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What is Green Energy?

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During the course of the last elections both in Canada and the USA, there was a substantial amount of talk surrounding energy: renewable energy, green energy, and fossil fuel emissions. Today, I will look define green energy and outline the importance of it to our future. Why renewable energy?

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Environmental Jobs

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They’ll research the factors that affect a creature’s quality of life like population growth, their available resources, and pollution or habitat damage due to human development. These might be related to air pollution, protecting the ocean, alternative or green energies, or reducing industrial waste. Park Rangers.

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Alternative and Sustainable Energy Sources: Solar Power

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Sustainable power sources need to be able to produce power without depleting the earth’s natural resources. Solar power uses the heat of the sun to produce energy in a sustainable, clean and eco-friendly manner. The power of the sun is free, making this form of alternative green energy cost-effective once a system is established.

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Alternative and Sustainable Energy Sources: Wind Power

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Energy is as essential to human existence as water, air and food but the challenge for mankind in the 21 st century, is to find energy sources that are eco-friendly and don’t continue to deplete the earth’s non-renewable resources. Five Types of Alternative Energy. What is Green Energy?

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7 Ways to Go Green for Under $7.00

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Switch out the Shower Head – Typical standard-flow shower heads pump water out at a whopping rate, wasting our most valuable resource while costing you money in return. Related posts: 5 Ways to Go Green and Save Money at the Same Time. 10 Ways to Shop Green and Budget Friendly During Boxing Day Sales. What is Green Energy?

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More Drilling is Not The Solution We Need for Our Energy Future

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But oil is a finite resource, no matter how you slice it. Alternative and Sustainable Power Sources: Geothermal Power What is Green Energy? How Your House or Business Can Invest in a Greener Planet Five Types of Alternative Energy Alternative and Sustainable Energy Sources: Solar Power. Go Green'

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