• An Introduction to Potential Energy: What is Potential Energy?

    An Introduction to Potential Energy: What is Potential Energy?

    Summary: Potential energy is the energy an object stores when it’s stagnant. It is released when the object changes position, state, or arrangement. We provide a range of examples, discuss the three types of potential energy, and explain potential energyโ€™s connection to renewable energy.ย  The discussion about alternative sources of energy has suddenly taken center…

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  • Understanding Geothermal Energy

    Understanding Geothermal Energy

    Geothermal energy couldnโ€™t have a more fitting name. A combination of the words โ€œgeoโ€ (earth) and โ€œthermalโ€ (heat), it quite literally means heat energy from the earth.ย  Although this form of energy is geographically dependent, recent technological advancements and modern geothermal systems are allowing this renewable energy resource to become available in different parts of…

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  • Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy Explained

    Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy Explained

    Quick summary: Kinetic and potential energy are inseparably linked. Here, we provide a definition for each type of energy, along with examples, and explain the relationship between the two. On the surface, energy is a fascinating subject in physics that can be difficult to wrap our heads around. Scientists tell us energy can neither be…

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  • Wind Energy: Everything You Should Know

    Wind Energy: Everything You Should Know

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    How does wind energy work? Is it cost-effective? Does it really help the environment? Read on as we answer these questions by doing a deep dive into wind energy and the important role that it plays in our world.

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  • 11 Energy Saving Tips for the Summer

    11 Energy Saving Tips for the Summer

    Energy Saving Tips and Tricks In the last few years, the United States and Canada have experienced some of the hottest summers on record. The nine warmest years on record are 2016, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2014, 2010, 2013, 2005, 2009, and 1998. The summer of 2019 already seems to be on its way to continuing…

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  • Water Crisis: 9 Water Facts that Will Open Your Eyes

    Water Crisis: 9 Water Facts that Will Open Your Eyes

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    Safe, drinkable water is something that most people in the developed world take for granted. You just turn on the tap, and you get an infinite supply of clean water for drinking, bathing, cleaning, watering the garden, doing the laundry, and frolicking about in in the summer. If you donโ€™t like tap water, you can…

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  • How Your Donation Supports Safe Water Projects?

    How Your Donation Supports Safe Water Projects?

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    If youโ€™ve been reading our blog, you know that Just Energy has announced a new partnership with Water.org. We are absolutely thrilled about this opportunity to give back to the community, and you can help. Your Donation Creates Opportunities The biggest hurdle to safe water is cost. Many people in the developing world simply canโ€™t…

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  • How You Can Help Water.org Save a Life by Switching to Just Energy

    How You Can Help Water.org Save a Life by Switching to Just Energy

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    Why You Should Support Water.org? We are in the middle of a water crisis. Almost a billion people lack access to safe water, and over 2 billion people live without adequate sanitation. In developing countries around the world, people suffer from diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. In Indonesia alone, 27 million people…

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  • The Top 9 Environmentally Friendly Tips to Save the Planet

    The Top 9 Environmentally Friendly Tips to Save the Planet

    Concern about the worldโ€™s leading environmental problems has grown from a simple inconvenient truth to movements large and small in countries around the globe. Students, activists, and concerned voters are calling for legislation to limit and repair environmental destruction, but individuals making a difference on their own are inspiring others to do the same thanks…

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  • Greenest Texas Cities: Top 25 Report

    Greenest Texas Cities: Top 25 Report

    Itโ€™s easy to label certain Texas cities as either green-leaning communities or oil-guzzling metropolises. But you might still be surprised by our list of the Greenest Cities in Texas. Thatโ€™s because we dug deep, using greenhouse gas emissions, LEED building certification, and public transportation data to rank Texas cities, which resulted in some intriguing findings.…

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