Posted on: 06 August, 2007
Author: Chris A Watkins
There are few available alternatives to the internal combustion engine and though there are many viable fuel options, only petrol, diesel and liquid petroleum gas are generally available. Since the sixties, automotive manufacturers and independent engineers have developed and tested prototype alternate fuels, many with really encouraging results. One alternative, hydrogen, has gained some stock reasons for its failure to gain support and acceptance. When the automotive industry were active in testing this fuel, tests were similarly carried out with liquid petroleum gas (LPG). This fuel also had no bulk distribution network and was also more volatile than petrol. For...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 05 August, 2007
Author: manoloK
Home Information Pack (HIP), also referred to as the 'Seller's Pack', is a set of documents conveying information about any property owned by an individual in England and Wales. Learn all you need to know about them Home information pack (also known as HIP to all) is a collection of written texts, which delivers significant information about property (especially in Wales and England) which is generally presented in the open market for you to buy. Home Information Pack, the other name for which is Sellers Pack, is a set of significant documents that the property owner is liable to show...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 28 July, 2007
Author: Howard G Charing
Pablo Amaringo is one of the worlds greatest visionary artists, and is renowned for his highly complex, colourful and intricate paintings of his visions from drinking the Ayahuasca brew. Pablo is interviewed at his gallery in Pucallpa, Peru, by Howard G Charing and Peter Cloudsley. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
Continue ReadingPosted on: 19 July, 2007
Author: Steven Ross
One of the fastest growing sectors of renewable energy resource development is the wide and varied field of Geothermal Heating. No matter the type you choose to match your needs and location, a geoth... One of the fastest growing sectors of renewable energy resource development is the wide and varied field of Geothermal Heating. No matter the type you choose to match your needs and location, a geothermal installation can be made completely sustainable and is very scaleable. It is likely that the future of geothermal energy will find some aspect of it found in every home as part of...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 17 July, 2007
Author: Subhash
Doctors backed away from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more. Addiction experts also ... Doctors backed away from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more. Addiction experts also strongly opposed the idea at a debate at the American Medical Associations annual meeting. They said more study is needed before excessive use of video and online games a problem that affects about 10% of players could be considered...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 17 July, 2007
Author: Kory Doszpoly
Nevada Solar One is Nevada's first solar power plant and is located a few miles outside if Las Vegas. It is designed on solar thermal principles as opposed to photovoltaics. Solar energy can be produced in a number of ways. There is the familiar solar panel - they are becoming increasingly common as they become more and more affordable. Solar panels produce solar energy through the process called photovoltaics: the rays of the Sun hit the silicon crystals in the panel thus inducing a flow of electrons. Another way to extract energy form sunlight is the solar thermal process. Solar...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 17 July, 2007
Author: Jeff Popiock
The number one cause of our environmental problems is meat and dairy. Meat is the cause of the destruction of the rain forests. A vegan diet is the healthiest for the human body, and it is the only healthy and sustainable diet for the planet. We all know that our planet is in serious trouble. The fact that you really care is great, so take this one-question test to find out if you are a true environmentalist: So what did you have for dinner last night? Not to worry, Im not trying to get chummy, its just that one simple...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 25 June, 2007
Author: Leslie McKerns
Sustainable design is architecture that creates a minimal impact on the environment and makes maximum and intelligent use of the worlds dwindling resources. Read about a ground breaking new project--how it generates its own power and accomplishes sustainability. The future of building technology is here and its full of holes. The Swiss cheese exoskeleton shell of COR, the first sustainable, mixed use condominium in Miami, Florida is a hyper-efficient smart skin simultaneously providing the building structure, thermal mass for insulation, shading for natural cooling, terrace enclosures, armatures for energy producing turbines, and loggias for congregating at the ground level. COR,...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 21 June, 2007
Author: Justin March
Even when water seems abundant its important that we all do our bit to conserve as much as possible, learn how to conserve water in this article. As we all know from school the earths water is constantly in movement, the water cycle or hydrologic cycle, describes the movement of water above, below, and under the earths surface. As the name water cycle implies there is no beginning or end to this process and while water may change state from liquid, to vapour, to ice depending on the part of the water cycle that you are looking at, the amount...
Continue ReadingPosted on: 21 June, 2007
Author: Neil MacLeod
Solar energy can be collected in two main ways either by heating water (Solar Thermal) or by converting light into electricity (Solar Photovoltaics). Here follows a brief run down of the main advantages and disadvantages of solar energy as a green energy source encompassing both solar thermal and solar photovoltaics. Advantages Solar energy is free. There is an initial capital cost but once you have made the investment the energy harvested from the sun costs you nothing. No one will be sending you a bill for sunshine. Solar energy is abundant. Even in mid winter we are blessed with...
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