News about Solar Heat and Alternative Energy
Oil prices top $83, sunny day for solar shares, GE building a plant in
CNBC - NEW YORK - The following is a summary of top stories in the energy sector at midday Friday. Oil Heads for Record Territory Again Oil futures climbed past $83 a barrel, as the steadily weakening dollar continued to draw buyers into commodity markets
Students bring environment lessons to their school
Pioneer Press - Seniors Christine Hansen and Katherine Gherty persuaded school officials to test a rooftop garden and solar panels in hopes Rooftop gardens not only help reduce runoff, Hansen said, they also cut heating and cooling costs because the vegetation
Harmony In Stages
Seattle Times - We put in a slate floor on a 4-inch concrete slab with heating tubes, with the mass to absorb solar heat from the windows, which extend to the ceiling. Originally, we had a dead-end kitchen. There was no southern light coming in. We popped out 9
On Native Ground
American Reporter - in federal subsidies over the past 60 years - about 30 times more than renewable energy sources such as wind or solar Driving our cars and heating and cooling our homes are the two biggest sources of greenhouse gases. Nuclear reactors produce