September 5th, 2009

solar panels
Most people are familiar with solar panels and have seen them on the roofs of houses or free standing in open spaces.
Solar panels are often thought of as a modern invention, however the idea was developed in the early 1950s when it was discovered at Bell Telephone that silicon creates an electric charge when exposed to sunlight. This led to it being used in photovoltaic cells that make up solar panels. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 21st, 2009
It doesn’t seem possible that starting your car and letting it run for five minutes to warm it up or get the air conditioning going would have any impact on global warming, but when you take into account that millions of people may be doing the same thing each day then yes it does have a serious impact. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 18th, 2009
Global warming is a very real threat and a growing concern among people. It’s led to many interesting alternative energy ideas for the future that would be much more environmentally friendly.
There is continual research into creating energy that use natural resources which have little or no effect on the atmosphere, are less expensive and are renewable. Read the rest of this entry »
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