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Global Dimming on NOVA: Dimming the Sun

Posted on April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment

“Dimming the Sun” Program Review: A NOVA Special

As many of you may well know, Nova documentaries on local PBS stations are extremely well-produced, often very insightful pieces on pressing issues that affect us all, whether political, environmental or otherwise. Several months ago, I caught a rebroadcast of “Dimming the Sun” and was again impressed by the program. NOVA: Dimming the Sun

Based on the discovery that the sunlight reaching our planet has been diminishing, “Global Dimming” is what scientists and researchers are calling the phenomenon that may in fact be “masking the full impact of global warming.” In a nutshell, as we reduce our levels of pollution, we may actually be increasing global warming, consequently heating our planet up to levels that may have catastrophic implications.

It seems that Global Dimming has even caused scientists to Continue reading →

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E-Cycle Environmental: Computer Recycling Made Easy

Posted on April 27, 2009 | 3 Comments

E-Cycle Environmental: Environmentally Friendly Office Recycling

E-cycle Environmental provides companies an easy and safe way to dispose of retired electronics while keeping those very same companies in compliance with federal and state laws. Their offer? Let them help you free up wasted office space and conserve our environment.

It’s been common knowledge for several years that computer technology, ever on the rise and constantly evolving, creates its own obsolescence in very short cycles. E-Cycle Environmental finds that “it is estimated that Continue reading →

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Tagged computer recycling, e-cycle environmental, green blogs, how to recycle computer parts, recycling obsolete computers, recycling old computer parts

Green Building Materials

Posted on April 21, 2009 | 2 Comments

Green Building Materials: An Introduction

Green Building Materials

When one builds green, they essentially take advantage of natural resources with a heightened awareness and efficiency. According to D.M. Roodman and M. Lenssen, buildings in general account for one-quarter of the planet’s wood harvest, one-sixth of its fresh water withdrawals and two-fifths of its energy and material flows (as noted in “A Building Revolution: How Ecology and Health Concerns are Transforming Construction”).

How Does One Build Green?

To build green, then, is to create buildings that Continue reading →

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Solar Lighting

Posted on April 9, 2009 | Leave a comment

Basics of Solar Lighting

Over the last century, many scientists and lay-people alike have helped to advance the cause of Solar Lighting, or harnessing the power of the sun’s energy to provide electricity, specifically to light and area such as a building or home. In the wake of electricity and the cheap cost to consumers for both lighting products and monthly energy bills, the lamps that light our homes have come to supply a greater amount of lighting than the sun, when it comes to the interiors of homes.

The next step was to then take the sunlight, convert its energy, and use that to supply lighting; this has been accomplished in a variety of ways, including reflective light-pipes, lens collectors and then later, fiber-optic bundles.

Now, Hybrid Solar Lighting manages to collect sunlight transfer it to buildings via optical fibers. Once inside the makeup of the building, the energy is then combined with electric light in already-developed light fixtures that are capable of blending the dual-power source. This newest phase of Solar Lighting evolution is currently being developed at the highest levels of Solar technology.

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Tagged green blogs, solar energy, solar heating, solar lighting, solar panel, solar panels, solar power, solar power questions and answers, solar power resources

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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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.

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