Rock Port, Mo., took advantage of the power generated from the nearby Loess Hills Wind Farm in a big way.
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Rock Port, Mo., took advantage of the power generated from the nearby Loess Hills Wind Farm in a big way.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could produce all the energy we needed from local, renewable resources, such as solar and wind power?
By Mick Abraham
Solar power has been romanticized as a “green technology”, but truly in-dependent power also includes lots of “black technology”. An off-grid energy system may have clean non-polluting solar modules smiling at the sun, but it also includes heavy chemical batteries containing toxic substances like lead and sulfuric acid. Batteries are the dark industrial [...]
The X Prize Foundation wants your craziest green idea, so let the games begin.
Most treadmills and stationary bikes use electricity, but what if you could produce electricity while exercising? With a pedal-power generator, you can! And you can use the electricity immediately to power a television, computer, stereo or other electronics — or store it in batteries to use it later. While you probably won’t produce enough electricity to power your entire house, pedal-powered generators can play a small but useful role in some homes.