Wind Industry an Overlooked Remedy to Cleveland’s Manufacturing Woes In a recent heartfelt editorial, Leon Bibb, a news anchor for newsnet5 in Cleveland, Ohio, wrote about visiting an abandoned factory where his uncle once worked and “sitting on the front porch of our Cleveland home, watching the men, carrying their lunch boxes, come home from [...]
During the recently concluded UNFCCC , COP 17 at Durban, that Climate change is a clear and present danger with Humankind pushing the limits of the Earth’s ability to cope with man-made pollution, was well documented by each Nation which spoke at the Plenary. And it was underscored with a grim report by the IPCC [...]
No one like to open up the monthly power bill! Especially in a year of record extremes! This summer, instead of merely complaining, we decided to see what we could do about it. Since we had already done some of the big projects (e.g. attic insulation), we decided to focus on simple changes. We [...]
Bobbi Mastrangelo, The “Grate Artist”, is internationally known for her unique creations based on the theme of manhole covers. Deeply embossed prints on her hand-made paper transform the mundane iron covers into jewel like mandelas. Her tromp ‘l oeil sculpture relief works artistically capture the essence of utility covers in urban settings. Their appearance is [...]
Sun trackers are used in solar power systems to minimize the angle of incidence between the sun’s rays and a photovoltaic panel; they can adapt to both the daily passage of the sun and the changing seasons. By pointing the solar panel array directly at the brightest light source, most often the sun, energy produced [...]
Solar Photovoltaic, Solar Thermal, Geothermal starter Homes – Video Looking for your first home or a place to call home that is energy efficient and budget friendly? Garbett Homes “Utah’s Freshest Home Builder” makes going green easy on the wallet. All homes now come standard with Solar Photovoltaic, Solar Thermal or Geothermal heat. This has [...]
As a young undergraduate at Utah State University, I remember well the day I signed up for the required course “Turfgrass Management, Principles and Practices”. One of the chores I had growing up was to take care of the lawn on my parent’s one acre property. I soon came to dread the long hours of [...]
