Archive for the 'Alternative Energy' Category

With all the talk of ethanol, doomsayers were forecasting starvation due to the lack of tortillas south of the border (no kidding). Now the starvation problem associated with ethanol will only affect termites as grasses and trees become the preferred source of carbohydrate for the process, according to the Department of Energy.
the future of biofuels […]

I was reading this article on how little known programs allow homeowners to sell power back to the power company or at least get subsidies to produce their own power and I have to admit, this is a “dream” I have…
1. No consumer debt
2. Paid off mortgage
3. And the power company paying me instead of […]

USBCell is the first in what looks to be a stream of energy efficient recharging devices that will allow you to recharge your cell phone, digital camera, and mp3 player from a USB port.
This device keeps battery waste out of landfills and lets low power electronic devices even without access to the power grid and […]

So how long will it take America to stop being dependent on foreign oil? I have no idea but already some are predicting at least a short term glut in America’s ethanol production capacity!
“Experts” (whoever they are) “fear” (don’t experts always fear something?) that our ability to produce our own ethanol for fuel will cause […]

Work is making way for family life according to the Washington Times. Working at home, split positions, telecommuting and flex time are taking some of the bite out of the 9 to 5 grind. Individuals and their employers are realizing that “an unbalanced work and family life can significantly increase the odds of marital instability […]

The United States has more coal reserves than Saudi Arabia has oil reserves.
So coal companies languishing that these riches seem to fewer practical uses nowadays are transforming the asset into a modern fuel capable of propelling B-52’s and private airliners through the skies…via Liquid Coal
And some believe this fuel would only cost $40 per barrell!
Talk […]

With fears that our oil dollars are simply funding our enemies and making us poorer, there are widespread calls for “hybrid” gas and electric cars.
The question remains… if everybody got one, is there enough power generation capacity in the US to power them?
This study reports that there is.
It assumes several things…that you commute the “average” […]

For most people, working at home is part of an overall efficiency strategy which includes slashing expenses to the bone… including ordinary electric bills if possible.
Here’s some simple techniques one high school teacher used to reduce his electric consumption so much (67%) he was audited by the electric company who thought he’d tampered with his […]

A Home Based Business is harnessing solar power into Ice. 
Fred Schuld, owner of The Ice Factory in Landing, NJ has installed 85 solar panels on the roof of his home and business, which will run the ice makers that provided his livelihood for the past 19 years. His company provides cubed ice for retail sales, dry […]

The recent discoveries of massive oil reserves in the US Gulf are not hampering voices wanting to cash in on the change to the “hydrogen” economy.
Because South Carolina labs studied hydrogen during the Cold War, the state hopes this preponderance of brain talent will make it the “center of the universe” for switching the US […]