make your own home made solar panels.

The production of energy can have detrimental effects on the environment like nuclear waste and other pollutants. Don’t think that all of this fossil fuel is going to last forever, because it will disappear sooner than we think. The convenience of fossil fuel is starting to disappear more and more and the time to start preparing for alternative energy is yesterday.

Solar is an excellent alternative energy, because the Sun is continually replenishing itself, and this is an un-exhaustible source of pure energy. You might be surprised how easy it is to make home made solar panels. Solar energy is a unique form of energy because it is produced and consumed where it is used. When considering solar energy these are really the things that you desire to think about.

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