Earth Hour 2008 – March 29, 8PM Earth Hour – What is it? Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming. This [...]
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Daylight Saving Time – why do we change? Why do we use Daylight Savings Time? The original idea, was conceived to save electrical energy for household lighting. As the days became longer and warmer, people tended to do more activities at the end of the day. These activities at the end of the day required [...]
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How Much Power Will I Get From A Wind Turbine? You’ve checked your power bills for the last 12 months and know how much power you use. Your local power distribution company allows you to Net Meter, so you can produce power and just put it onto the grid, no expensive batteries and charge controllers. [...]
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Solar Power Workshop I attended a Solar Power workshop tonight, hosted jointly by the local Thames River Ecological Association and our Post-Carbon group. Very informative meeting, provided by Jenn Gaudette of GoSolar and Simon Gill & Steve Pacifico from Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA). Huge turn out at the meeting, twice what the place could seat [...]
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Climate Change A new NASA study, published in the January issue of the quarterly Journal of Glaciology, confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland’s massive ice sheet has been rising, stoked by warming air temperatures, and fueling loss of the island’s ice at the surface and throughout the mass beneath. Should we be concerned? The [...]
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Batch Solar Thermal Water Heater – Do-It-Yourself Batch solar water heating systems are very simple, easy to build and easy to maintain. Good Do-It-Yourself projects. These systems must be drained during the winter in cold climates to prevent freezing, but most of the payback is during the non-freezing months anyway. Here is a site that [...]
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