Live Simply So Others May Simple Live Words of wisdom, from Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Theresa. Living simply will reduce your need for purchased goods or services and by extension, reduce the need to sell your time for money. It has been said that “the making of money and the accumulation of things should not [...]
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Ontario Suspends Nuclear Procurement – To Costly Queen’s Park — The Government of Ontario today announced that it has suspended the competitive RFP to procure two replacement nuclear reactors planned for the Darlington site. “Emission-free nuclear power remains a crucial aspect of Ontario’s supply mix,” Smitherman said. “Unfortunately, the competitive bidding process has not provided [...]
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SHARP Introduces Model DL-L60AV LED Lamp with Adjustable Color Function – WHY? SHARPCorporation will introduce nine new LED light models to the Japanese market, including a model that can change color. The model DL-L60AV LED Lamp features an Adjustable Color Function that enables users to change the color of the white light emitted from the lamp [...]
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Climate Change Impacts in the United States Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States The most comprehensive, authoritative report on Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States was released on Tuesday June 16th, 2009. This report presents, in plain language, the science and impacts of climate change on the United States, now and [...]
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How To Sharpen Your Lawn Mower Blade Here’s a very good video from Metacafe that shows you how to sharpen your lawn mower blade, 1) using a file, 2) a sharpening tool on your drill and 3) using a bench grinder. I like the tip about changing the oil and reusing some of the used oil [...]
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HOME – a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand Spread the Word We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth’s climate. The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should [...]
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DIY VAWT – Ready for Testing We have finished our first VAWT. Next week we will move the beast to our test site and hopefully we’ll get some wind so we can test. Our initial concerns – gearing and start-up wind speed, still exits…. at what wind speed, with the turbine first move ( do [...]
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Honeywell Redesigns the Home Wind Turbine Honeywell has redesigned the small home wind turbine, by placing the generator along the outside edge of the blades. As a result, their home wind turbine will start to produce power at wind speeds of just 2 MPH. Honeywell also states that their wind turbine can be mounted on [...]
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