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How I Cut My Electric Bill By Almost 80%
Science & Tech  (tags: Electricity, Home made Power, Science, Experiments )

Alisa
- 11 days ago - goodwindgeneratorplans.com
The moment I lost my job last year, I felt as if I had lost my purpose. For a few months, the household had to depend entirely on my wife as the sole breadwinner as I looked for a new job.
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Lower-Cost Solar Cells To Be Printed Like Newspaper, Painted On Rooftops
Science & Tech  (tags: Solar Cells, Electricity, Sustainabililty )

Ben
- 123 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Solar cells could soon be produced more cheaply using nanoparticle "inks" that allow them to be printed like newspaper or painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops to absorb electricity-producing sunlight.
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Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) E-Bombs Could Go Mainstream
Science & Tech  (tags: EMP, electromagnetic pulse, weapons, E-bombs, electricity, electronics, communications, war, conflict, world, science, tech, technology, research, homeland security, national security, atmosphere, nuclear weapons, humans, society, physics, internet, news )

SirRobert
- 283 days ago - thefifthknight.blog.friendster.com
Homeland Security and Aviation Week are reporting the current outlook for the introduction usage of non-nuclear (EMP) electromagnetic pulse wave-effect weaponry, that can neutralize a nation's electronics and communications. Send enemy back to Dark Ages!
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NASA: Severe Space Weather Impact
Science & Tech  (tags: Sun, solar flare, space, severe space weather, earth, environment, humans, science, research, study, tech, technology, world, electric grid, electricity, concept, interesting, news, nasa, society )

SirRobert
- 334 days ago - science.nasa.gov
Did you know that a solar flare can make your toilet stop working?
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SEPA Aims To Improve Acquisition Of Solar Power By Electric Utilities
Science & Tech  (tags: solar power, electricity, utilities, companies, procurement, study, SEPA, alternative energies, green, climate-change, conservation, energy, environment, globalwarming, GoodNews, government, humans, nature, research, world, concept, interesting, news )

SirRobert
- 348 days ago - solardaily.com
The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has released a new Utility Procurement Study, aiming at improving large scale solar acquisition by electric utility companies.
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Ancient Egyptian Electricity
Science & Tech  (tags: Ancient, Egyptian, Electricity )

Boban
- 434 days ago - mysterytopia.com
It is a widespread belief in alternative science that our forefathers possessed a much greater technological knowledge than our schoolbook science is willing to accept.
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Why Nuclear Power Plants Are Horrible
Science & Tech  (tags: nuclear, fission, power, plants, renewable, energy, source, reasons, against, for, radioactive, waste, nonrenewable, electricity, radiation )

Phil
- 506 days ago - philforhumanity.com
The reasons against nuclear (fission) power plants are because they are non-renewable, dangerous, and create radioactive waste.
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Wind Energy Will Be Major Player
Science & Tech  (tags: technology, Wind Energy, wind turbines, nuclear power, electricity )

Ann
- 593 days ago - yellowzeppelin.info
Report Says Wind Can Produce a Fifth of Nation's Electricity Needs by 2030
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Top 15 Unexpected Uses For Biodiesel
Science & Tech  (tags: alternative fuels, B100, B20, biodiesel, biofuels, bioheat, bioremediation, diesel, electricity, energy, fuel cells, Green, guide, howto, hydrogen, oil, petroleum, renewable energy, renewable power, resources, top10 )

Clayton
- 639 days ago - gas2.org
While virtually everyone is familiar with the use of biodiesel as a substitute for diesel fuel, a few novel uses may not have crossed your radar. Biodiesel can produce hydrogen, clean up oil spills, degrease your tools, heat your home, and more.
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WattzOn - The Consequences of Our Consumption
Science & Tech  (tags: energy, electricity, global warming, genius )

Matthew
- 642 days ago - wattzon.org
The average American uses 11400 Watts of power continuously. What are the consequences of us all using this much power? Saul Griffith (kitesurfer and winner of a 2007 MacArthur "genius" grant) presents the next Inconvenient Truth.
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Aptera's $26,000 Electric Car and 300 MPG Hybrid Coming Soon : Gas 2.0
Science & Tech  (tags: aerodynamics, Aptera, automobiles, cars, electric car, electricity, fuel, fuel economy, hybrid, PHEV, plug-in, science, technology, transportation )

Clayton
- 653 days ago - gas2.org
For under $30,000, you will soon be able to buy an electric car with a 120 mile range, or a plug-in hybrid that gets 300 miles-per-gallon. Sound like a fantasy, but this one could be coming to a dealer near you. Slated for release in 2008 [see story].
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Plug-In Hybrids Use Over 17 Times More Water Than Regular Cars, Researchers Say : Gas 2.0
Science & Tech  (tags: alternative fuels, cars, electric car, electricity, EV, hybrids, PHEV, plug-ins, renewable energy, transportation, water )

Clayton
- 654 days ago - gas2.org
While plug-in hybrids offer great increases in fuel efficiency, they may come at a surprising cost: water. A recent study from Environmental Science & Technology found that plug-ins require the consumption of 3 times and withdrawal of 17 times more water.
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Sick of Gas?: Convert Your Car To Run On Electricity : Gas 2.0
Science & Tech  (tags: automobiles, car hacks, cars, diy, electric vehicles, electricity, EV, howto, technology, transportation )

Clayton
- 655 days ago - gas2.org
If you can't buy the car you want, then build it. Gregg Abott (aka Gadget) custom-converts cars for a living, but instead of tricking out cars to run on biodiesel or get better mileage, he's hacking them to run on electricity.
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Nuke Plant Shutdown Causes Widespread Florida Power Outages
Science & Tech  (tags: news, science, power, electricity, safety, tech, NewTechnology )

Maria
- 668 days ago - foxnews.com
MIAMI -- A nuclear reactor owned by Florida's largest electric company automatically shut down Tuesday...
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3-Wheeled Aptera Aspires to Car-Pool Lane
Science & Tech  (tags: concept, design, electricity, automotive )

Brian
- 714 days ago - usatoday.com
The Aptera, with a range of 190 miles between charges, is intended to sell for around $30,000. A futuristic commuter car powered by electricity with a skin of epoxy resin, not sheet metal. And perhaps oddest, it has three wheels, not four.
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