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96What You Need to Know before Hauling Water in the Oilpatch
What do you need to know to get your trucks properly equipped for hauling water in the oilpatch, be that in North Dakota's current drilling boom or in any other area? A friend who owns a trucking company asked that question today. Here's what I...
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95What is a Proton Pump Inhibitor (like Dexilant)?
So...you have a prescription for a proton pump inhibitor do you? Well, you are not alone! In fact, in 2008 2 out of the top 5 prescription drugs (in sales) were proton pump inhibitors! So what are they? What do they do? They sound like something...
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94Replace Your Chevy or GM Power Steering Pump
If you have determined the pump is bad, here are step-by-step instructions for replacing the steering pump. The illustrations are for a 2000 Chevy Suburban, 4 wheel drive, but the same basic procedure applies to most front-mounted pumps on a V-8...
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94Oil Spills, Earthquakes, Volcanos, & Tsunami
The current crisis in the Gulf Coast region of The United States is only the tip of a much larger ice burg that no one seems to realize has been taking place on a global scale due to our dependence on crude oil for a very long time....
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90Benefits of Higher Gas Prices: Why I Don't Mind Paying More at the Pump (Hubnugget Contest Winner)
With rising gas prices, we all grumble a little when we fill our tanks. However, the long-term benefits of higher gas prices may well be worth the short-term pain. This article outlines how higher gas prices can lead to a healthier population and can increase use and demand for public transportation and renewable energy sources.
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92Renewable Energy: Natural Sources of Energy
Renewable energy sources, also known as natural sources of energy, are those which it is possible to use without diminishing the resource. This page will give a basic, relatively non-technical overview of all the major renewable energy sources,...
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90Engine Oil Stop Leak -- Types of Oil Leaks
A good automotive tip for older engines is to try some engine oil stop leak. This is especially true in certain states. States like California, where I live, have very strict emissions laws, and oil leaking into the fuel mixture for combustion can...
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91Septic Leach Field Clogged by Tree Roots: Cheap Fix
Septic tank systems become clogged with roots in the leach lines, leach field, drain field or seepage field, causing backup of wastewater into the house. The inexpensive fix is to use copper sulfate through an installed cleanout or septic field pump.
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90Awesome Penny Stocks Scam?
I know I’m taking a little bit of a risk by publishing this hub, but I felt the need to address the so-called “Awesome Penny Stocks scam” that’s circulating around the Web. Now I am using my words carefully because I myself have not...
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88Difference between Centrifugal pumps and Positive Displacement pumps
Centrifugal Pump Centrifugal pumps use a rotary vane impeller to impart kinetic energy by increasing the velocity of the liquid. This high velocity of the liquid will then produce a velocity head and at the same time producing a high flow rate. ...
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