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901: 11 Ways to Save Energy and Money by Switching to LED Lighting
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are becoming far more common for indoor lighting solutions due to their human and environmental safety, cost, and longevity. An LED is a solid-state semiconductor diode that emits light when an electrical current is applied in the forward direction of the device, as in the simple LED circuit. The effect is a form of ele
902: 5 Reasons to Abandon Incandescent Light Bulbs
The incandescent light bulb was invented in about 1802. Practical incandescent light bulbs were not invented until 1878 when tungsten was used for the filament. In many respects the technology hasn't changed much after the initial refinements. First let me explain how an incandescent light bulb works.
How Incandescent Light Bulbs Work
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903: 5 Ways To Make Your Organization Greener
Choosing to incorporate green business practices into your organization is a big step, but an important one. Utilities, corporate waste, and traditional procedures are becoming more expensive and impractical as time goes by. As the green trend becomes more mainstream, consumers are making the choice to pass up many non-green companies in favor of t
904: A Brief History of the First World War
The 20th Century was a period that saw more scientific discoveries and inventions than any other period in time. The century started with steam-powered ships being the height of technology and ended with a constant human presence in space, moon landings and a world-wide network of computers and global distribution of information. The world has neve
905: A Capitalist s Social Security 401k And Retirement Plan Reform Program
What if there was an easy way to implement a whole new approach to retirement funding, pension planning, and Social Security? Would the politicians be interested? Let's find out.
What if the new plan actually reduced payroll taxes, cut prices, created jobs, increased salaries, raised shareholder dividends, partially funded decreased healthcare c
906: A Critical Look At Al Gore s Documentary
For those who saw Al Gore's documentary, it was very convincing of its hypothesis that global warming is a man-made phenomenon that has the potential to kill us all and end humanity. After all, the film was filled with graphs and charts, so it must be true. Let's just get something straight here, Al Gore is not a climatologist, meteorologist, astro
907: A Few Things To Know About Caves
When you go into a cave, it might have water coming out of its walls, and it can be very dark in there. You can see some amazing things in there that will amaze you. You can end up in a different place, like further in the woods that you have not been before or in the part of the woods that you have been and are familiar with. Sometimes cave may no
908: A Flood Of Early Voters Leaves Some Places Unprepared
It does not even have to be asked what is so special about this presidential election when compared to elections in the past. It would seem that the American people are so desperate for a change in our government and leadership, democrats and republicans alike, that they can scarcely wait for Election Day to come around to make sure their vote is c
909: A History Of New Orleans And Bad Hurricanes
Well it has finally been made official. Hurricane Gustav was a category three and was making a bee line straight for New Orleans and surrounding areas. This will be the second time in less than five years that New Orleans was expecting a direct hit from a hurricane that was category three, but there will definitely be differences in this storm and
910: A Moral Obligation to Offset Your CO2 Emissions
The carbon offset industry is new and unproven, and there are some bad examples like planting trees in silly places where they will just die. But we shouldn't let those growing pains distract us from the crucial point: If you take flights, or drive, or you have a big house, you've put some major emissions into the environment, and it's your moral o
911: A Survival Guide to Prop 65 and the Artificial Turf Market Released
If you sell artificial turf system components into the State of California don't risk the embarrassment, hassle and cost of being notified you have violated Proposition 65 Laws or are not OSHA compliant!
ASGi, the Association of Synthetic Grass Installers, has published "Prop 65 & The Artificial Turf Market" a digital handbook of frequently aske
912: Accelerated Global Warming And Atmospheric CO2 Emissions
Up to now it has been generally assumed that global warming will be a linear process. However evidence from the geological past linked with climate modelling that takes into account the global warming that is already locked into the system indicates that there may not be a linear response to rising CO2 levels. There is a danger that at some point w
913: Advantages And Disadvantages of Geothermal Energy
Geothermal energy is derived from beneath the earth's surface. There are a variety of different thermal resources, each of which creates its own engineering challenge as to the way that the energy can be tapped. In some cases current technologies are not practical or economic for successfully extracting the thermal energy. To all intents and purpos
914: Advantages And Disadvantages of Wind Energy The Truth
With what seems the whole world focusing on energy, wind has become increasingly popular among those looking to be energy efficient. Alternative energy has been trying to get tracking for years, and with the current global awareness at a all time high it is finally finding the footing its needed. There are many advantages to wind power, but with st
915: Air Pollution Is An Ongoing Problem
As time goes on, measures that used to work to reduce air pollution are becoming outdated and not quite as efficient. New pollution control efforts have recently tightened up standards in order to remove higher amounts of pollution from overly-populated cities and countries that are now surrounded by acid rain, smog, toxic contamination, potential
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