904 articles on "environment"

Could a Woman From a Small, Developing Country End the Stalemate in Climate Change Negotiations?

The feeble outcome of the December 2009 Climate change talks in Copenhagen was a huge disappointment for many. Now, however, the UN's appointment of Costa Rican Christiana Figueres as the new head of the Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC ) offe...

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New Technology, Old Ideas Solve Texas Water, Resource Problems

Compared to recent history, it's been a relatively wet winter in Texas, with hopes that timely spring rainfall will continue to boost crops and refill lakes, ponds and reservoirs. These were all but dried up in the devastating drought of 2008 an...

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How I Built My Own Wind Turbine

I want to reveal to you how I constructed my own wind system from start to finish. Here is a list of materials that I used to get started. I purchased a DC permanent magnet motor from eBay. The motor is a 48 volt dc motor that as an rpm rating of 200...

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How You Can Give Better Holiday Gifts AND Be More Environmentally Friendly

It's the holiday shopping season, and Grinning Planet would like to point out that the holiday phrase "Ho, ho, ho!" also relates to being greenit's the Jolly Green Giant's tagline. Well, OK, that doesn't exactly get us to the "eco...

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Benefits Of Energy Efficient Windows

The us government is pushing every home and business owner to become more energy efficient. Upgrading fine old buildings and replacing inefficient features with high-quality products has many advantages, rather than just for the authorities. Replacin...

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Dependency on Fossil Fuel - Why the Auto Industry is Kicking the Addiction to Oil

The worldwide auto industry loves fossil fuel. It has been addicted to oil since the first Model T rolled off of the assembly line. The internal combustion energy thrives on fossil fuel - gasoline, diesel. But there's a problem. The main suppli...

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The Biggest Mistake To Avoid When Building A Solar Panel

The biggest mistake many inexperienced people make when considering whether to build their own solar panel system occurs before they even begin to gather the necessary materials. Many people think that a solar panel is so simple and easy to build th...

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Growing More Food Without Destroying The Land Needs Innovative Solutions Like Biopesticides

Retailers, responding to consumer pressure for healthier, chemical free food, have plainly given a push to researchers and scientists to devise new and more sustainable farming methods. Financial pressures have also increased on farmers all over the...

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What Are The Great Things About Recycling Your Old Cellular Phone?

It's obvious the telephone you have on your bottom line will end up outmoded, that's simply technology and the world we live in. If you're an on-the-go, technically savvy person, it's likely you'll need an upgrade at some tim...

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Energy Windows

The us government is pushing every home and office owner to become more energy efficient. Upgrading fine old buildings and replacing inefficient features with high-quality products has several benefits, rather than just for the authorities. Replacing...

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