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Eight Ways to Celebrate an Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving
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Anyone who has prepared a Thanksgiving meal knows there are dozens of decisions to make and dozens of ways to stress the details. ย Who will sit beside Great Aunt Petunia?ย Is it pecan, pumpkin or apple pie (or one of each!)? What color napkins and candles are on the table? While we can’t tell you…
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Veterans Day/Remembrance Day: Recognizing and Remembering All Our Heroes
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November 11.ย Do you know what itโs all about?ย Do you know who we honor every year on that date? November 11 is not just another day off from work.ย Itโs Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada. The day we choose to celebrate all those who serve and served in our…
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Wave Energy | What are the Benefits of Wave Energy?
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All those big waves. Where do they come from?ย What caused them?ย Looks like some serious power behind all that water crashing onto shore. Wave energy is caused by the wind blowing over open water and creating waves.ย The energy caught up in that waterpower is serious.ย Although wave energy has proved challenging to harness…
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The Average Cost of Electricity, Country by Country
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No matter where you live, paying for electricity is unavoidable. ย Whether youโre in the United States, Canada, India, China, Australia or the Maldives, the cost of electricity is still present. What differs, however, is the price youโll pay per unit (or kilowatt-hour (kWh). According to Shrink That Footprint.com, โabout 80% of people in the world…
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Wind Power: The Speed of Woosh
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Have you ever walked outside and felt like the wind was going to literally blow you away? If youโve ever experienced this, you know the force and power behind that natural resource called wind. Wind powerย is easilyย harnessedย and converted toย both electric and mechanical energy. The use of wind power dates back to the ninth century, when…
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Go With The Flow: An Introduction to Hydro Energy
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It often moves very fast and generally has lots of power behind it.ย Itโs strong enough to sweep away whole towns and villages and powerful enough to strike fear in the hearts of meteorologists and forecasters worldwide. Itโs water.ย And people have been harnessing the energy of moving water for centuries, dating back to Ancient…
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Eco-Friendly Travel Tips For Your Weekend Get-Away
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Summer is over.ย Kids are back in school.ย Youโre back at work.ย Youโre bored at work.ย Youโre already in need of something โ anything – to break up the monotony.ย Enter Plan A:ย the weekend get-away!ย Here at Eco-Centric, weโre liking that idea, too, and weโre here to show you how to organize your weekend…
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The Shaheen-Portman Energy Efficiency Bill: Whatโs In It For Us?
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As environmental concerns become increasingly prevalent around the globe, itโs no surprise that politicians are proposing more and more legislation (as well as making numerous campaign promises) that center around sustainability. When President Obama took office in 2007, one of his primary goals with respect to environmental policy was to come up with a plan…
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An Introduction to Nuclear Energy
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We see the confused stares. Many of you may be curious as to what an introduction to โnuclear energyโ is doing on an eco-conscious blog. ย Let us put it in perspectiveโฆ While nuclear energy has long been touted as a no-go for environmentalists, some scientists now argue that nuclear energy is one of the most…
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Whatโs Your Energy IQ?
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So, you thought you were done with pop quizzes after high school, huh? If youโve been following us here at Eco-Centric โ specifically our series on alternative/renewable energy sources – weโre curious about your energy IQ. Take our short quiz, below, to test your knowledge on all things renewable energy. (Need to brush up on…
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