primary greenhouse gases

Radiant Heat Panels: Red Hot Retrofit

Red hot as in sales, that is. The reasons behind the increasing popularity of radiant heat panels are ease of installation, quick warm up, dust free heat, and low cost relative to other retrofit heating systems.


For the same price as a pellet stove, you could heat a 1,500 square foot home and not have to deal with locating, storing and lugging 40 pound bags of wood pellets.


A U.S. Department of Energy sponsored study found that radiant heat panels were 52% less expensive to operate than electric baseboard heat and 33% more cost effective than air to air heat pumps. The study concluded that energy savings would be obtainable in a great portion of U.S. households .


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Your Lawn Might Not Be As Green As You Think
...live on herbicide-treated lawns have twice the chance of developing canine lymphoma. Studies, including EPA studies, show that out of 30 common lawn pesticides 19 are potentially cancer causing, 13 are linked to birth defects, 21 have negative reproductive effects, ...


Petrol, Diesel, LPG, Hybrid - What’s Best For You

Oil


The main criteria of a car s eco-friendliness is generally seen as the energy it uses in its operation. Cars have primarily run on oil-based fuel in the form of petrol or diesel for over a century. But we are now at the point where demand for oil is rising so much, and reserves are declining, that oil is actually running out. Oil prices have always been volatile and they react to speculation about events ranging from terrorism to hurricanes, but rising demand and diminishing reserves mean that overall, oil is just going to keep on getting more expensive. However despite this, most cars today still rely on oil as their primary source of energy; and oil is obviously a

Snow Throwers - What Type Is Right For You?
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key contributor to carbon emissions, and climate change.


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Future Energy Concepts The Fuel Cell

With global warming, general pollution and rising fuel prices, our future energy needs are a hot topic. Fuel cells may represent a solution, one coming sooner than later.


Future Energy Concepts The Fuel Cell


A fuel cell is a fairly vague phrase thrown around by those in the know and those that know relatively little. Regardless of the particular design, a fuel cell is essentially a cell similar to a battery in which a chemical process occurs to produce electricity. In this case, however, the fuel is hydrogen. The basic idea is to combine hydrogen with oxygen in a process that produces electricity. This electricity is then used as we would normally use it in our lives.


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