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Renewable Energy Is The Future |
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Submitted By: James Copper
Solar energy is a renewable source of energy, and has become quite common in areas that have a dependable number of days of sunshine such as California and Arizona. Solar heat collectors can be seen on roofs all over the Southwest of America. There are many ways to use the sun to generate renewable energy. These can include the generation of electricity through photovoltaic solar cells, the generation of electricity through a concentration of solar power, or the generation of electricity by turbines and a solar updraft tower which traps heated air and thus rotates the turbines. Solar renewable energy can heat many dwellings and other commercial buildings through a passive solar design. It can heat food with the use of a solar oven, and heat air or water for hot water or heating space with the thermal panels we mentioned earlier. Solar chimneys are also another means of heating and cooling air. Another renewable energy resource is bio matter, which produces bio fuel. Plants are one example of bio fuel sources. Sugar can give off bio diesel, bagasse and ethanol. These can be burned in boilers or internal combustion engines. The typical method is to burn the bio fuel, thus releasing its chemical energy. Researchers are strenuously working on other ways of converting these bio fuels into electricity, perhaps through such as fuel cells. |
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21st Century Green Business Opportunities |
Submitted By: Paul Arnold
One of the ways of business in the future is going green. More and more people are interested in environmental products, whether it be organically grown produce or recycled paper. The current trend is that this increased interest will only continue to rise as more and more people join the green business opportunities bandwagon and more and more eco-friendly products become available.For anyone looking to start a new business and wondering what products are going to really sell in the current and near future markets, green products are a great way to go. Whether an organic wine website is the right way to go or natural cleaning products, both of these green business opportunities are sure to be successful in today's market. |
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Ethanol And Biodiesel Information |
Submitted By: Jack Moore
To be able to fully understand if there is a relationship between ethanol and biodiesel, it will probably be a good idea to learn about them individually, this will then help you get a proper understanding of these two biofuels. You will probably find that ethanol and biodiesel are quite similar in lots of ways, therefore, consideration should be given to both of them when thinking about alternatives to fossil fuel.So what is ethanol? Ethanol is a mildly toxic, flammable and colorless mixture of chemicals with a very noticeable perfume like smell, it is also the same type of alcohol that you will find in your nice cool beer, however, it is simply referred to as alcohol. Ethanol has been used by humans as far back as when the dinosaurs were on the planet, and even though it has been used for more negative reasons, such as explosives because of its volatile nature, it has also been though of as positive when made into alcohol drinks and other products. Ethanol has also been used as an essence to help illness for many thousands of years, and so this is also recognized as being a positive use. |
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Why Going Green Makes Good Business Sense |
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Submitted By: Adam Senour
Up until approximately 6 months ago, I was of the impression that being conscious of the environment was strictly for the benefit of the environment itself, and that I would derive nothing from it; the ultimate beneficiary of any recycling/waste reduction would be future generations, and the greater effect of my efforts would occur long after I was gone. Thanks to Dr. Anthony Watanabe and my work as the web developer for the Toronto Regional Green Building Festival website at http://www.greenbuildingfest.com , I have come to the realization that there are reasons beyond the ecological benefits mentioned above. In speaking with Anthony, I noticed that he uses the word "sustainability" and the phrase "sustainable growth" quite frequently when describing his business. He even went so far as to conceive the Sustainable Business Resource Centre |
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Thaw of polar regions may need new U.N. laws
OSLO (Reuters) - A new set of United Nations laws may be needed to regulate new Arctic industries such as shipping and oil exploration as climate change melts the ice around the North Pole, legal experts said on Sunday. 
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EPA tightens lawn mower, motor boat emission rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exhaust-spewing lawn mowers and speed boats will get a green make-over under tough new rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designed to reduce smog and save millions of gallons of gasoline. 
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Australia adviser urges cautious carbon targets
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's top climate adviser on Friday recommended carbon be sold for an initial A$20 ($16) a ton from 2010, with only marginal increases for the first two years, to help business adjust to carbon trading in Australia. 
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Norway surveys Troll field for carbon storage
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway has begun seismic surveys at its biggest North Sea oil and gas field, Troll, to determine whether carbon dioxide emissions could be stored there, energy officials said on Friday. 
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Riddles
Would you rather have a tiger eat you or a lion?
[ Answer? ]
I'd rather have a tiger eat a lion!
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