904 articles on "environment"

Straw as real estate building material

In the famous kid’s fairy tale ‘The Three Little Pigs’ one of the pigs built a house of straw that made him almost pay with his life. The pig was blamed in the tale for choosing the wrong building material. But his material was definitely the ...

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Is There Benefit to Green in Web Design

John Deere tractors are painted green - so are encoders produced by Gurley Precision,rental equipment from Sunbelt, and metering pumps from Pulsafeeder. Manymanufacturers report that they sell more products when they are painted green. Why? How could...

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Simple Ways Restaurants Can Go Green

In the restaurant industry, wastefulness is all in a day's work. Huge amounts of trash, Styrofoam, and plastic have been part of their operating systems for many years. However, in recent years, the industry is finally beginning to realize that ...

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Mosquitoes in Your Garden Try Planting These!

If you are a serious gardener, you spend lots of time outdoors. And, for sure, you would rather be tending your plants than swatting mosquitoes. While there are many things you can do to keep mosquitoes away, there are some plants that will beautify ...

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Going Green With Wind Turbines

Wind Turbine Energy: A New and Green Alternative When people think about finding green sources of energy, they often turn to solar power. While it is true that solar energy is a clean alternative to using traditional fuels such as gas and electrici...

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LDK To Earn $122 Million More From Share Purchase

Jianxi, China-based solar wafer manufacturer LDK purchases extra American depositary shares from their 1.65 million stocks through their underwriters. With each ordinary share priced at $7, the decision for buying extra shares had been made after an...

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Investing In Biofuel, Biodiesel, Green Oil and Alternative Energy

Biofuels - What are they and why should we invest in them? We are using more fossil fuel oil than we are finding. Though experts disagree about the time scale, most agree that the rate at which we are consuming traditional oil is now greater than th...

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PV Manufacturing Overview

PV manufacturing is the process of creating photovoltaic solar cells and panels from solar materials. Today, the most common material used in PV (photovoltaic) manufacturing is silicon. Silicon is an abundant natural semiconductor that has all the e...

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Energy Aware and Waste Wise

Energy Aware and Waste Wise(583 words)Constantly bombarded with negative information about the environment, finances and natural resources? Feeling overwhelmed? Each and every one of us can do something to help our world - starting right where we are...

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Energy systems of tomorrow

When we think about future possibilities of intercontinental or interstellar travel we always face the same issue. Fuel tanks limit or range and fuel types, fossilized or any other kind, limit speed. Theoretically a non stop flight around the world i...

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