Build A Kinder Earth

Looking to make the switch to Solar Energy? Start-up costs may be discouraging, but they don’t need to be. The primary reason a solar power system can be so expensive is because of bad energy usage habits. People often don’t realize how much energy they are actually consuming before they take a good, hard look at it. So, before you make the admirable switch over to solar energy, try to lower your energy consumption with a few simple, life-style changes.

Like coffee, algae is currently being explored as a possible biofuel. Recently, NASA has been getting in on the act. NASA wants to farm algae at sea for multiple reasons. Benefits to this plan include the fact that algae is oil-rich and easy to grow, that ocean nurseries leave land free for food production and that process should take out more carbon than it contributes from the environment. Another benefit is that this process purifies waste water pumped into the ocean.

With summer on its way, expenses for cooling are bound to increase. With this comes a higher rate of greenhouse gas emission.The Environmental Protection Agency has just released several tips to help Americans reduce both energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions by one third through Energy Star. Summer cooling is both costly and wasteful. Following these tips will help you reduce expenses and benefit the environment.

In special recognition of Earth Day, New York Power Authority (NYPA) President and Chief Executive Officer Richard Kessel announced a public-private initiative for the development of wind power projects in the New York State waters of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

The Great Lake Offshore Wind Project could be a key development to Governor David A. Paterson’s ’45 by 15’ goal which entails New York to meet 45 percent of its electrical needs through efficient and renewable energy sources by 2015.