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Economics and Politics of Regional Droughts

Droughts are becoming more severe, while water usage continues to climb. Large regional droughts take a huge toll on local economies. Learn more.


The Economics of Cloning Armies or Super Families

Life is not for sale, but it doesn't matter anyway, it is not cost effective to clone.


True Cost Economics

What is the true cost of your lifestyle? Everything costs what it costs, but when we demand cheap, plentiful goods available anytime we choose to purchase, someone somewhere bears the remainder of the burden. So who's paying your bill?


Solar Power Is An Excellent Way To Cut Your Heating Bills - But Watch Out For Dodgy Installers

Billscutter.com reports on how solar power can provide practical energy and cost savings, following the installation of solar water heating panels, while warning against the risk of contracting to installers who value their profits above your environment.


Your Swimming Pool is an Energy Hog - Learn How to Save Hundreds on Your Electric Bill

Swimming pools consume more energy than most pool owners realize. Would you leave your refrigerator open all the time? If you are not using efficient, digital pool timers or controls you are throwing money away.


Energy Management in Manufacturing Industry

Energy management systems are being deployed around the world to improve energy and facilities management and to help reduce electricity and fuel. The Indian Manufacturing Industry has also shown the urgency in energy savings. The Energy management systems can assist the Plant Managers and corporate management in first understanding and then actively managing energy use and cost. In particular, this can be used for the following in manufacturing Industries.


How To Be More Energy Efficient

This article looks at the ins and outs of energy efficiency.


The Benefits of the Space Program

Very practical and cheap energy for the World.


The Need for Oil Production Optimization

Oil wells change the way they give oil as time goes on. A once strong flowing well may not be what is used to be. Yet, despite that it is clear that there is still a lot of oil to get pumped out of any particular well. When this is what happens then oil production optimization is necessary. Doing something that will increase production of a particular well can make the difference in the revenue a well produces, not just the barrels of oil.


Closing The Gap

As we face the threat of global warning and a future energy crisis, surely it is not too great a leap in imagination to believe there is a high probability that some of the answers to our future problems will come from the advances made in physics and its contribution to our technology and engineering capabilities; the more fundamental our understanding, so the richer the opportunities that come by way of technological advances.


Chemical Energy - Why We Use It More Than Any Other Form of Energy

Of all the forms of energy that humanity has developed in the past few hundred years of mass production, chemical energy is by far the most commonly used. Whether in the batteries that power all of our handheld devices and their chemical reactions or in the millions of uses we've developed for fossil fuels and their numerous chemical reactions, chemical energy is a staple of our daily lives.


Alternative Home Energy

Hydrogen fuel cells, biomass gases, solar collectors, solar hot water systems, heat storage vaults, photovoltaic electricity, solar panels, solar greenhouses and solar house plans will are all part of the growing trend toward homes that are powered by alternative energy sources. We as individual also face the need of becoming more energy independent from giant energy companies.


Harnessing Power from Water Energy

Water energy is a renewable energy source, and is primarily used to generate electricity in the modern era through a process called hydroelectric generation, where the flow of the water runs a turbine, which is used to drive a generator. The United States is one of the world leaders in hydroelectric power generation, getting nearly 10% of its total power from hydroelectric plants; as the price of oil increases, and volatility in the Middle East sends shocks through the energy markets, many more consumers are seeing the benefit of water energy and hydro-electric plants, even though dam construction projects are expensive, and significant environmental impacts.


Chinese Coal Companies to De-Gas Mines

China faces serious safety issues in the country's coal mines. Tunneling and other accidents reportedly kill more than 5,000 coal miners every year. About 80 percent of China's coal mining-related deaths are attributed to methane gas explosions. China's coal mines releasing methane gas are also responsible for nearly 40 percent of the country's air pollution.


Why Are Gas Prices Rising - Big Oil Profits

Have you ever wondered why gas prices are so unstable? Find out why...


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