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Opinion: Lessons From the Little Ice Age

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Why Go Green?

There are few things more satisfying than bidding the cold winds and freezing winter temperatures a temporary farewell and entering your warm and cozy house. Thanks to the invention of central heating, many of us find winters to be not nearly as bad as they otherwise would.

This is one of the reasons why this movement is unique. It can be designed based on the needs or wants of the individual. And they can feel good about the fact that they are helping the environment in the process.

Lower your Thermostat This can often be a topic of intense debate in any house or apartment, but the fact is that lowering your thermostat is the easiest and most direct way to cut down on the cost of heating your home. It’s estimated that for every degree that you lower your thermostat, you save around 3% on your next heating bill. However, make sure that you never turn off your thermostat while you are away. Doing so can sometimes cause pipes in the house to freeze and rupture, causing thousands of dollars in damages.

Check your Windows Windows have a large part to play in how heat energy in your house is both created and dispersed. The first thing you should be aware of regarding your windows is how well they are fitted to your house. Cracks or spaces on your windows can leak heat at a surprising rate, causing your heater to work harder in order to keep your house warm.

Here are a few examples of ways the everyday person could reuse basic items:

* Used Books: Purchasing used books from the college bookstore or online, which can save a lot of money. You should also look into digital or eBooks that can be downloaded onto a computer or portable device. These options save money and help the environment. These are just a few of the many benefits of going green or reusing items that save time and money.

Solar Power If you want to make changes that will help cut your heating bill by a large percentage, consider supplementing your system with solar panels. Efficient solar materials, like the Helios 310 watt panels, can help cut your power costs that are raised by having to carry warm air throughout the house. Solar technology can be an effective and energy-conscious way to save on your next heating bill.

* Crate shelves: You can get old would or plastic crates from a grocery store and turn them sideways with the open part facing out. Then stack and secure the crates and you can use them just like a normal bookshelf. You can stack them in different ways and have many or just a few crates to make a unit. * Solar panels: This may not be something reused but it definitely a great way to go green! Solar panels are great for the environment and there are many different ways that you can use them whether it is on your roof with a Phonosolar 300 watt panel or on your flashlight, you should definitely check out all the hoopla with solar panels.

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4 Cool Solar Powered Projects

Solar Power has come a long way over the years not only the technology used to make it more efficient and cost effective but the devices and inventions the energy is being used for. Here are four cool uses of solar energy.

Buy a low-flow shower head – The amount of water flowing through your pipes can be enormous. Purchase a water-efficient shower head which cost around $20 and uses up to fifty percent less water than a traditional showerhead. The right showerhead shouldn’t lower user satisfaction but should lower your heating bill. Maintain Your Furnace – This has two main parts. The first is to check the air filter. Clean it off every couple weeks and replace it when it can’t be cleaned. The air filter only costs $3-$15 and if you don’t replace it the heater will stop working. Oil boilers should be cleaned and tuned annually and gas systems every two years. A tune up costs around $100 but by maintaining your unit you can save between three to ten percent heating bills.

Purchase a Smart Thermostat- The costs of these thermostats vary depending on what extra functions you want but expect a costs between $50 to $100. The smart thermostat can help you save huge percentages on your heating bills if you set the thermostat to turn on before you get home and turn off when you are away you save hours of heating.

Check your Windows Windows have a large part to play in how heat energy in your house is both created and dispersed. The first thing you should be aware of regarding your windows is how well they are fitted to your house. Cracks or spaces on your windows can leak heat at a surprising rate, causing your heater to work harder in order to keep your house warm.

Global Sun Oven is a solar oven built to fill seventy percent of the needs for a seven person family. The ‘cooker’ can actually boil, steam, roast, etc. at high cooking temperatures up to 360 degrees. The oven should last around twenty years and only weighs around twenty pounds. This is definitely a cool, or rather hot solar powered gadget to help save money and clean up the environment.

Take Advantage of Heat – There are a bunch of activities in your house that cause heat you can take advantage of. If you are showering open up the door and let the hot air go through the house rather than turning on a vent in the bathroom. If you drying your clothing do the same thing open up the door to the laundry room and let the excess heat circulate. Open the shades when the sun is shining through and then close them up when it is dark outside to prevent the cold from entering as easily.

Solar Wi-Fi This is the classic solar power idea put to new use. The system works with by collecting energy, say through Helios 310 watt panels and then storing the energy in batteries for later use. While the system can be very costly to install, around $10,000 there is little to no maintenance required. The energy stored in the battery is used to create a Wi-Fi access point that reach a range of thirty miles pretty impressive.

Hopefully these tips helped to get you started on lowering your heating bill. However, there are many more ways to get the job done so do a bit more research and save some dough.

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How To Get A Deal On Solar Panels

In a world obsessed with fossil fuels and other non-renewable energy sources, it is refreshing to take a quick look at what the industries of renewable energy are accomplishing.

Let’s run through some of the dangers and how to prevent them. Sunburn As you walk along the beach you will notice some people who have a nice healthy tan and others who have been burnt to a crisp. Not only is sunburn painful but it can make you sick giving you chills, nausea, and causing you to vomit. Your sunburn generally ranges from first degree burns which are redness and itchiness of the skin to secondary burns where blistering of the skin occurs and you are likely to develop an infection.

If you are considering solar panels for your home, there are many things you need to keep in mind so you can ensure that you choose the best panels for your location and your budget.

Recognizable by most through its appearance in the Hollywood movie “Sahara” the solar plant is much larger than it appears on screen (as only one section of the entire plant was displayed in the film) and boasts the capability of producing 377 megawatts of power, much more than a simple Phonosolar 300 watt panel.

Because the light from the sun is from a range of different wave-lengths, it is difficult for the solar panels to use energy from all of the sun’s light. This means that current models of solar panels do waste some of the sun’s energy, but remember that without these panels, the complete energy of the sun would be wasted.

You can use cool showers or compression to help remove the heat from the skin. This is a step further from sun burn and you may need to seek medical attention quickly. Heat Exhaustion Heat Exhaustion and its nasty older brother heat stroke are very serious and can be life threatening.

Heat Exhaustion includes symptoms including extreme thirst, cotton mouth, dizziness, and redness of the skin. If the heat exhaustion goes a step further and becomes heat stroke you will become extremely dizzy and possibly blackout. You may also stop sweating and have very dry skin as there are no fluids in your body to produce sweat. The lack of fluid will lead to organ failure and loss of adequate oxygen circulation in your system.

Remember also that in some areas you can sell your excess energy to other energy companies, and use other sources of energy when the light is insufficient to power your home.

Meant only to power the LED lights within the bus itself, the hybrid diesel electric bus is still the first in what many hope will be a long line of solar powered solutions to transit. These and other imaginative and forward-thinking projects undertaken by companies, governments, and private citizens around the globe provide the hope of a world no longer bound by its dependence upon the pollutants of fossil fuels.

Treat it with respect and enjoy the sun responsibly. Hopefully you never fall prey to the more viscous repercussions of excessive sun exposure and if you find yourself with mild sunburn let that be a lesson to you.

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In the Shadow of Rising Towers, Laments of Lost Sunlight in New York

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The Supertyphoon and the Warming Globe

Did climate change turn Haiyan into a monster? Fragile Oasis/Flickr Yesterday, the supertyphoon Haiyan made landfall in Vietnam and China. Reports are still coming in, but many are confirmed dead and there are certainly many more injured. There’s considerable damage to property, infrastructure, and so on. Luckily — if that word is even appropriate here — the storm had weakened considerably before hitting those countries. It was at its full and fearsome strength when it came across the Philippines last week, and the devastation there is almost beyond imaging. There are certainly thousands dead, with some estimates as high as 10,000. Over a half million people have been displaced, and millions more affected in one way or another. Humanitarian aid is pouring in, a bright spot in this dark moment. In situations like this, it’s common to ask why these things can happen, how these things can happen, and even to call them “an act of God.” To keep reading, click here. Originally posted here: The Supertyphoon and the Warming Globe Related Articles Philippines Urges Action to Resolve Climate Talks Deadlock After Typhoon Haiyan How Online Mapmakers Are Helping the Red Cross Save Lives in the Philippines MAP: Is Your State Ready for Climate Disasters?

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Beaches belong to the public. They are not for sale.

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The Star Tau Boo Flips Its Magnetic Field, Too

The Sun does a lot of crazy things: it spawns roiling loops of superheated plasma that stretch for thousands of milesit blows huge chunks of itself off into space and, every 11 years or so, its insides do a little flip. The solar magnetic field turns on its head, and the north pole becomes the south, and the south, the north. The sun is actually gearing up for one of these flips, says NASA, and it should take place any time now.

It’s nice to see, every now and again, some of these behaviors elsewhere in the universe—to know that the sun might be strange, but not too strange. For the first time, says the American Museum of Natural History, scientists reported seeing another start go through a similar magnetic field flip.

As described in a new study, scientists have been watching as a star, known as Tau Boötis (and nicknamed Tau Boo), flipped its magnetic field back and forth. The behavior isn’t exactly the same as the Sun’s, though. Where the Sun takes 22 years to go through a full cycle, flipping and flipping back, Tau Boötis does it in just two.

It’s still mostly a bunch of conjecture, but the scientists in their study have already suggested a way that they think Tau Boötis’ flip is different than the Sun’s, other than the rapid clip. Tau Boötis has a huge planet orbiting right up close. The scientists think that this huge planet, much like Jupiter but with an orbit that takes just 3.3 days, may be affecting the star’s magnetic field. Astronomy explains:

For Tau Boo, tidal interactions between the star and the planet might be an important factor in accelerating the cycle, but we can’t be sure of the cause,” said Fares.

Tau Boo spins on its axis once every 3.3 days — the same amount of time as it takes the hot Jupiter to complete one orbit. One hypothesis for Tau Boo’s rapid cycle is that the planet makes it rotate faster than usual, and this is affecting the generation of the magnetic field.

“There are still some big questions about what’s causing Tau Boo’s rapid magnetic cycle,” said Fares. “From our survey, we can say that each planetary system is particular, that interactions affect stars and planets differently, and that they depend on the masses, distance, and other properties.”

We still don’t really know why the Sun’s magnetic field flips like this in the first place. So, having a second example of stellar magnetic field flipping to compare the sun’s behavior against should be extremely helpful to scientists working to understand this phenomenon.

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Is there anything more authentic than a child’s drawing asking us to preserve our oceans?

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