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Insulating Your Home - What is Insulation and How Insulation can Save on Your Energy Bill

Insulation is vital in keeping your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter seasons. A home that has been well insulated is at least 7 degrees cooler in summer and 10 degrees warmer in winter.

17 Feb 2008

Green Buildings - What Makes a Building Green?

A green building, also referred to as a sustainable building, is designed and constructed with a focus on maximizing resource efficiency and minimizing ecological impact.

12 Feb 2008

What are Green Cleaning Products?

This article discusses the harmful effects of cleaning products and the ways in which we can switch to greener alternatives.

4 Feb 2008

What are Vehicle Exhaust Emissions?

Vehicle exhaust emissions are created when the air-fuel mixture burning inside internal combustion engines releases carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere.

29 Jan 2008

An Introduction to Wastewater Treatment

The objective of wastewater treatment is to reduce the pollutants to less than maximum permissible limits to prevent the threat to the environment and human health.

28 Jan 2008

Hybrid Electric Vehicles - Cleaner & Healthier Alternatives?

Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) combine the power from an internal combustion engine with the battery and electric motor from an electric vehicle.

26 Jan 2008

Using Renewable Biomass Resources to Produce Bioenergy Products

Biomass is defined as any organic material produced by the growth of microorganisms, plants or animals, and it can be converted into usable forms of energy.

20 Jan 2008

Bacteria Brings New Insights to Fuel Cells

The continuing climate change crisis means that research into sources of alternative renewable energy generation is a top priority.

19 Jan 2008

What is Ocean Acidification?

Approximately half of the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere from human activities has dissolved into the ocean.

18 Jan 2008

Methane Gas - What is Methane Gas and Converting Landfill Gas into a Form of Renewable Energy

Carbon dioxide and methane generated as a result of the decomposition of solid waste in landfills are known as landfill gas. Both gases are greenhouse gases that lead to global warming.

17 Jan 2008