Renewable energy is getting its way ahead. Most international energy ministers and advocates together with different non-governmental organizations and environmentalists are joining efforts to promote utilization of renewable energy source as a substitute to nearly-depleting fossil fuel reserves. Different legislative bodies around the world pass resolutions and laws urging government to award grants and incentives [...]
Hans-Ole Wandt A looming danger is ahead, darkness everywhere, no electricity, no oil. What happens to us when oil runs out? Can you imagine nothing to fuel our cars, airplanes, tractors, a decline in farming, a decline in food production? The future seems gloom, everybody?s predicting that humanity itself will fall into decline. The richer [...]
We could get technical about natural plant fertilizers. But let?s not. For thousands of years, farmers have been using natural plant fertilizers to improve the nutrient holding capacity of soil to help plants grow healthy. Natural plant fertilizers have been known not only to promote the health of your plants, but also the health of [...]
Having a garden in your backyard is a wonderful way to get fresh vegetables all summer long. But what about the rest of the year? For fresh vegetables 365 days a year, turn to indoor hydroponic systems. Hydroponics is soilless gardening. For years now, scientists have known that plants may be cultivated in a medium [...]
Plants don?t need soil. It?s true. The reason they seem to need soil is because soil contains the nutrients and water they need for their survival. Take away nutrients and water from soil and your plant will die. This simple idea lead to the newest gardening method developed ? hydroponics. Many people prefer hydroponics because [...]
Hans-Ole Wandt When we speak of energy, power, and development, we all think development, industrialization, advancement; all these leads to pollution and degradation of the environment. You hear advocates say that our environment was a lot purer in long gone ages because people do not use energy. Who?s Liable? That is not necessarily true; you [...]
Renewable energy is a new growth area. <br The aforementioned statement is quite true. After the ratification of the Climate Change Convention by the United Nations in 1992 and the drafting of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997, different countries, especially developed countries, are starting to patronize the use of renewable energy. <br Aside from the [...]
Over the centuries, energy has become a necessity rather than as a luxury to mankind. After the discovery of electricity, different energy specialists and scientists as well started to use the Earth?s natural resources to generate energy. They have started digging the Earth?s crust and used coals and others that have potentials in producing power. [...]
During our time, we have each experienced and observed the importance of energy to our civilization. In fact, energy is what our current civilization is centered upon. We need it to run our technology. It is what separates us from the Stone Age. But our current method of energy production has proved costly. The fossil [...]
Ever heard of soil-less gardening? Another name for it is hydroponics. It?s the latest development in agriculture – a solution, they said, to the problem of gardening in small spaces. ?Hydroponics is soil-less gardening. It means more food in less space with less water in less time,? explains Dan Lubkeman, president of the Hydroponic Society [...]
