Archive for August, 2009

ISU To Unveil Solar-Powered House - KCCI.com

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

ISU To Unveil Solar-Powered House - KCCI.com
AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University team working to build an solar-powered house is about ready to show off their hard work. Iowa State University The project is part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C., in

7 Incredible Greenhouses & Biospheres - Environmental Graffiti

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

7 Incredible Greenhouses & Biospheres - Environmental Graffiti
Since Industrialization, when man moved away from the farm and into crowded, dirty cities, growing food for an ever-increasing urban population has been a problem. Budding farmers created allotments in an effort to grow their own fruit and vegetables

Heifer opens museum at HQ in Arkansas - Carroll County Online
Veronique Odekirk, right, of Little Rock, Ark., right, and Sylvie Defrasne, of Paris, look at a model of a Honduran farm village at Heifer International s museum in Little Rock, Ark. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Heifer International has opened a $7.5

Cooler temperatures help on energy bills - WTHI

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

Cooler temperatures help on energy bills - WTHI
TERRE HAUTE, Ind (WTHI) - This summer has been abnormally below average in temperatures. Duke Energy officials estimated that 43 percent of most energy bills are for air conditioning and heat. Since temperatures are cooler, customers are less likely

Your Place: A by-the-numbers guide to rebates for windows - Philadelphia Inquirer
Answer: Section 1121 of the stimulus package allows for a federal energy tax credit to homeowners, up to 30 percent of the cost of window and door replacement - a maximum of $1,500 for taxable years 2009 and 2010. The tax credit is for the price of