Did you know that Canadian drivers use almost twice as much fuel in the wintertime? Follow these simple steps from Natural Resources Canada to reduce your fuel consumption, save money and help the environment:
. Drive it – The most effective way to warm up your car is to drive it. Idling in your driveway [...]
In a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Canadian municipalities are passing anti-idling bylaws, in one case citing “0 miles to the gallon” as reason enough to turn off city vehicles.
Summerside, P.E.I. recently drafted a ban on city vehicles idling, except for emergencies, while Vancouver passed its bylaw last summer. Ottawa and Toronto brought [...]
A hybrid has to be plugged in
Rumour. Basically, the way hybrids work is that the battery is recharged while you drive, from energy normally lost over the course of operating the car.
Hybrid batteries need to be replaced frequently
Fiction. Hybrid batteries are designed to work for the lifetime of the vehicle, which is [...]
Making a positive difference for the environment starts with making good choices. Reduce, reuse and recycle is a well-known mantra, but more and more environmental groups are also talking about precycling. The term refers to making buying decisions that have the lowest impact on the environment. Since most Canadians make more grocery shopping decisions than [...]
If there was a world title fight who would you put your money on? ‘Crude Oil’ or ‘Alternative energy’? The heavy weight champion of the world today is without a doubt: ‘Crude Oil’. In a coming championship battle The Champion could have the upper hand in the first few rounds with explosive power and short [...]
Crude oil is expensive, very expensive, that is a fact. Because of these high prices other products like petrol and electricity are following. The prices are going up and down but the trend is up and the trend will not be going down in near future. With the problems in the world we are [...]
What mail do you hate the most living in a western modern world today? Chances are that you hate your monthly bills. What do hate even more? You probably hate seeing these bills getting higher each and every month. But what can you do about it; you need electricity, water, gas and heat. You would [...]
Wind energy is form of renewable energy. This ‘new’ source of energy is getting more popular and not without reason. In various parts in the world big wind turbine parks are placed by corporate businesses yielding big quantities of energy that can be sold as environmental friendly or ‘green’ energy. Wind energy is big business. [...]
Ozone generators are devices that are used to generate highly reactive ozone molecules by passing a voltage through a chamber containing oxygen. The ozone gas produced by these machines has many applications, both commercial and private.
Ozone generators are designed to efficiently produce a high ozone concentration, while consuming very little energy. Most models have built-in [...]
Compost is a mixture of decaying organic matter used to improve soil structure, and provide nutrients.
Examples of compost are a mixture of leaves, twigs, branches, grass clippings, yard waste and manure. Anything that was once alive will naturally crumble and will become easy to use for composting.
Composting is a great way to trim [...]
