Improving comfort, minimizing utility fees and reducing your own personal carbon footprint are all excellent reasons to think about insulation. But installing traditional forms of insulation into the walls of an existing home can become very challenging. The most experienced experts often agree: it is almost impossible to guarantee the complete insulation of wall interiors. […]
Many traditional sources of energy are nonrenewable, and several of these, such as coal, natural gas and propane are costly and being consumed at an alarming rate. As a result, eco-conscience individuals are using solar powered generators more readily. The most versatile of these generators is the yellowblue Solar Powered Generator with Sine Wave Inverter. […]
Environmental Protection Agency policies resulting in the shutdown of coal-fired power plants will contribute to a 150 percent price hike for natural gas Natural gas prices will increase 150 percent over 2012 levels MATS is one of the costliest EPA regulations ever crafted, costing about $10.2 billion annually. The rule aims to lower mercury emissions […]
In January 2008, Barack Obama said, “Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Coal-powered plants, you know, natural gas, you name it, whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers.” Unable […]
As temperatures plunged to 16 below zero in Chicago in early January and set record lows across the eastern U.S., electrical system managers implored the public to turn off stoves, dryers and even lights or risk blackouts. A fifth of all power-generating capacity in a grid serving 60 million people went suddenly offline, as coal […]
New government regulations on coal industry could cost families big bucks in higher energy costs This is an instance where “truth” is scarier than “reality.” And by that, I mean reality television. I will admit to watching the Animal Channel’s Finding Big Foot program. But, after about two minutes of listening to the incessant comments […]
MANKATO, Minn. — Rising propane prices this bitterly cold winter are worrying many rural Minnesota residents who count on the fuel to heat their homes. KTOE News in Mankato reported Monday that suppliers in the area were quoting propane prices of $4.75 a gallon by the end of last week (http://bit.ly/1b0UQHo ). That’s compared to […]
Mr. Isamu Wakamatsu, Director of Asia Pacific Ocean of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) said these words on meeting with journalists of ten ASEAN nations at the headquarters of JETRO, Tokyo on 11 December. At present ASEAN+10 is the biggest trade partner after China and the regional bloc have traded over US $ 90 billion […]
