The Costs Of Biomass And Biofuels Compared With Fossil Fuels

The world is on a quest, and make no mistake about it; this is a worldwide phenomenon, to find a renewable source of energy. Our current dependence on fossil fuels is quickly becoming unacceptable. First and foremost, fossil fuels are being depleted at a rapid rate, and our current levels of dependence are far too high on a depleting resource. Fossil fuels are also damaging to our environment, and are causing widespread damage to our overall atmosphere and environment. The world is experimenting and using biomass, wind, solar, and geothermal energy to provide the future with renewable energy, this is especially true...
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7 Ways to Bring Solar Lighting to Your Home

Solar energy has the power to provide us with the ability to throw the chains of fossil fuels off our shoulders and onto the ground. Solar power is incredibly versatile, supremely powerful, and capable of giving us a clean and sustainable method of harvesting energy for the foreseeable future. 1. Sun Tubes Sun Tubes are amazing. Their design is nowhere near new, and they’ve been around since the 1960s. Solar tubes have been used for numerous purposes, including actually heating your home with massive tubes that went from the roof to the floor. These massive tubes are out of style...
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Making Your Own Survival Food Buckets
Survival is becoming a big business today, with multiple companies making and providing products to those who want to be prepared for anything that might befall them. While I have nothing against any of these companies or the products they provide, I will say that some are more useful than others. I’ll also say that sometimes you end up paying more for someone else’s work, than you might expect. I’m a firm believer in doing things myself when I can. That’s one of the best money-saving hints I’ve learned in my life. By doing things myself whenever I can, I...
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Perimeter Defense - Taking Security to the Next Level
In previous articles we've talked about developing a home defense strategy and hardening your home against attacks. But we haven't really dealt with establishing your perimeter. In order to finish preparing your home for any attacks you might face, it's important to have a good perimeter defense. Perimeter defenses aren't so much about protecting yourself from burglars and break-in artists, as they are in protecting yourself from an attacking gang. Whether that gang is tearing up your neighborhood because they are angry about some social injustice or they are looking for food in the wake of a disaster, defending against...
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Making Your Own Survival Knife
Ask anyone who's been involved in survival for any time, and they'll tell you that a knife is the single most important piece of survival equipment there is. If you've got to go out in the wilderness and can only bring one thing along, that's what you want to bring. With it, you can do many of the other survival tasks you need. But without it, you have a hard time doing much of anything. That's not to say that other pieces of equipment aren't important or that going out into the woods with nothing but a knife will make...
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