Monthly Archives: November 2008

Save Electricity With Passive Solar Design

Passive solar design is one of the most cost-effective ways to save electricity and improve the comfort of your home – without using a bunch of high-tech gadgets.

Passive solar design makes use of various building features to improve heating and cooling efficiency.  In essence, it is a method of harnessing the sun…

Your Green How To: Solar Power Solutions At Home

Solar Power Solutions At HomeEver since the birth of our planet, the sun’s energy has been used to bring life to earth.  And over the centuries man has employed this energy for a number of uses:

It has been used in horticulture to grow food in greenhouses, as natural lighting in ancient Roman temples…

A Bright Future For Electricity?

Bright Future For ElectricityFrom Franklin flying his kite in a thunderstorm to Faraday creating the first electric dynamo, electricity has come a long way since those crude experiments.

But with traditional energy supplies dwindling and technology advancing at an ever-increasing rate, what is the future of electricity?  We believe it is brighter than ever…

Living Off Power Grid: Are You Enjoying It Yet?

Off Grid LivingMore and more people have started to realize that you can enjoy today’s luxuries and the independence of living off power grid at the same time.  Living off the power grid means being just that – off the grid.  No power lines, no electric bills, and no…

Can You Really Build A House Solar Panel?

Build Your Own Solar Panel

Is it really possible to build your own house solar panel? With energy supplies rapidly declining and global warming affecting climates throughout the globe, more people are turning towards alternative energy for reducing their carbon footprint.  Nevertheless, even the most environmentally conscious person cannot employ such…