Rocket Mass Heaters: Efficient Home Heating With Wood

A Rocket Mass Heater is a wood-burning device. Beyond that, it gets weird. Technically neither a woodstove nor a fireplace, the rocket mass heater is related to masonry heaters, rocket stoves, and traditional...

Why Go Green? How to Make Green Energy at Home and More

For a long time, the human race has relied on fossil fuels as their primary source of energy. Fossil fuels heat our homes, provide gas for our cars and electricity for our everyday appliances. In the 21st...

Alternative Fuels - Pros and Cons

Alternative Fuels This day in age, one of the world’s main concerns is energy. Currently, we rely on petroleum to run our cars, and household central heat, and electricity in our homes....

Top 10 Environmental Degree Programs in the Southwest

The Top 30 Cities for Jobs are best for number of reasons. One major reason is that these cities are home to universities and colleges that offer degrees in sustainability. The Southwest is leading the US in biofuels and other alternative energy sources with the first School of Sustainability.

The Biodiesel Debate

I'm sure there is some complicated, scientific explanation of what biodiesel is, but that might confuse you. Honestly, it would confuse me. So, let's try to keep this as simple as possible. Biodiesel is an...

Biocentric Energy- RWE Symbol (BEHL) An idea too good to fail!

Digesters and the Technology of Anaerobic Digestion

Digesters were never really thought of, or discussed until recently, and made no sense economically while oil costs were low, yet now with rapidly rising fuels costs are seeing a revival. Economic forces and...

Woodburners

Wood Burning Stove A brief look at the background and basics behind wood burning stoves that also considers some of the pros and cons of owning a wood burning stove and the issues involved installing one. ...

Different Types of Alternative Energy Sources

Alternative energy sources will need to be developed to provide for energy consumption in the future. There is a lot of alternative energy research into alternative energy sources and how they will be...

New Honda does 20 Kilometers per litre of petol

The Honda Life is a member of the Japanese 'Kei Car' family specifically built for fuel economy and manouverability in small spaces. The concept developed following the Second World War as a stepping stone...