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7 Great Weekend Solar Power Projects 25 Jun 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Looking for a fun project to take on this weekend? Looking to improve your skills with solar? We have some suggestions to accomplish both of these to-do items, ranging from quick, cheap and easy to rather involved but still pretty cheap and easy. + READ MORE	{ }
How to Use a Solar Cooker: What Works and What Doesn't 22 Jun 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS It's exciting to see how much attention solar cooking is getting these days.Related Posts: How to Go Green: Eating TreeHugger Picks: Solar Cooking Make Your Own Solar Box Cooker $7 Solar Cooker Wins $75,000 Climate Change Challenge Solar Cooking, Electric and Heat: SolSource 3-in-1 Got a tip or a...+ READ MORE	{ }
Green Glossary: Passive Cooling 10 Jun 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Also called "natural" cooling, passive cooling is a "passive solar energy technique that allows or augments the natural movement of cooler air from exterior, shaded areas of a building through or around a building."+ READ MORE	{ }
Green Glossary: Utility-Interactive 1 Jun 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS In a way, we're talking about another form of hybrid here. A utility-interactive system "interacts with the utility grid (mains), taking power from the grid to satisfy its loads as necessary, and returning power to the grid when not required by the loads."+ READ MORE	{ }
Save $36,000 with a Solar Pool Heater 27 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS Showering in cold water may have a few hidden health benefits, but when you are swimming for leisure, I'd assume that you'd want to swim in some sort of comfort. That's why you might be on the market for a pool heater. You might feel guilty about buying a pool heater, because a pool heater uses a...+ READ MORE	{ }
Which is Greener: Solar Panels or Fixing Your Roof? 22 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS The Flemming family, Nica and Robert, were a nice Philadelphian couple who wanted to put solar panels on their roof. The Flemming's roof was in terrible shape. It looked like it was about ready to collapse, but instead of fixing it, they were spending twenty-thousand dollars on solar panels.+ READ MORE	{ }
You Can Find Alternative Energy Contractor Anywhere! 17 May 2009 IN HOME & GARDEN \| COMMENTS I recently attended the Alternative Building and Design Expo in Santa Monica, California. While I was there, I listened to a lecture on solar powered hot water heaters, why solar power was important for California and how electricians were becoming more and more familiar.+ READ MORE	{ }
Discover Greensburg: The Future is Now 30 Apr 2009 IN GREENSBURG \| AWESOME! We have been waiting for this! COOL! I wasn't sure if Greensburg was going... +FULL COMMENT	{ }
4 Ways to Save Money on Solar Panels 28 Apr 2009 IN TECH & TRANSPORT \| COMMENTS Some claim that purchasing solar panels is too expensive. Well, for those of us who cannot afford a house to put them on, then the house on which to put solar panels is too expensive. (Ask your landlord about installing solar panels if possible.) But if you are managing to make a good living in...+ READ MORE	{ }
How to Install a Solar-Powered Fan in a Dog House 24 Apr 2009 IN RENOVATION NATION \| COMMENTS In Austin, I helped the Watuchi's put a solar panel on a doghouse. The fan lowered the temperature of the structure by about 30 degrees, which the dog probably liked. The Watuchi's seemed happy with it, and I got a kick out of renovating a doghouse. You may want to try this project yourself. Here...+ READ MORE	{ }

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