Articles, tagged with "burning of fossil fuels", page 5

Solar Panel Kit - Make Your Own Roof Solar Panels

The home solar energy market is growing in popularity at a rapid rate. Most of us are well aware of the obvious benefits of generating your own clean, renewable home energy but thanks to its growing popularity, a home solar panel kit is now far more affor... Read >
Author: J K Stewart

Do Solar Panels and Wind Turbines Really Work?

The need for the use of cleaner, renewable energy sources has never been more prevelant. From major industry to small businesses and even home owners, we are all encouraged to seek alternative, cleaner energy sources. Currently, the use of more tradit... Read >
Author: J K Stewart

What term is correct: “climate change”, “anthropogenic climate change” or “global warming?

Let's start with a peer review of the peer review definition that 130 countries unanimously voted on in 2007 (Intergovernmental panel on climate change- IPCC) and then move on to more literature. Since it is world peer review of the peer review, it is pro... Read >
Author: Richard Ordway

Fires are Heating up the Atmosphere

It seems each week another natural disaster breaks out somewhere in the world. It seems the number of fires, floods, earthquakes and hurricanes are increasing. They also seem to be becoming more and more devastating. It would be reassuring to tell ourselv... Read >
Author: saddamhussain07

What is Hydro - Electricity?

For cities or homes that are interested in finding alternatives for energy is the use of hydroelectricity to change the burning of fossil fuels into renewable resources for a specific area. Hydroelectricity is one of the most common methods that are used... Read >
Author: Jason Williams

Understanding Renewable Energy

From environmental dangers to higher costs with electricity, are several that are questioning the alternatives for keeping the lights on without burning the same amount of fuels. One of the main concepts that is becoming known to others is the use of ren... Read >
Author: Jason Williams

The Silent Killer: Beware of the Dangers of Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can be fatal. And because the deadly gas has no colour, taste or smell, it's difficult to detect, hence its nickname the ‘silent killer'. The worrying thing is that CO can leak into your home if you have a poorly maintaine... Read >
Author: MarkeD

Want to Start Combating Climate Change?

Let's face it. Combating the changes taking place in the climate has become a matter of survival. Most of the changes that are happening in the climate pose a serious threat to every living thing on earth: humans, plants, animals, etc. It is widely believ... Read >
Author: Dewayne Blalock

Cut your bills and save the planet

While you might hear a lot about renewable energy sources such as solar power and wind farms, the harsh reality is that, at present, the majority of energy that is used to heat our homes, propel our automobiles, and power our appliances, still comes from ... Read >
Author: Dave Sabri

Is Your House Eligible For Home Insulation Grants

Home insulation is the buzzword of today as drastic climate change and global warming are alarming us every day. Our environment is threatened by increasing content of carbon dioxide due to rampant emission that results from burning of fossil fuels. In ot... Read >
Author: William

Carbon Footprint

The amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the air by our activities is what constitutes our carbon footprint. Most of it comes from the burning of fossil fuels. You may think you don't burn much in the way of fossil fuels, but when you think abou... Read >
Author: Mel C

Renewable Energy - What are My Choices

When we talk of saving the planet from pollution and climate change we know that it is the burning of fossil fuels that causes most of the damage. We burn this fuel because it is readily available and used to be a reasonable price. But this energy is not ... Read >
Author: Mel C

Carbon offsetting and the hunt for greener flights

The media spotlight has long been on the environmental damage caused by flying and the carbon emissions given off by airlines. The search for ways to reduce the negative impact of flying on the environment has prompted several airlines, together with airc... Read >
Author: Paula Garrett

Solar Power Home Kit Plans - Create Free Energy

There are many reasons why you would want to get you hands on some solar power home kit plans to make your very own solar power home energy. So why is solar power all the rage at the moment? Windmill and solar panel home energy systems have been around... Read >
Author: Martin Lauder

Global Warming: A Brief Introduction

Copyright (c) 2008 Simon Rosser The phrase Global Warming has been in common usage for some time and usually refers to recent warming of Earth's atmosphere,which also implies a manmade or human influence. Earth's atmosphere comprises many gases: oxy... Read >
Author: srosser

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