Forum: Solar Power
04-06-18, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,210
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Forum: Solar Power
03-23-18, 10:32 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,210
Solar PV - Save Money & Shrink Carbon Footprint
We have been driving EV's for 3 1/2 years, and we are now using a heat pump for most of heating our house, as well. We got a solar PV system installed yesterday, and it should soon be generating a...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
07-04-16, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,422
That sounds like a meter of space, which is a...
That sounds like a meter of space, which is a lot. But I am not sure what CFM is in relation to a ceiling fan, and how would it be measured? The fan blades churn the air, and moving air is what we...
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Forum: Wind Power
06-02-16, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 80,463
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Forum: The Billiards Room
10-02-15, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 81,962
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Forum: Conservation
07-13-15, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 259
Views: 208,090
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Forum: Product Reviews
04-12-15, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,007
We got both the regular 1.25gpm model and the...
We got both the regular 1.25gpm model and the 1.5gpm handheld model, and both work fine. We settled on the handheld for it's flexibility. We have renovated our bathroom and raised it up to 7' and...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-07-15, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 23,768
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Forum: Solar Power
01-03-15, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 23,768
Wind turbines and solar burn no fuel. So they...
Wind turbines and solar burn no fuel. So they cost less and less over time. Sure they require maintenance - but so does nuclear and fossil fuel plants.
Renewable energy gets less expensive the...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-02-15, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 23,768
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Forum: Conservation
01-01-15, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,409
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Forum: Solar Power
01-01-15, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 23,768
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Forum: Solar Power
12-31-14, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 23,768
The cost of renewable power plants is mostly up...
The cost of renewable power plants is mostly up front, and they get cheaper and cheaper over time - because they burn no fuel. And there is no decommissioning costs, either as there is with nuclear....
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Forum: Conservation
08-26-14, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,347
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Forum: Product Reviews
01-03-14, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 51,486
Cordless has definite advantages, but also...
Cordless has definite advantages, but also definite disadvantages. Portability is big advantage, and limited use time is a big disadvantage. Batteries will wear out, and they will need replacing.
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Forum: The Billiards Room
10-08-13, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 81,962
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Forum: Lawn and Garden
07-31-13, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,030
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Forum: Solar Power
03-01-13, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,643
Actually, tides are caused by the moon orbiting...
Actually, tides are caused by the moon orbiting the earth. So, the sun is indirectly involved. Geothermal is from the latent heat left over from when the earth formed and from flexing and movement...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
02-25-13, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 81,962
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
01-09-13, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,798
On the battery charger, it makes sense to look...
On the battery charger, it makes sense to look for one that can charge 1-4 AA and AAA cells individually. Many run-of-the-mill chargers can only charge one or two *pairs* of AA and often only one...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
03-19-12, 02:40 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 26,080
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Forum: The Billiards Room
02-22-12, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 35,854
Alan that is a straw man argument. Reality and...
Alan that is a straw man argument. Reality and facts are what they are. Science is the way we humans are working to understand the universe around us. Climate science is interrelated to almost all...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
02-17-12, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 35,854
When the sun explodes, the earth is all done. ...
When the sun explodes, the earth is all done. This is in about a BILLION years. For all intents and purposes, this is unlimited during the time the earth has life on it.
Underwater coal? Yeah,...
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Forum: Solar Power
01-19-12, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,004
Fibonacci PV Array
Here's an interesting article on setting up Solar PV panels on a "tree" based on the Fibonacci sequence:
The Secret of the Fibonacci Sequence in Trees...
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Forum: Wind Power
01-19-12, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,818
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