Reprinted Home Energy Tips

Home Energy Saving Tips  Reprinted from Resnet           http://www.resnet.us/energy-saving-tips?gclid=CNb8o63Y2LsCFcZZ7Aod8X4ARg  I reprinted this because I felt it was good information, hope it helps with high utility bills. John

Make your home more comfortable and cut down on high energy costs by following these home energy saving tips. By simply making a few changes to your house and daily routine, you can significantly improve your quality of life while saving money. It really doesn't get any better than that!

Car

• Leave your car at home and use public transit, walk or bike whenever possible.
• Combine as many trips as possible to cut down on car usage.
• Leaving your car at home just 2 days a week will save 1,590 lbs. in greenhouse gas emissions a year!
• Maximize your car's fuel efficiency, safety and reliability by keeping it well maintained.
• Check your tire pressure regularly to avoid wear and tear, and decrease gas mileage.

A/C Unit

When investing in new heating and cooling equipment like a central air conditioning unit, proper sizing and installation is key to maintaining your home's energy efficiency and comfort.

• Bigger isn't always better; oversized equipment can lead to reduced comfort and excessive noise.
• Oversizing can also shorten equipment life by causing it to turn on and off more frequently than properly sized units.
• Undersized units can suffer from reduced efficiency and accelerated wear on system components, resulting in early equipment failure.

Pledge to have your cooling equipment tuned by a professional.

Porch Light

The outdoor porch light or post lamp, is one of the most used light fixtures and therefore the perfect place to install ENERGY STAR certified lighting products.

• Replace standard light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) that fit into existing porch lights.
• Install a new ENERGY STAR certified outdoor lighting fixture, which uses advanced CFL technology and a motion sensor or photocell, to only turn on at night or when it detects movement.

Pledge to replace light fixtures and bulbs with ENERGY STAR certified lighting products.

Garage

• If the garage is attached to the house, it can be a significant source of energy loss and should be well sealed.

Thermal Boundary

A home's exterior (outer walls, ceiling, windows and floor) is known as the "envelope" or "shell" which, when properly insulated by a knowledgeable homeowner or skilled professional, can save you more than $200 a year or up to 10% on total annual energy bills.

• Hire a contractor who'll use specialized diagnostic tools to identify and seal hidden air leaks before adding insulation.

Pledge to improve your home's envelope with caulk, spray foam, weather stripping or by adding insulation.

Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR!

Take the pledge to save energy at home! Join with millions of Americans to take small, individual steps that make a big difference in the fight against climate change.

Take the Pledge

Engery Hogs At Home

Todays appliances are better than many of the older non Energy Star appliances But the can still need managing. However it is the smaller appliances such as Digital Photo Frames, All the Chargers for cell phones, Ipods, and so many other chargers of our battery hungry electronics.

There is a great article with some specifics HERE http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/23/battery-chargers-electricity-technology-ecotech-energy_slide_3.html

Even many items that we have in our house that just sit as long as they are pluged in use electricity. Vcr's, Disk Players, so much more, that in a month they add up. if your bill is higher than you like make sure that things not being used are un pluged, as long as they do not lose their programing, and have to be reprogramed, or put them on a plug in that has a switch that can be turned off. God bless and keep all of you.

Some Awesome New Car News!

Debut Of Porshe 918 Spyder

From Article From GAS 2.o

Porsche 918 Spyder Eco-Supercar Production Likely to be Announced in August

Written by Nick Chambers' href="http://gas2.org/author/nmaximus/">Nick Chambers

Published on June 21st, 2010 Posted in Motorsports, Plug-in Hybrids

Ever since the surprise debut of the Porsche 918 Spyder at the Geneva Auto Show this year, many of us have been salivating at the prospects of its eventual production… and for good reason. With a 0-60 time of around 3 seconds, a lithium-ion battery that can take the car 16 miles on battery power alone, a maximum fuel efficiency of about 78 mpg, and a combined 718 horsepower, this plug-in hybrid supercar seems to have it all.

Porsche has said in the past that all they needed was 1,000 firm orders to before they’d start production, and rumor has it that they already have more. Given that they had 900 at the end of April, that’s not so hard to imagine. AutoCar is now reporting that Porsche will likely use the Pebble Beach Concours in California this August as the official launch of the vehicle. MORE HERE

After its surprise introduction at the Geneva Auto Show last week one thing is clear: the Porsche 918 Spyder supercar has struck a resounding nerve in the automotive community. You see, true car nuts, no matter how green they aspire to be, are always drawn to fast, sexy cars. And if there’s one thing the world of car nuts felt like it might be losing in this profound shift to green transportation, it was sexy speed. SEE MORE HERE

Porsch Has always been an exciting car manufacturer, but in my opinon this match of can and tecnology brings the a step ahead of the Game. Poppa John

Hybrid Power Approved For 2011 Le Mans

Written by Christopher DeMorro' href="http://gas2.org/author/harshcougar/">Christopher DeMorro

Published on June 13th, 2010

Posted in Hybrid-electric EVs, Motorsports

New Solar News and Other Stuff!

Some New Energy Headlines To Bring To You!

Wave Power Aquamarine Power Testing the Oyster
Aug.06, 2009 in Wave Power Leave a Comment
The ocean floor in the waters off the Orkney Islands in Scotland is about to become a location for the latest wave power device that has been developed by the Scottish company aquamarine power. Called the Oyster, this wave power device gives a hydroelectric wave energy converter which is able to use the ocean waves in such a way that it can be converted into usable electricity. more here

Solar Energy Fort Irwin Solar Power Plant
Aug.03, 2009 in Solar Energy
In October 2008 it was announced that a solar power plant was planned at the Fort Irwin base in the Mojave Desert in California. This installation is to have a capacity of 500MW, originally generated from thermal solar power.
Further news has just been released regarding the project and a couple of development partners have been announced for the project, namely Clark Energy Group and Acciona Solar Power. Details about the source of the solar power has also been revised with the revelation that it won’t be coming from a single solar power plant but instead, a series of projects will be created spread over 14,000 acres of desert land. More Here

The Best DIY Solar Energy Systems For Your Home More Here
Yes you CAN build your own solar energy generator for your home, and for less than $200!
Using low cost materials and with little or no technical knowledge, it's easy. And you'll not only save thousands of dollars in electricity bills, but you'll also be helping to save our planet by using renewable solar energy.

BrightSource Energy has a new and great Solar Idea working in conjunction with an Israeli Company LUZ II, have created the first Solar Power development Center in the world. Find out why they claim their solar technology ...Zimbabwe see video here.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

BrightSource Energy and SCE sign 1.3 GW solar thermal deal
BrightSource Energy has signed a contract with Southern California Edison (SCE) to supply 1,300 megawatts of solar thermal power, enough to serve nearly 845,000 homes. This is the largest solar deal ever announced.BrightSource will develop seven solar facilities for SCE under terms of.... see more here.

We are moving forward, all be it slowly, but we are moving forward, Thank God!
And it is not just in solar but in wind and so much more. If we can just get congress to let us drill more, build more refineries, do the oil shale, develop more clean coal, and construct at least 10 new nuclear faculties within 3 years in or near major need areas, it will help, but we must get these renewables up and running, and Hydrogen cell cars affordable. and so much more.
Bring you more news soon!

Can You Dream Of A Better Energy Tomorrow

New Governments program "Cash for clunkers" is working to well in some ways, and not as well enough in others.

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12974761

While they may be getting some of the high MPH cars off of the road, they are not getting a lot of the older worst polluters of the road, due to the cost of a new can even with the $4800 Government discount, there a lot without adequate credit or enough income, to trade in the older worse vehicles on the road. I would swap my old clunker for a number of the ones I have seen being traded in, to be destroyed.

But it has worked well enough that the Government clunker for cash web site has been so flooded the dealers can not get the deals through, and they have run out of funds, only to have to appropriate 2 billion more.

Looking forward it is hard to remember that your objective is to drain the streets of clunkers when you are up to your posterior in liberal agendas to destroy the country! First destroy our monetary system with incalculable debt, mess up the not perfect but best medical system in the world. Use the Cap and Trade to place an energy tax on every man, woman, child and business in America. Refuse to stop the bleeding of America's funds to foreign oil mongers who Obama the great one bowed down to. And refuse to allow us to develop the tremendous oil reserves we have here, or build new refineries, or develop better clean coal, or use safe nuclear power.

They continue to want to do many other things to bring us down by tearing down the family unit, claim that we are not a Christian nation, take God out of our public life and then wonder why things are going to heck in a hand basket.

The best answer is always is it is not my fault, look what they did before me. They kept us safe, they did not call for bringing down our armies and arsenals to a weaker standpoint so we cannot defend ourselves like Obama is calling for.

We must take every step possible to get energy independent now, ASAP. Time and money is running out. There are to many ways for renewable energy, to available sources that we have been unable to develope because of screaming liberal environmentalist. In the northwest right now they are letting while Forrest get diseased and die, because they have put the people who know how to care for the forest out of business, and with it whole towns and populations have died with it.

We better see the future in light of today. People and their livelihoods, and expertise are more important than the ideology of a few liberals who now have their satisfaction of stopping industries, only to seeing America die slow death for lack of jobs, and energy, and money, and a satisfaction of knowing a goods pay for a good days work.

Rant over for now.

There are a lot of new web sites who promote Water for Gas type of re-engineering of gasoline engines to run on a mixture of hydrogen, oxygen, and Gasoline in such a mixture that it will nearly double your current gas millage.
http://www.water4gas.com/
Listen to Water4Gas on the famous KROQ Radio Show

What is ?

• Safe hydrogen from water

• Clean the air you breathe - drastically reduce exhaust emissions

• Boost your engine's power, even on big rigs
  

• Save on maintenance costs

• IMPROVE FUEL ECONOMY - for energy independence!!!

• Great for cars, trucks, boats, generators, heating

• 100-yea

  r-old technology tested and proven by NASA and many others.

This is just one of many of these sites now on the web it would seem that some are just taking advantage of a new technology and are probably scams. However some are ligament. Do the research. This would allow you to have a larger car, even an dreaded SUV and reduce emissions, and nerly doubble your millage.

A great place to have fun and learn about the HHO technology is comming up in Florida in July 2009
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Tesla's New Sedan
Tesla unveils its Model S sedan, with a base price of $57,400. The manufacturing plant will be in California.Tesla Motors, maker of a high-end electric sports car, says it will build an all electric sedan in Southern California.
To learn more go here!

More good news on energy soon!

We must call our Senators and tell them not to pass the energy bill! it is the greatest taxation to America we have had yet! It will cost you the Home ome owner more than any other tax you have ever paid. it will cost you the car owner the same way. You are being told one thing and it is a bold face lie. Read the Bill and all it's amendments. Most of the people voting on it are being told not to read it just vote yes. That alone should be a warning sign!!!

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