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What Are 10 Uses for Jojoba Oil?

This article lists ten uses for jojoba oil and also provides a summary about the history of the johoba scrub, found in many desert areas of the American Southwest.

9 comments    health fitness beauty
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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 earthen buildings. In terms of...

9 comments    biofuels efficient heating
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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....

22 comments    advice technology finance
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Biofuels Disadvantages Environmental Issues

Land is another topic for discussion, how much land will be needed to grow enough crops for mass biofuel production? Water is another resource that is needed in large quantities to water the plants and the price of certain foods may increase...

4 comments    biofuels energy source
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Don't Pour that Grease Down the Drain

If you have ever had a clogged kitchen sink there is a good chance that Cooking Oil or Grease was the culprit. When you pour grease down your drain it solidifies and cause buildup that can slow or completely block a drain. Drano is great for...

3 comments    grease biofuel cooking oil
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Algae Biodiesel

Algae Is The New Biofuel!? Algae Biodiesel will play a very important part in meeting the worlds growing energy needs. Discover how algae oil harvesting & Algae Energy has a place in not only our past, but in our future as well.

4 comments    biodiesel fuel biomass fuel
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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.

11 comments    advice technology education
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What is the Fischer-Tropsch Process?

Occasionally when reading about renewable energy sources and alternative fuels you see the oddly-named Fischer-Tropsch process touted as a possible replacement for fossil fuel-derived oil products like diesel and jet fuel. This sounds great, but...

0 comments    fuel renewable energy carbon
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What Is The Best Do It Yourself Biodiesel Production Kit?

Are you worried or concerned by the latest round of fuel price increases? As tension boils in the Middle East and the value of the US dollar plummets we are seeing the cost of gas, diesel, petrol, whatever you want to call it, go through the roof...

1 comment    green fuel gas prices
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Alternative Fuel Source-The Pros and Cons

                                                   Alternative Fuel Sources        Nowadays, people pull up to the gas station and pay fifty dollars to fill up a tank, which might last them...

2 comments    energy cars green
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