Commentary
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Jun 17, 2013 |
Lenders offer different types of mortgages. The lenders determine the interest rates and amount of money to be loaned to borrowers. Many factors determine the amount of money that a single borrower can be loaned. The most significant factor being borrower risk. -
Jun 13, 2013 |
Oh, so there's a problem with releasing excess carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels? OK, no big deal, we'll just use that CO2 to make some carbon-neutral biofuel, sound good? That's the claim being presented by researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) in an article posted by Bio Fuel Daily. -
Jun 11, 2013 |
While California is still far and away the king of the solar energy hill, publicizing it exceeded 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of rooftop installations state-wide, the Golden State will need to welcome a new member to the gigawatt club. Announced by New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) in March, New Jersey has officially become the third state to break the threshold of one gigawatt (or 1,000 megawatts) of solar capacity, joining Arizona as well.
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Jun 10, 2013 |
With ongoing news and talk of global warming's effects on the environment, "going green" has become a war cry of the age. Businesses and homeowners alike continue to look for ways to find a balance between going green and staying in sync with this technological era. Since the home will forever be a place for reprieve, both comfort and practicality become essential factors to consider when creating a balanced green living environment. Fortunately, there are many ways to make this transition with a range of financing options to consider.
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Jun 04, 2013 |
Anyone who has looked at a computer screen in the last 10 years or so is well aware of the search engine behemoth that is Google. Controlling over 65% of the search engine sector, even their mission statement acknowledges their impact, stating they desire "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." Based on their performance, it would be difficult to dispute their relevance in our day-to-day lives.
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May 21, 2013 |
Two decades ago one of my books focused on Municipal Waste Combustion Residue or Incinerator (1). Over the last two decades the controversy has shifted from this material to Coal Combustion Residues [CCR]. There are parallels and differences in discussing these two types of residues. -
May 14, 2013 |
The United States has taken the lead yet again, but this time, we may not be so proud. We have surpassed every nation, including China, in the category of energy waste. Yes, our country wastes the most energy in the world. The US. has an energy efficiency of 42 percent, which means 58 percent of all the energy we produce is wasted! How can this happen?! -
Apr 22, 2013 |
Earlier this month, the Director of the Chief of Naval Operations Energy and Environmental Readiness Division, Rear Admiral Kevin Slates, posted a thought provoking piece entitled "Reconsidering Energy Use in 2013". According to his posting, "Increases in petroleum prices created a $500 million increase in fuel costs for the Department of the Navy. That's half a billion dollars that could have gone to maintenance, new equipment or training. That number could have been much smaller if we had an affordable alternative to fossil fuels or were efficient enough to avoid using that fuel in the first place." -
Apr 15, 2013 |
The damaging effects that result from burning coal may soon be nonexistent. It took scientists from Ohio State University 15 years and $5 million, but the clean coal technique has finally been developed. They have discovered a way to obtain the energy from coal without actually burning it, eliminating nearly all of the pollution.
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Mar 05, 2013 |
According to Mr. Jose Zayas, Director, Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy, in the January 2013 edition of Sea Technology, "DOE is taking the first steps to develop an integrated National Offshore Resource & Design Data Network."
