Showing posts with label savings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label savings. Show all posts

Make Your Own Green Energy Source and Make Money Now

If you are serious about saving money by going green then you seriously need to consider making your own green energy source. It's cheap, easy, and efficient. Did I mention that it can also help you save hundreds of dollars every month on your energy bill? Yes, that's correct by making your own source of green energy you will no longer have to rely on your utility company for energy. This means that you can say goodbye to the rising costs of energy and hello to a new world of savings.


While purchasing a renewable energy system can cost anywhere from $20,000-$30,000, making your own natural energy system costs less that $200. Within a month of using your homemade green source of energy your initial costs will have already payed for themselves. So how you can started with making your natural power source?

The most important factor in determining the success of your natural power system is the way in which you approach the task. If you try to manually research the process then you will probably be left frustrated with no results. But if you look for guidance in the right places then the process will be a breeze. Basically, in order to do things right you will need to find a reliable DIY renewable energy guide. A guide will provide every single aspect of building an alternative energy system all in one place. This will make everything very simple and easy to manage. The process will take two days at most with the guidance of a guide.

Unfortunately, finding a reliable DIY green energy guide can be more difficult than the building process itself. Don't worry though, I've done all of the hard work for you. Just click the link below to start saving cash by making your own natural power system!

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Time for Individuals and Businesses to start using On-Line Carbon Offsets Services

The UK Government announced in February 2008 under "the Climate Change" Bill a legal commitment to reduce UK carbon emissions between 60 and 80 pct cut UK by 2050. The Bill also introduces a carrot and stick system, the Carbon Reduction Commitment for large non-energy organizations and businesses representing around 10 percent of UK CO2 emissions from 2010 which will inevitably have a knock on impact on small businesses and consumers. Coupled with the European Emissions Trading system some fifty percent of net UK carbon emissions will soon be capped in some way.


However, with only a very small proportion of our energy today come from alternative sources which do not add to overall carbon emissions and with the Government’s central 2056 UK population forecast of 78.6 million, 30 percent higher than today, an absolute 60 pct cut in carbon emissions below the 1990’s levels the Bill when it becomes law will enable the Government to force every individual and business to think about their CO2 emissions and what they can do to reduce emissions.

Private individuals or even small businesses employing hundreds of people can’t afford the luxury of expensive consultants or staff to measure their carbon emissions and when they do these groups need clear actionable advice and easy cost-effective solutions with sensible pay backs measured in years and not decades.

Fortunately among the many carbon offset and environmental consultancy businesses some low-cost solutions to meet the needs of individuals and businesses are starting to arrive. Three or four companies, which works globally now provide on-line tools and do-it yourself advice on-line and by email to help individuals and businesses simply measure their CO2 emissions, reduce carbon emissions and if they want to go that bit further purchase high quality carbon offsets without the need for expensive consultants or to employ staff.

If individuals or businesses in the UK or around the world will be forced to start to measure and reduce carbon emissions or to go that bit further and purchase carbon offsets then the solutions are going to be needed on-line.

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Save money with eco friendly driving

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The credit crunch and fuel prices have rarely been out of the news recently. When you combine this with the stark environmental warnings regarding CO2 emissions, it puts motorists under more pressure, both in terms of finance and conscience.

Clearly it’s just not practical for everyone to use public transport on a daily basis, so when you have to use your own car or a work vehicle, there are a number of steps you can make to your driving style that can help the environment and your wallet at the same time.


Eco-friendly driving is a term that’s been used more frequently in recent years. It covers a whole range of different aspects that are easy to implement into your daily journeys. The first of these is driving at a more even speed. Every day on the roads you’ll see people in urban areas accelerating harshly only to be stopped in their tracks by a set of traffic lights around the corner or a vehicle that’s obeying the limit. This rapid burst of speed of course means that they have to use their brakes more fiercely than normal too. Driving in this way only ever really achieves two things: wasting fuel and wearing down your car's controls.

Driving at a consistent and even speed whenever possible results in less CO2 being pumped into the atmosphere as well as preserving your fuel and brake components. By planning ahead and anticipating both the conditions and other road users, you can tailor your speed accordingly and also be in a position to brake more evenly and progressively rather than slamming them on at the last available moment.

There are other simple eco-friendly driving habits you can adopt, such as ensuring you’re in the correct gear for your speed, changing into neutral when you’ve stopped at traffic lights - even switching off your engine if you’re in a jam, and it’s clear you won’t be moving for a few minutes. Other things like driving with weight in the boot that you don’t need to be carrying, poorly inflated tyres, and even having the radio on when you’re not even listening to it will all increase your fuel consumption and the more you use, the more your emissions will be.

Another area where you can make a significant environmental impact is by switching fuels. Regardless of what fuel your vehicle uses just now, you can have it converted to use Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG and petrol. By using LPG you will cut down your emissions considerably and without affecting the performance and miles per gallon rate. Changing your vehicle to one with a smaller engine, can also help with emissions and put a smile on your face when buying road tax or getting a car insurance quote.

These are just some of the key areas where you can improve your driving, help the environment and save yourself money too. By implementing these small steps, you can bring about a lot of positive changes.

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Are You Saving As Much Energy As You Think?

We all have heard the terms, "going green" or "living green". Some people blow it off as no big deal, but the reality is that every American is affected by the energy crisis and there are many easy and simple things that we can do to drastically reduce our energy costs, sometimes down to zero!

The reality of today is that this situation has trickled down to every single American household and the average person simply complains about their energy costs, but has no idea how to start saving or they think that you have to have big money to get all of this elaborate equipment to cut down costs. Saving energy is so simple and the problem is that most people are simply uninformed, that's all. So there is definitely some good news for the person that doesn't know where to start.

There are a lot of myths out there about saving energy such as:
-"Green" choices are very expensive
-when appliances are turned off, they are not using power
-Energy Star labels are correct and regulated

And there are many more!

I hope your eyes are, at least, somewhat opened here and you realize that in order to save energy, you have to do a little bit of homework so you know where to start. There are ways to cut you electricity bills down to almost zero without using solar panels. Do you know how that is done? There are so many inexpensive ways to make your home and vehicles green machines. If you want to learn the real secrets, you must get the FACTS first!

Start to cut your energy costs down to almost zero with ease. Don't believe me? check out http://www.savingenergyforever.com and you can find out how to spend your money where you want instead of all of these ridiculous energy bills!

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What is a Hydro Powered Car?

What do you think of when you see the term "hydro powered car?" Do you picture the high-tech hydrogen powered cars being developed by companies like BMW? Or do you think of a car that somehow uses water instead of gasoline as fuel? Or perhaps one of those old steam-powered monsters that inventors tinkered with 100 years ago? When I think of a hydro powered car, I think of something slightly different, a cross between an all-hydrogen car and one that somehow uses water as fuel. You can call it a hydrogen-gasoline hybrid. Many people just call it a car that runs on water.
The idea of using water directly as fuel is still science fiction. On the face of it, the idea seems absurd. Yet today you can buy hydro powered car kits that use the hydrogen in water as fuel (to supplement the gasoline) in standard automobiles, resulting in much higher mileage.

Why Should You Care?

This kind of hydro powered car certainly isn't the futuristic all-hydrogen vehicle you may have heard about, or the seemingly magical vehicle that runs on just tap water that we would all love to have. So why should you care about this kind of hydrogen-gasoline hydro powered car? There are lots of good reasons:

If you've bought gasoline recently, you know that the price is high and looks to be heading still higher. A hydro powered car can get much higher mileage than an all-gasoline car, which means big savings on gas.

Gasoline comes with lots of baggage. The West's dependence on foreign oil makes it dependent on countries like Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, and Russia for energy. External hostility to the West, along with internal instability and unrest, make it scary to rely on many oil-producing countries. Anything that reduces Western dependence on their oil reduces the risks.

The sad fact is that Americans have a tremendous reliance on gas and the steady supply of it. Most simply don't live in areas where alternative fuels are readily available. Many Americans must endure lengthy commutes to work, traffic jams and rush hour, not to mention routine errands that can't be accomplished on foot. Public transportation is an option, however many areas of America don't offer such services.

Don't forget pollution. Burning gasoline for fuel pollutes the air. A hydro powered car gets better mileage and so reduces that pollution.

Last but certainly not least, you can convert your own car into a hydro powered car today using readily available parts. You don't need to wait for the ideal hydro powered car to come out of the auto company labs. You can turn your own car into one and start getting the benefits right away.

How Does This Kind of Hydro Powered Car Work?

How can water, the same substance that comes from your kitchen faucet, be used to fuel your car engine? The key is hydrogen. What is water when you go down to the molecular structure? Two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. Get the hydrogen out of the water and mix it with your car's gasoline and voila! a hydrogen-gasoline hybrid car.

Hydrogen is a highly desirable source of fuel because it delivers lots of energy and burns with virtually no pollutants. But cars that run solely on hydrogen aren't ready yet and won't be practical for a while. Using hydrogen as a supplemental fuel is a safe and effective alternative that's available right now.

Hydro powered car kits available today use electricity to convert common water into hydrogen and oxygen in your car as needed. The hydrogen is immediately mixed with the car's gasoline and burned, delivering better fuel efficiency and cleaner exhaust. It is an ideal solution for today's world, and thousands of people around the world have purchased these kits to convert their own vehicle into a hydro powered car.

About the Author:

Bill Mann is a freelance technology writer who helps people benefit from the technology all around us. He is a big fan of alternative fuel systems. He recommends you visit: Hydro Powered Car to learn more about a kit that makes this possible.

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A Solution for Saving Fuel

With fuel prices on the rise, saving fuel is again a top priority. If you drive and have more the one vehicle, higher fuel prices are taking a bigger bite out of your budget. But what’s unnerving about this round of increasingly higher fuel prices is it isn’t showing signs of stabilizing, and who knows when it is going to level off

If you’re already feeling the pinch of higher fuel prices, that pinch is certain to become more painful. So what are your options?

Time and again you hear that reducing the amount of miles you drive is an easy way of saving fuel. Yea right! With a daily round-trip commute to your full-time job and all the day-to-day errands to handle, it’s unlikely you can limit the number of trips to the fuel pump. Driving less sounds good in theory but in reality, it’s not always practical advice. Plus all the fuel being used up by people who jumped the border.

Something that is within your control is optimizing your car’s performance. You’ve probably even taken some fuel saver steps such as ensuring your tires are properly inflated, replacing dirty air filters, making fewer stops, and removing excess weight from your vehicle. But have you noticed that big a change in the fuel prices you pay as a result? Probably not.

Filling up using alternative fuel sounds promising and it sounds like the perfect solution but again, there’s a small but significant problem. Alternative fuel isn’t readily available! There probably aren’t even any fuel pumps in your neighborhood dispensing alternative fuel.

And the same goes for using fuel cells to power alternative fuel vehicles. It’s an idea that promises results, but it’s just beginning to catch on. Fuel cells are expensive to produce and although the fuel cell has been around 150+ years, the technology involved in using a fuel cell as a way of saving fuel is still in its infancy.

So what can you do right NOW?

If you’re serious about saving fuel (and who isn’t?) all you need to do is add a tested and proven fuel additive into your vehicle’s tank every time you visit the fuel pump. It doesn’t matter what you drive – car, truck, SUV, or diesel. By doing this you’ll get more miles out of every gallon you pump! Now that’s simple. And it’s smart. And it’s something you can do today.

Several fuel saver additives are currently available but some aren’t living up to their promises. So look for a product that states right on the label that it’s registered with the US EPA. The product does not have to be tested, just registered.

Then look for a fuel additive that does double-duty. In other words, while you’re saving fuel, you may as well do your part to save the environment! It’s easy when you use a fuel additive that works to reduce vehicle emissions. Nowadays it’s more important than ever to do what you can to reduce your impact on the environment. And what could be easier than using a fuel additive?

So stop complaining about ever-increasing fuel prices and start saving fuel (and the environment) with a proven fuel additive. It really is a simple solution!

One of the best out there is Libertyfuels.direct.com, the product is more the half the cost of the others and works as good or better. You can check it our for yourself at www.ecosavesfuel.com and or http://www.libertyfueldirect.com/


About the Author:
Fuel for a Free America

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Seven Killer Ways To Save Electricity And Money

Saving electricity in your home has many obvious benefits a couple of which are, saving money on your power bill and saving carbon emissions that it takes to generate electricity.
This not only makes more things available for your lifestyle, it reduces the impact that you make on everyone else's, a true win-win situation.
I want to start with a lesson that I learned from my house,

1. Clean or have cleaned the coils on the inside of your air-conditioning unit.
Having your central heating, cleaned and inspected yearly is a very good idea.
There are radiator like coils on the inside of a central air-conditioning unit that the air flows through to be heated or cooled and circulated back into the house. When these coils become clogged with dust and other particles of all kinds that fly around in the air we breathe, an accumulation of these tiny particles restricts the air flow which makes the unit less effective and the motors in the unit work harder, and also makes the entire unit work longer due to the restricted airflow.
Clearing a clogged unit can make a dramatic difference in the efficiency and the cost of your heating and cooling.

2. Stop the drafts.
There are many areas of your house, especially around windows and doors that allow too much air exchange.
I saw a neat door boot on TV that fits both sides of the door for the bottom of it for a quick and simple fix to stop drafts in that area.
Many times these seal between the window frame and the house is not tight enough and will need some caulk to seal the cracks.

3. Replace old Windows
If your windows are very old, replacing them with modern insulated windows can make an enormous difference. Although the initial investment is large, the added comfort and big savings in energy is usually worth it. I plan on new windows and insulated vinyl siding on my house as soon as possible.

4.Your Hot Water Heater
Your Hot Water Heater is an enormous consumer of power. You can reduce the temperature of your hot water to save energy and still have water that is plenty hot enough for everything you need around the house. I have the water at my business turned down all the way so that I can use hot water only, and still have my hands under the water. This may not be enough for your house, where people are taking showers and such, but it is an easy adjustment, so you can experiment with it to get yours set like you want it.
To adjust the temperature of your heater, First, turn off the power to it. Then look on the side of the hot water heater, There are usually two removable panels. Remove the panels, and underneath, you will see a dial that you can turn with a screwdriver to adjust the temperature of the water heater, you want to adjust both dials to the same setting. I would suggest turning it down 10° and going through your normal routine, if it is not made an undesirable impact, repeat the process until you reach the level that is just hot enough for your needs. Another point about your water heater is that although it has some insulation in the shell additional insulation can help conserve energy.

5. Flip the switch
Turn off lights, stereo equipment, TVs, and all the other stuff that we that we use when we're not using it. Turning off lights when you leave the room, even if you think you're coming right back will make a difference in your consumption. Putting a power strip and surge protector on your electronics can be switched off to prevent power drain when not in use as well as protect your expensive equipment.

6. Replace Outdated Appliances
Older appliances generally consume more electricity. So if your washer or dryer or dishwasher or some other appliance breaks down, you may want to consider replacing it with a more efficient model instead of repairing it.

7. Xedia Power Saving Electronics
I want to round out this list with another discovery that I made, it is a new technology put out by Xedia technologys called the X-power saver. It is a small cylindrical capacitor that you plug into an outlet in your home that tunes your electricity to make it more efficient. The items such as fans and other inductive loads on your system use much less electricity, as well as operate cooler and have a longer life if this unit is on the same phase with them. I can't say that I am an expert on how it works, But I have seen it demonstrated that it does work, and it comes with a six-month moneyback guarantee. You can find out a lot more about it at www.electricfixer.com go to products and check out the X-Power Power Saver.
Use these seven ways to conserve power by using less electricity and your home and enjoy the benefits of more money now and a cleaner environment for years to come.
Wishing You and Yours Abundant Blessings,
Richard Lynch, Christian husband of Grace Lynch, parents of seven wonderful children, endeavoring to share a mindset of abundance and a heartset of conservation.
Visit my blog at www.uselesselectricity.com for many more ways to get more out of life and conserve energy

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