Biodiesel, considered an oddity a few years ago, is now coming into its own on the coattails of generally increasing oil prices and, perhaps, a stronger desire to wean ourselves off of dependence on foreign fuel sources.
Natural gas prices are expected to be lower this winter compared to last year, but heating bills will still make up a significant part of the average household budget, prompting some to seek alternative heating methods.
Posted on 10/20/2006 [Subscribe at email services , tell others , or The problem of human life on this earth, wrote Rose Wilder Lane, is the problem of finding the method of applying combined human energies to this earth to get from it the necessities of human life.
With the fall harvest comes a real danger to farmers in the field - combine fires. The Shelbyville Fire Department has responded to several calls in recent days to reports of combine fires.
By Jenner, Mark ENERGY INDEPENDENCE IN REYNOLDS, INDIANA Technologies are described to facilitate the conversion from fossil fuels to biomass-based power - including anaerobic digestion, fermentation and distillation, gasification, biodiesel conversion and hybrid systems.
Sales of hearth products continue to burn hot, as consumers across the country look for ways to combat rising energy costs and heat their homes more efficiently.