Author: Earl KeatonNew Orleans, August 2005: 'We're on a rescue mission, damn it,' barked Lieutenant General Russell Honoré to a soldier standing with a gun. It was a very tense and very hot August day in the South. General Honoré volunteered for the mission. He flew by chopper from Georgia to Louisiana as soon as he was ordered. Wearing a black beret brandishing a military insignia flash with three silver stars rank insignia...more
Author: Christina McDonald-LeggMore and more people are choosing solar power over traditional electricity. Undoubtedly, there are many reasons to opt for solar power for your home. You can find campuses and even towns running on solar power. Many modern construction companies keep a provision for solar electricity to be set up in the buildings they offer their customers. Solar power is the wave of the future and gaining an awareness of it and its...more
Author: Christina McDonald-LeggMany people wonder if they can use solar energy to power their house. If you switch to solar power on your house you will find yourself dramatically decreasing your energy bill. To start using solar energy to power your house, all you have to do is make a solar generator at home. Solar generators can be built at home for between $250 and $300. A 12-volt solar panel takes about five ours of constant sunlight to charge and runs for about five hours powering a 115-volt AC. If you want more power, you can easily wire more solar panels together and connect them to the generator. Materials to Build Solar Generator 12-volt solar panel SunGuard 4-am charge controller 32 am-hour sealed battery. DC input 175-watt DC to Ac power inverter Voltage meter Insulated wire Drill First of all you want to make all of your purchases. The 12-volt solar panel can be purchased from an RV or marine supplies store and cost between $100 and $175. Do a search on google for your SunGuard 4-am charge controller. These will cost about $25, but be sure you research your online retailer and only purchase products from reputable retailers. A 32 amp-hour battery will cost...more
Author: Christina McDonald-LeggThere are a few options to choose from for solar power. You can buy solar panels, which can cost anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000, depending on the size of the panels, or alternatively, you can set up solar panels in your home, which will decrease your out-of-pocket expenses to just a few hundred dollars. Build...more
There are three basic approaches how we can use this form of green energy source namely passive, active and by using photovoltaic cells. When we refer to passive solar energy, nothing is converted. What happens is the buildings design helps avoid heat loss and gets the most out of day lighting. Such a technique can also be used in homes because...more
But why green energy sources? Well because there are advantages to using them which we will never be able to get if we dont change our ways. This is also even if some will argue that the problem with green energy is that it is sometimes difficult to generate the power we need. While that may be true, that is why there are other green energy sources available and we just to know which ones are viable given the geographic location. The various green energy sources such as solar, wind, wave, hydropower and geothermal do not produce anything harmful which may have a negative effect on the environment. This is the exact opposite of what you get when you continue to operate a coal or nuclear power plant. Coal you have to remember releases carbon dioxide into the air. On its own, it may not cause that much damage but there are currently 50,000 coal plants around the world and that number is expected to grow. Nuclear plants may not release anything harmful into the air. The issue is how we dispose of the spend rods and if another nuclear accident should occur. We remember Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. We have probably learned better ways to prevent another incident from happening....more
Author: Elise ClifferWearing high high-heeled shoes is surely fashionable, elegant, sophisticated, fabulous-however you define it. But is it comfortable for your feet? For sure not. Even if you have been born to wear high-heels, you can't always find...more
If you look up on the Web about solar power lights, you are sure to find several news items about these devices lighting up remote villages in the earth. You get to know about solar-powered street lighting in South Asia and Africa.Solar energy is a...more
Building a 12V solar panel can be a piece of cake if you know how -- there are only 5 major steps involved. The sequence involved is especially important. If you follow it, you will have few problems making your own solar panel and it will get easier...more
There are different sets of requirements for New York CLE carry over credits for experienced attorneys than there are for newly admitted attorneys. There have been new updates that have come about regarding carry over credits in the state, so here...more
Author: Market WireMINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - January 12, 2010) - Despatch Industries, a leading technology and equipment provider for the solar industry, announces the company's latest development in the successful UltraFlex™ product...more
Author: Uche NwaobiNow you have your new website and you are keen to start making some sales! But, how can you make sales if you do not have high volumes of traffic to your website? One of the challenges which people starting a new online business...more