Monthly Archives: March 2009

Earth Hour March 28, 2009

Posted on March 27, 2009 | Leave a comment

Earth Hour 2009

On March 28, at 8:30 pm local time, one billion people will go dark for Earth Hour. World Wildlife Fund is asking individuals, businesses, governments and organizations around the world to turn off their lights to make a global statement of concern about climate change and to demonstrate commitment to finding solutions.

Already hundreds of icons and landmarks around the world have signed up to turn their lights off for Earth Hour 2009 including – the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Sydney Opera House, Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens and The London Eye, among many others.

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The Basics of Solar Power

Posted on March 27, 2009 | 1 Comment

Solar Power Basics

Solar Power essentially means energy that is derived from the Sun, often or typically through Solar Panels. It is no small statement to say that Solar Power is the most important fundamental components of life on the planet Earth: it controls weather, climate and allows living beings to thrive on the planet.

When taking a look at both light and heat from the sun, in conjunction with other elements (wave and wind power), we see that these few elemental sources account for nearly all of the available quantities of renewable energy on the Earth.

Solar power, then, takes advantage of the energy that is available from the sun, and in turn, uses that energy to pragmatic ends such as lighting and heating. Continue reading →

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Van Jones Is Obama’s Green Czar?

Posted on March 11, 2009 | 1 Comment

Who Is Obama’s New Green Czar?
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According to a release on Democrats.com, Van Jones has been named as Obama’s new Green Czar. “As traditional jobs vanish by the millions, President Obama’s success will depend on the creation of new “green” jobs, including alternative energy and conservation. And President Obama has chosen the perfect person to create those jobs: Van Jones.”

Van Jones Named as Obama’s New Green Czar

Van Jones, founding president of Green For All is also a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress. Jones was named TIME Magazine 2008 Environmental Hero. Further, Jones was on the list of Fast Company’s 12 Most Creative Minds of 2008. As if that wasn’t enough glow on one’s resume, he’s the New York Times Bestselling author of The Green Collar Economy (Harper One 2008). The book has been endorsed by Nancy Pelosi, Tom Daschle and Al Gore. Continue reading →

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Solar Panels

Posted on March 10, 2009 | 5 Comments

Solar Panels: What Are They?

Solar Panels

Solar panels simply collect and convert solar energy into heat or electricity, in a process that involves taking energy from the sun and turning it into electricity, which in turn is used to bring power, heat and or light to local, surrounding structures.

Find out more information about Solar Panels here:

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Blackle for Search, by Heap Media

Posted on March 6, 2009 | 2 Comments

How is Blackle saving energy?

Created by Heap Media, Blackle, a search engine powered by Google Custom Search, is here “to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy.”

So how does Blackle work in terms of saving any energy? Because the screen is predominantly black, Blackle works to save lots of energy. “Image displayed is primarily a function of the user’s color settings and desktop graphics, as well as the color and size of open application windows; a given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen” (Roberson et al, 2002). Continue reading →

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The Basics of Solar Heating

Posted on March 5, 2009 | Leave a comment

The Basics of Solar Heating

The process of Solar Heating harnesses the energy of the sun (solar energy) to heat any number of things, including a setting or even water.

Passive Solar Heating Versus Active Solar Heating

One kind of Solar Heating, known as “Passive Solar Heating,” does not require any additional equipment to power the process. Passive Solar Heating functions all-inclusively, to collect, house and then transfer heat through a structure.

Another kind of Solar Heating, “Active Solar Heating,” relies on other mechanics (typically pumps) to move material from the solar collector into a secondary stage — either to the area where the heating is required (the room of a building) or to an area where the heat is then stored.

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