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Solar Pool Covers: A Cheaper & More Energy Efficient Alternative to Pool Heaters

by Kirsten McCulloch • March 31, 2011 • 0 Comments

Forget pool heaters. If you’re looking for a cheaper way to warm your swimming pool when the temperature goes down, you might want to consider investing in a solar pool cover. Solar pool covers makes use of the natural heat from the sun and work to absorb, trap, and transfer this heat to your pool…

by Kirsten McCulloch • March 31, 2011 • 0 Comments

Environment engineer Stephen Bedford Clark is setting up a programme in the Eyre Peninsular in South Australia which will see agriculture using locally grown algae to make locally produced fuel. “We’re not having to transport carbon with carbon and the costs are reduced, ” he told ABC reporter Annabelle Homer. Clark is setting up an…

by Guest Writer • January 15, 2011 • 3 Comments

Entering 2011, it does not seem that heating your home is getting any less expensive. In fact, the last time I checked, utility bills, no matter what type they happen to be, are going upwards. Regardless of whether you use natural gas or electricity to heat your home, it’s a fact that the costs have…

by Guest Writer • January 8, 2011 • 0 Comments

Is a wood burning stove sustainable? The surprise is that it’s actually not so bad. An important 2003 Australian study concluded that the greenhouse emissions from wood burning are relatively low.