Solar Air Heater DIY While browsing the Internet I came across this solar air heater, “heat grabber” from a 1977 issue of Mother Earth. My local Home Depot no longer carries the rigid foam insulation board manufactured by Celotex, trade-named “Thermax TF-610. (it was impregnated with glass fibers for strength and faced on both sides with [...]
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Solar Water Heater DIY Making your own solar water heater can be a very easy and rewarding project. As with most do it yourself (diy) projects, making your own solar water heater can also be a bit more involved is you want to get the maximum usage and return from your work of art. [...]
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How to Make a Rain Barrel Not only is rain water better for your garden plants, flowers, lawn and fish ponds than chlorinated tapwater, but by using rain water you also save money. Plus you reduce the water that heads into the local storm sewers, gathering various chemicals and oils along the way. Making [...]
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How Does a Wind Turbine Work? Wind turbines operate on a simple principle. The energy in the wind turns two or three propeller-like blades around a rotor. The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a generator to create electricity. Wind turbines are mounted on a tower to capture the most energy. At [...]
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Lawn & Garden Pest Control – Naturally A normal, healthy lawn should not need pesticides (insecticides, herbicides & fungicides). To keep your lawn healthy, enrich the soil with compost, spread grass seed in the spring and fall, keep grass at a healthy height and water deeply but less often. What to do if you think [...]
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Oil Companies Rape Consumer – blame Ike The price of crude oil continues it’s downward spiral to levels not seen for six months. Yet the oil companies raise the wholesale price and price at the pump to heights not see before! Of course the huge profits go right into their pockets. Let’s blame Ike? Yes, another [...]
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Homemade Wind Turbine Very Popular The homemade wind turbine or diy (do it yourself) wind turbine has become very popular as the number of large industrial sized wind turbines as spread across the country. A homemade wind turbine comes in one of two basic formats; horizontal axis wind turbine hawt, or vertical axis wind turbine [...]
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Canada – Public Pressure supports Green Party The ruling Conservative leader Stephen Harper and NDP chief Jack Layton, backed down today from their refusal to debate with Green party leader Elizabeth May, in the upcoming televised debates. Harper said he’s still opposed to May’s inclusion but won’t boycott the debates. Now that only one leader opposes her [...]
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