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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 03:23 AM
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Conventional energy generation, by the burning of fossil fuels, is one of the major sources of energy these days. But electricity can be generated lucratively from solar, wind, geothermal energy, etc. The increase in availability of green energy resources has made people think about the possible green energy options to replace fossil fuels. More green energy sources are getting developed now, displacing fossil fuels slowly. One of the major reasons behind this is the harmful impact of burning of fossil fuels. But use of green energy resources will help to make the environment clean and pollution free.

A major share of energy extraction is done from solar energy. Sunlight can be trapped using solar panels and can be used for the heating and lighting of homes. Other renewable energy resources like tidal energy and biomass, etc., are also used in place of traditional energy resources.

Use of green energy will help businesses and institutions a lot. Here are a few of the benefits that they can gain:
• Helps in the creation of a sustainable organization
• Improves the public image of your organization
• Increase of customer loyalty
• Employees prefer working companies which do not provide any harm to the environment that they live in.
• Renewable power generation is more reliable than fossil fuels
 

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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 06:33 AM
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Uhm, that sounds green...

Did anyone tell you what replacement of batteries will cost you when depleted?
Ask one of those Prius drivers- but be careful, keep distance-they get mad...

Just kidding.
Good thoughts, but until the problem of efficient energy storage isn't solved it's useless to talk about it.

An example:
They want to increase the use of renewable power from 14% up to 40% in germany, to be able to switch off the nuclear power plants. What about the fossil plants????
Nuclear power plants in germany are the safest in the world. Everyone else in the rest of the world builds nuclear power plants.
Wouldn't it be better to shut off fossil burning power plants?
 

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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 05:23 AM
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Green energy is derived using a process which emits very little green house gases. There are 3 main green energies, solar, wind and Geothermal. Thanks for sharing this great post.
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Deezel Stink3r
Uhm, that sounds green...

Did anyone tell you what replacement of batteries will cost you when depleted?
Ask one of those Prius drivers- but be careful, keep distance-they get mad...

Just kidding.
Good thoughts, but until the problem of efficient energy storage isn't solved it's useless to talk about it.

An example:
They want to increase the use of renewable power from 14% up to 40% in germany, to be able to switch off the nuclear power plants. What about the fossil plants????
Nuclear power plants in germany are the safest in the world. Everyone else in the rest of the world builds nuclear power plants.
Wouldn't it be better to shut off fossil burning power plants?
Is your Nuclear powe plants in germany really that safe?? 10 Days Japan would have said the same thing.

In my state we have a few coal burners, They are looking green to me
 
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Hummin Cummins
Is your Nuclear powe plants in germany really that safe?? 10 Days Japan would have said the same thing.

In my state we have a few coal burners, They are looking green to me
Iceland, the whole country runs on geothermal energy and we make 100x the power the country in whole demands !!!

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i'll give you the # for the secretary of treasury... he's probably more than willing to sell you energy
 

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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 07:06 AM
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We are burning green energy.It takes green backs to buy high diesel prices.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 12:49 AM
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Nice post!!! Green energy includes natural energetic processes.Anaerobic digestion, geothermal power, wind power,solar energy,tidal power, and wave power fall under such a category.Thanks for sharing such a nice information with us.
 
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Old Apr 14, 2011 | 12:53 AM
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Nuclear energy is still the safest form of energy.
All navy ships use to run on diesel or coal. Now almost all have switched to nuclear.

Battle Ships use it, subs use it. So why shouldn't the US??
Because the rich oil bastards wont allow it.

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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 12:37 AM
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They give me dirty looks

Anybody seen the South Park episode about hybrids and Priuses? Its pretty funny
 
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