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For the do-it-yourselfer searching for an inexpensive, easy-to-build solar water-heating system, the integral passive solar water heater (IPSWH, pronounced ipswah ) is a dream come true. All you need to get going on this down-to-earth water warmer is a discarded electric water heater tank rescued from the local dump, a homemade plywood… Continue

Homes on the Arctic tip of Norway started getting power from the moon on Saturday via a unique sub-sea power station at Kvalsund Sound, driven by the rise and fall of the tide...known as 'The Blue Concept'.

(PRWEB) September 24, 2003 --Homes on the Arctic tip of Norway started getting power from the moon on Sept 20 via a unique sub-sea power station known as 'The Blue Concept', at Kvalsund Sound, driven by the rise and fall of the tide...near the town of Hammerfest.

The tidal current caused by… Continue

Advantages: Convenience of shopping on-line with increasingly secure technologies safeguarding Internet transactions, e.g. on June 27th Visa International announced that more than 60 of the world's top Internet solutions providers combined to launch its "Visa Authenticated Payment". This will enhance the security of Internet-based payments on a global scale. This provides Visa and the consumer the same level of security in the virtual world as they have in the physical world. Pure play doesn't h… Continue

We must endeavor to reduce our global warming contribution by eating lower on the food chain, by choosing to eat more plants and fewer animals.

Cutting back on meat, eggs, and dairy should be our first step. The UN's Food and Agricultural Organization found that animal agriculture generates more greenhouse gases than the entire transportation sector. This includes cars, trucks, SUVs, airplanes and ships. We should choose things that were raised locally (humanely), have minimal processing and pa… Continue