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Sometime last night, while in [...]
Today I read an article about a unique solar powered community in Canada. The actual location of this community is Okotoks, Alberta.
The residents there have created a solar array for their houses that manages to completely power 52 homes.
The 52-home solar community has installed an array of solar panels on the roofs of their [...]
I love hearing stories about groups or cities becoming more environmentally conscious. I have a pile of posts to do in the next 24 hours about clean energy, and I thought I’d start it off with this piece.
garbage bags, photo by tetsuo shimizuAttribution-NonCommercial License
Photo by Sekihan on Flickr
Los Angeles recently voted to ban plastic [...]
I’ve always been a big fan of four day work weeks, or better yet, working at the rate which you are most productive. That’s why I have always gravitated towards jobs that don’t have fixed hours. Where I currently work, I really don’t have a fixed schedule. If I wake up early, [...]
I found this useful deep-cycle battery FAQ that included a rough voltage level chart which helps you determine how full your deep-cycle battery is:
State of Charge
12 Volt battery
Volts per Cell
100%
12.7
2.12
90%
12.5
2.08
80%
12.42
2.07
70%
12.32
2.05
60%
12.20
2.03
50%
12.06
2.01
40%
11.9
1.98
30%
11.75
1.96
20%
11.58
1.93
10%
11.31
1.89
0
10.5
1.75
While I haven’t blogged about it, I have a small solar panel setup on my patio which provides enough power to run a few lights in [...]
As most of you remember, last year I threw the environmental gauntlet down and challenged all my readers to replace their old, energy inefficient incandescent light-bulbs with the newer CFL variant. Many of my friends and readers quickly went to work and replaced many of the bulbs in their houses, some even going [...]