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$35,000 gets free energy for life

by isuru on November 13, 2009

in NATURAL ENERGY


Taking control

Taking control

Gary Lavalette is saving $3500 a year in heating and electricity costs since he installed renewable energy.  At this rate his investment will have paid for itself by 2018. From then on his heat and light are nearly free….forever.


Over the past four to five years, the Massachusetts plumber made the switch from traditional to alternative energy sources in a series of steps including solar tubing, photovoltaic panels and a wood gasification unit in the backyard.

The result?

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Grid fails in Brazil

November 12, 2009
Grid fails in Brazil

Massive power cuts in several Latin American counties highlight the dangers of relying on centralised power production

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Scrap carbon targets – they’re unachievable….

November 5, 2009
Scrap carbon targets – they’re unachievable….

UK carbon reduction targets are a fairytale, a fantasy, says report from influential Institition of Mechanical Engineers. UK would have to build 30 Nuclear power stations by 2015 to achieve planned carbon cut

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States’ resources beat Fed grid

November 3, 2009
States’ resources beat Fed grid

A new study by the Institute for Local Self reliance finds that most states could be energy self sufficient tomorrow if they had the political will. Thereport analyses 7 different forms of renewable energy state by state

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China curbs solar boom

October 28, 2009
China curbs solar boom

A glut of solar panels is good news for ordinary householders, as prices fall, but now the industry is taking steps to cut growth

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German village goes off-grid ready

October 17, 2009
German village goes off-grid ready

Biomass is freedom for a village that has ceased to pay any bills for power or heat

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Magniwork scammers unmasked

October 12, 2009
Magniwork scammers unmasked

Magniworks plotters named but the internet was their very willing accomplice

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The Boy who Harnessed the Wind

October 10, 2009
The Boy who Harnessed the Wind

African teenager who built own wind turbine becomes unlikely star in US

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Phone charging big bucks

October 10, 2009
Phone charging big bucks

The provision of off-grid charging services such as solar mobile phones or external solar chargers could bring mobile operators a market opportunity of $2.3 billion in emerging markets, according to research commissioned by the GSMA’s Green Power for Mobile (GPM) programme.
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