Green Computer Features: Staying Environmentally Responsible
Planning to buy a green computer, but don’t know what to check for? Here’s a list of the features that will help you in deciding whether or not the …
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How to Make a Compost Toilet Yourself Cheaply
Compost toilets are environmentally friendly because they conserve water. They are also useful in off-the-grid homes that do not have sewage systems …
Continue ReadingHow to Make Homemade Starch for Lace Curtain and Other Linens: Tips and Tricks
Before the invention of automatic washing machines, dryers, and canned spray starch, having crisp, clean lace curtains and linens took a little more …
Continue ReadingCleaning with a Used Motor Oil Centrifuge - How to Reuse Your Motor Oil
Learn how to clean used motor oil by passing it through a centrifuge. The motor oil is cleaned to such an extent that impurities of the size 1 micron …
Continue ReadingDid Singer Make a Green Sewing Machine? A Little History on Earth Conscious Sewing
For over 150 years, Singer has been producing sewing machines. The original design took Issac Merritt Singer less than two weeks and $40 to invent. …
Continue ReadingFormula to Calculate Wind Load
To prevent new construction and other structures from toppling in strong winds, architects and engineers have to calculate their wind loads. The wind …
Continue ReadingInteresting Facts About the Polar Bear: 10 Facts About Size, Denning, Predatory Habits and More
Polar bears are the largest terrestrial carnivores in the world–and they’re at the center of concerns of climate-change effects in the …
Continue ReadingHow Does Relative Humidity Affect Evaporation?
Relative humidity and evaporation are two phenomenons that are closely related to each other as one condition governs the other. Here we discuss how …
Continue ReadingHow to Make Distilled Water: Home Water Distillation
Distilling water is a useful skill in an emergency when no clean drinking water is available. The process is simple enough, if you want to know how to …
Continue ReadingIs Nuclear Energy Renewable?
Can nuclear energy be characterized as renewable? The article describes the two opposite point of views and a final conclusion.
Continue ReadingPumped Hydro Still Most Popular Form of Energy Storage in US
Ever thought that pumping water uphill would be great to have energy storage on demand when in need? Pumped hydro storage is a method that creates …
Continue ReadingChanges in Land Use Model due to Biofuel Model
Biofuels, it’s an amazing source of alternative energy! However, production of this product does have it’s drawbacks and research into …
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