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Save Energy: Install a Hot Water Heater Timer

by Jerry Watson

Save Energy: Install a hot water heater timer. Saving energy is a priority for most homeowners across the nation. Fight a slowing economy and recession worries. Save energy while enjoying hot water... published 3 months ago

8 comments    home home improvement

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Can turning Google's background black save power? Hardly.

by mroconnell

Blackle is a website that utilizes a customized Google search bar. The website asserts that it is exactly like Google except that it uses a black background instead of a light colored background. This first... published 5 months ago

7 comments    technology education advice

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Guess How Much My Electricity Bill Was

by leftquark

From April 28th to May 28th (30 days), my electricity bill was exactly...$27.29! I'm not listing this to brag, but rather to make a point; you can significantly lower your electricity bill if you want. So how... published 5 weeks ago

0 comments    finance money electricity

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Why Government Regulation Doesn't Work

by Chuck

The problem with government planning and problem solving is that the planned solution tends to be linear in the sense that here is the problem and here is the solution. Once put in motion, the solution tends... published 6 weeks ago

9 comments    politics global warming cfl

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Ben Franklin's Inventions: Famous and Not

by VickeyK

Ben Franklin had a knack. That's how Orson Scott Card described him in his alt-history series, The Tales of Alvin Maker. In those books, Franklin was acknowledged a true wizard. In real history. . . he's... published 7 months ago

1 comment    recreation congress swimming

Water being released at a major force from the bottom of the Glen Canyon Dam.70

Glen Canyon Dam Flooding The Grand Canyon

by In The Doghouse

This weekend I made a quick trip to one of my favorite places on earth, Lake Powell. As I drove over the bridge that spans the canyon just south of the Glen Canyon Dam, I peered over the edge and saw a... published 5 months ago

8 comments    environment electricity lake

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How to generate Electricity

by Paraglider

An introduction to the theory of generating electricity followed by a brief summary of some of the viable ways of generating electricity on a commercial scale. published 9 months ago

40 comments    technology education science

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Earth4Energy Review - Create Your Own Energy

by Gregorious

Earth4Energy is an incredible guide with easy to follow step by step instructions on how to make & install your own solar power or/and wind generated power system for your home. It explains and show you how... published 2 weeks ago

1 comment    energy electricity solar power

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Dual Fuel Tariff's

by gringog

Find quality informatin on Dual Fuel Tariffs products and services only at www.e-explorer.co.uk published 4 months ago

0 comments    gas electricity dual fuel

An exhibit at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago, Illinois72

The Imperial White City - Chicago, 1893

by Patty Inglish, MS

The Columbian Exposition honored Columbus's Voyages to the New World beginning in 1492. It did so with electricity, other inventions, fast food, giant cheeses, and belly dancing. Unfortunately, it also did so with murders... published 5 months ago

5 comments    travel arts recreation

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