I do envy those who own homes that utilize the energy of the sun as their power source. I mean, sure, they had to shell out extra during the time when their homes are built but in the long-run, they would not have to worry about all those electricity bills that could shoot straight right up to the roof.I even find those who have a photovoltaic solar power system, or the PV system for short, quite lucky. I mean, they can convert the sun’s energy into usable power and they can also store the power for use in the near …read more

I know it may sound to be quite too hard especially for ordinary citizens but it does look like that living “off the grid” (meaning, without having to deal with regular utility bills) is very much possible. It is hard for we all have become used to just simply plugging in whatever device or gadget we have and that’s it. But some people are changing their lifestyles and getting the power from renewable sources of energy.
Pete Thornton is one of these off the grid-ers. What he did was he did go start from a total zero by building his own …read more

Spinner did take out quite an interesting list just lately. This is about the top green musicians and just what makes them the best in being green. According to the writers of the list, these who are included on the list simply have gone beyond the usual efforts to keep our planet green.

Dave Matthews Band – members of the band give out free bicycles so that instead of using vehicles, they could pedal their way to their destination. That’s free exercise and no emissions.
Orbital – the used solar power to record their song ‘The Girl With the Sun in Her …read more

Just imagine that time when we were about to meet the year 2000. The world was crazy about the Y2K bug. Well, when the clock struck twelve, nothing much happened. It was just a change of numbers and that was that.
But if you remember the heat of that time and we were all anxious about what could happen, that is the kind of heat that the youth feel when it comes to issues regarding the environment. And nature is one hot topic for the young ones. Not that it is something wrong. In fact, it is something quite important.
The United …read more

We know that Jay Leno is that popular talk show host. We also do know that he is one of those celebrities whose hobby is collecting cars – from the coolest to the vintage to the most expensive ones. But what we all just would be learning is that he would be powering his garage with renewable energy. He would be using wind power as well as solar panels.
Leno is saying that he would be using wind turbines made by PacWind. The turbines for Leno’s Green Garage would be able to create some 500 watts and its design is quite …read more

More people who reside in the Bay Area are opting to use solar power. Especially now that the summer season is about to go full swing. That means that the energy of summer would be totally on the go.
Despite the high heat and the high temperature, Richard Eckman who resides in San Jose does not care much about it. After all, he can stay inside his home and be able to enjoy the coolness of his home’s temperature. And yes, he is getting cooled without spending much. He says about his solar power panel, “Since this system went in 1998, …read more

If during previous years, the best of Silicon Valley were working on what would be the biggest things to happen to technology, it does look like times are a-changing. And the best of Silicon Valley are not pondering on what’s going to be a hit but they are now working on developing the kind of technology that would help out keep the environment greener.
Vinod Khosla is one of the top people in Silicon Valley and he asserts, “The best brains in the country are no longer working on the next pharmaceutical drug or the next Silicon Revolution. They want to …read more

For 17 years, he may not have been speaking. But John Francis, 61 years old and an environment advocate, is making sure that everybody is listening to what he has to say.
He may not be able to shout out loud but he has already gained much fame in his area around the San Francisco Bay. He may be called weird but his tactic sure did make people listen up to his advocacy.
His time for silence has already passed and now he is letting people learn about what he strongly believes in and he now shares his thoughts and ideas through …read more

Have you ever dreamt of crossing the Atlantic and making a record out of it?
Well, if you did, you may want to keep on finding ways to make that dream come true. But if you were dreaming of being the first one to do a trans-Atlantic crossing with only solar power to help you, then you may have been a wee bit too late.
You see, Martin Vosseler has already done that deed. Vosseler is a Swiss doctor and he was using a motorboat which used solar energy as the source of power. So everything was quite clean and it all …read more

I was checking my email when I received a forwarded message from a friend. As part of the email’s attachment was a poster-slash-teaser for a documentary entitled “An Inconvenient Truth”.
What caught my attention was the top portion which told me “10 Things To Do” and upon reading further, the list was actually comprised of things that one can do so as to help alleviate global warming.
Here is the complete list:
1. Change a light. Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
2. Drive less. Walk, bike, carpool …read more