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Mar

American Fluorescent TRW213RBEC Trillium Outdoor Sconce, Half Cylinder with Triple Metal Bands, Oil Rubbed Bronze 26W

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Matte white acrylic diffuser
UL listed for wet locations
Electronic energy saving ballast

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American Fluorescent – TRW213RBEC: Half cylinder with triple metal bands. Matte white acrylic diffuser. Optional photosensor-consult factory. Ul listed damp/wet locations. Electronic ballast minimum starting temp o degree F. Available in Satin nickel and Oil-rubbed bronze…. More >>

American Fluorescent TRW213RBEC Trillium Outdoor Sconce, Half Cylinder with Triple Metal Bands, Oil Rubbed Bronze 26W

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Mar

MN appliance rebate helps consumers go green and save

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Monday, March 1st, 2010 by. Steven Tarlow. Tags: American recovery and reinvestment act arra Cash Advance Energy Star Minnesota appliance rebate 2010 mn appliance rebate mn appliance rebates pay day loans trade in and save …

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Mar

American Hunter 12 Volt Solar Panel with Mount

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Converts sunlight into electric power
for charging 12 volt battery

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American Hunter 12 Volt Solar Panel with Mount

Categories : Solar Panels

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Mar

With gas being $4 per gallon, how is wind power going to help me get to work? Strap a huge fan to my tailgate?

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I know the nation is an fuel crisis, not an energy crisis people. I don’t have a solar car so the sun is going to be no help in getting to the grocery store. What is America supposed to do to get these gas prices down? I feel raped when I pull away from the pumps. The politicians have no control over the prices. The big 5 oil compaines are just stuffing their pockets and the people keep paying the price because WE DON’T HAVE A CHOICE.

Categories : Wind Energy

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Mar

President Obama to outline rebates for energy efficiency …

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"We should put more Americans to work building clean energy facilities — and give rebates to Americans who make their homes more energy-efficient, which support clean energy jobs," Obama said in January. …

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Mar

21st Century Complete Guide to Wind Energy and Wind Turbines, Wind Power, Low Wind Speed Systems, Small Wind Electric Systems, Practical Information, Second Edition

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This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on three CD-ROMs presents an incredible and totally revised collection of important documents and publications about wind energy, wind turbines, small wind electric systems, low wind speed systems, wind farms, “Wind Powering America” program, wind energy resource atlas, practical consumer information, and research by the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). Encyclopedic coverage of every practical aspect of w… More >>

21st Century Complete Guide to Wind Energy and Wind Turbines, Wind Power, Low Wind Speed Systems, Small Wind Electric Systems, Practical Information, Second Edition

Categories : Wind Energy

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Mar

Wind Energy Comes of Age

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America’s leading wind energy expert presents a complete reference on the business and technology of generating electricity with wind. Covers the technology, economics and politics that have influenced the development of the wind energy industry in the U.S. and Europe. Describes advances made in improving reliability and performance and provides suggestions on how the industry can treat its imperfections. Includes several new important topics such as aesthetics and … More >>

Wind Energy Comes of Age

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Mar

Can you guess which of these two house belong to the environmentalist?

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HOUSE # 1: A 20-room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house all heated by gas. In ONE MONTH ALONE this mansion consumes more energy than the average American household in an ENTIRE YEAR. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2,400.00 per month. In natural gas alone (which last time we checked was a fossil fuel), this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not in a northern or Midwestern “snow belt,” either. It’s in the South.

HOUSE # 2: Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university, this house incorporates every “green” feature current home construction can provide. The house contains 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on an arid high prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds geothermal heat pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground.
The water (usually 67 degrees F.) heats the house in winter and cools it in summer. The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas, and it consumes 25% of the electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Flowers and shrubs native to the area blend the property into the surrounding rural landscape.

HOUSE # 1 (20 room energy guzzling mansion) is outside of Nashville, Tennessee. It is the abode of that renowned environmentalist (and filmmaker) Al Gore.

HOUSE # 2 (model eco-friendly house) is on a ranch near Crawford, Texas. Also known as “the Texas White House,” it is the private residence of the President of the United States, George W. Bush.

Categories : Geothermal Energy

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Mar

Wind Power in America’s Future: 20% Wind Energy by 2030

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In 2006, a collaborative panel explored a modeled energy scenario in which wind would provide 20 percent of our nation’s electricity by 2030. Their official 2008 report estimates impacts and discusses specific needs and outcomes in the areas of technology, manufacturing, transmission and grid integration, markets, siting strategies, and potential environmental effects…. More >>

Wind Power in America’s Future: 20% Wind Energy by 2030

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Mar

Wind Power Generator Set

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Special “loop wing” design secures high efficiency in power generation, by ensuring that even a minimum amount of wind will produce quick rotation of windmill.
2 types of gears allow choice of double gear for light wind, and triple gear for stong wind, improving power generated by motor depending on wind strength.
Base doubles as handle allowing you to run while holding windmill to generate power
Low-friction connectors to ensure smooth rotation by wind & efficient power generation

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== Key Features == / / * Special “loop wing” design secures high efficiency in power generation, by ensuring that even a minimum amount of wind will produce quick rotation of windmill. / * 2 types of gears allow choice of double gear for light wind, and triple gear for stong wind, improving power generated by motor depending on wind strength. / * Base doubles as handle allowing you to run while holding windmill to generate power / * Low-friction connectors to ensur… More >>

Wind Power Generator Set

Categories : Wind Energy

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Mar

Wind Power – Complete Guide to Wind Energy and Turbines, Practical Information for Producers and Consumers, Low Wind Speed Systems, Small Wind Electric Systems

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Wind Power – Complete Guide to Wind Energy and Turbines, Practical Information for Producers and Consumers, Low Wind Speed Systems, Small Wind Electric Systems

Categories : Wind Energy

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Feb

Policies to Achieve 20% Wind Energy by 2030: AWEA’s Greg Wetstone Highlights Recommendations

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Greg Wetstone, Senior Director of Governmental and Public Affairs at the American Wind Energy Association discusses the association’s federal policy recommendations to put the US on a pathway to achieve a 20% electrical energy contribution from wind by the year 2030.

Categories : Wind Energy

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Feb

Wind Power – Complete Guide to Wind Energy and Turbines, Practical Information for Producers and Consumers, Low Wind Speed Systems, Small Wind Electric Systems

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Wind Power – Complete Guide to Wind Energy and Turbines, Practical Information for Producers and Consumers, Low Wind Speed Systems, Small Wind Electric Systems

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Feb

Ground-Coupled Heat Exchanger: Heat recovery ventilation, Agriculture, Geothermal heat pump, Central heating, Air conditioning, Passive house, Germany, … Design, Downhole heat exchanger

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A ground-coupled heat exchanger is an underground heat exchanger loop that can capture or dissipate heat to or from the ground. They use the earth’s near constant subterranean temperature to warm or cool air or other fluids for residential, agricultural or industrial uses. If building air is blown through the heat exchanger for heat recovery ventilation, they are called earth tubes in Europe or earth-air heat exchangers in North America. These systems are known by … More >>

Ground-Coupled Heat Exchanger: Heat recovery ventilation, Agriculture, Geothermal heat pump, Central heating, Air conditioning, Passive house, Germany, … Design, Downhole heat exchanger

Categories : Geothermal Energy

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Feb

Does it save more energy to log off my computer for the night or shutting it down and rebooting it?

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Some of my friends say that I should just log off and never turn my computer off if I want to save energy. But shouldn’t turning off my computer use less energy…? They think that restarting it in the morning will use a lot more energy. Is this true?