Standing in a home a kilometer away from the nearest wind turbine –one of seventeen at the Pubnico Point Wind Farm in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia –Tony experiences a sensation that he describes as “similar to being close to a high power car audio sound system playing drums. Both situations cause problems that I would [...]
Considering the heavy environmental burden in both production and disposal of batteries, does the the production of a hybrid car actually make more sense (in terms of spent carbon) than a similar size vehicle?Los Angeles Contractors Share It!: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
I drive an SUV, but its not diesel. However, can I convert it to biodiesel or run it on vegetable oil or some other source. In other words, can my car, not being diesel, be converted?Builder and Remodeler Blog Share It!: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new [...]
With the TV news constantly reporting about melting ice caps and rising sea levels in the Seychelles, it makes many of us wonder what we can do to do “our bit” for the environment. One way is to become as energy self-sufficient as possible. Solar panels and wind turbines are just two option available to [...]
With the high cost of oil and gas, biodiesel has increasingly become a popular alternative to the fuel that is sold in gasoline stations that are available for consumption as rich energy sources. It is a non-petroleum-made diesel fuel, which incorporates a dumpy chain alkyl containing ethyl or methyl esters. They are made by trans-esterification [...]
The global fuel market is one of the greatest fluctuating markets that exist today. The price of gasoline all over the United States has jumped at alarming rates. If there is a decrease in the prices, it is a painfully slow one. When a national disaster happens, you as a consumer can expect gasoline prices [...]
If one considers the energy cost of producing ethanol from corn (seeds, fertilizer, fuel for tractors, cost of fermenting, transportation, etc), is ethanol economically viable? Or does it take more energy to produce one gallon of ethanol than can be gotten from using one gallon of ethanol as fuel? The same question could be asked [...]
More and more people are turning to hybrid cars these days because of their promise of lesser fuel consumption and environmental friendliness. Hybrid cars, because they run on both fuel and battery-powered engines, eat up less fuel, thereby sparing the consumer the pain of falling prey to price pressures in the world oil market. In [...]
More and more people are turning to hybrid cars these days because of their promise of lesser fuel consumption and environmental friendliness. Hybrid cars, because they run on both fuel and battery-powered engines, consume less fuel, thereby reducing the price pressures on consumers in the midst of an global oil crisis. In addition, it also [...]
I’m really interested in biodiesel fuel. I have an old ford explorer that runs on unleaded gas. Is there a kit I can buy to convert my engine to biodeisel fuel? The only kits I’ve seen convert diesel engines but not unleaded.Builder and Remodeler Blog Share It!: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where [...]