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Posted on: 31 January, 2011

Author: mongan

Stephen Mongan states the simple reasons why our thinking on energy must change to a renewable optio

Steve Mongan, the creator of Mongan Energy, has dedicated his working life to the field of thermodynamics and the physics of air and these sciences have been successfully applied during the last 30 years throughout industry and commerce. Consider this, says Steve Mongan, creator of Mongan Energy - electricity consumption has grown steadily at 2 per cent a year over the last 20 years - in 2001 it was higher than in any other year over the last thirty years.   Overall consumption in the UK has increased by 13 per cent between 1970 and 2001 and by 11 per cent...

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Posted on: 04 September, 2010

Author: Ashly Sun

Wind Energy in Australia to Be Supported by Smart Grid System

Wind energy in Australia as provided by Vestas Australian Wind Technology is now expected to advance, following the smart grid interconnection provided by American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC). Under the agreement, 24 dynamic reactive power (D-VAR) modules that have external smart-switched capacitor banks will be delivered over the coming year, the largest order A.M.S.C. has ever received for a grid interconnection system. The smart grid system will facilitate the grid interconnection needs of the 206-megawatt Collgar Wind Farm that is currently being built at the southeast of Merredin in Western Australia. Eight grid connection systems were already provided by the company...

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Posted on: 17 August, 2010

Author: David Bunch

What is archery

Shooting a bow and arrow is called archery. Thousands of years before history was first written, men used the bow and arrow. Archery was important in hunting and in warfare until firearms were developed, and today it is mainly a sport. The American Indian was an expert archer before the coming of the Europeans. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com

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Posted on: 12 August, 2010

Author: David Bunch

Who was Alcibiades

Alcibiades was a great commander of armies and navies in Athens, in ancient Greece, more than 2,000 years ago. He was born in 450 B.C. In the days of Alcibiades each of the big cities of Greece was a separate state or country. These city-states were often at war with one another. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com

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Posted on: 12 August, 2010

Author: David Bunch

The first academy

The first academy was a grove of trees, used as a public park, in the city of Athens in ancient Greece. It was named more than 2,300 years ago for a great Greek warrior, Academus, one of the athletes who used the park. The Greek philosopher Plato, the wis- est man of his time, used to stroll in this grove with his pupils, teaching them. Article Tags: First Academy, United States Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com

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Posted on: 06 August, 2010

Author: David Bunch

The soil in which things grow

Plants grow by a very complex proc­ess. The leaves, which are above the ground, take in some of the nourish­ment that the plant needs by absorbing sunlight and turning it into chemicals. The roots, which are below the ground, soak up minerals dissolved in water, these minerals coming from the soil in which the roots grow. A plant never runs out of sunlight, but the soil does run out of chemicals. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com

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Posted on: 04 August, 2010

Author: David Bunch

What is a Afghan Farmer

An Afghan farmer stands before his house; a mounted soldier from a nomad tribe is at the left. language called Pushtu, which is the of­ficial language of the country. Another big tribe, the Pathans, came originally from India, and still another, the Ghilzais, were once Turks. With the Durani, these tribes make up about half the people of Afghanistan, and together they are called Afghans. Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com

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Posted on: 03 August, 2010

Author: David Bunch

Who is Abigail Adams

ADAMS 40 Abigail Adams was very helpful to her hus­band, John Adams, when he was President. arate articles about these men in the fol­lowing pages. Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, the founder of this great fam­ily. She was the first American First Lady (wife of a president) to live in the White House, which was opened in 1800 while John Adams was still presi­dent. She was also the first American woman to have both a husband and a son who became president, but she did not live to see her son president because she died in 1818,...

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Posted on: 08 June, 2010

Author: M. Scott Parisi

What is a Green Hotel? Six Things No Green Hotel Should be Without

It seems as if you can’t turn around anymore without running into something “green.”  Nowhere is that more true than in lodging.  Green hotels – or at least, those calling themselves green – are sprouting up everywhere, and travelers. It seems as if you can’t turn around anymore without running into something “green.”  Nowhere is that more true than in lodging.  Green hotels – or at least, those calling themselves green – are sprouting up everywhere, and travelers are becoming increasingly more aware of what to look for and how to judge whether or not a green hotel actually is…...

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Posted on: 12 March, 2010

Author: James F. Green

What is an All-Natural Photo Album?

The way I see it, an all-natural photo album would need to be assembled without the use of assembly line parts. They would need to be used as they are found in nature. It might also be good for them to not be assembled with the use of machines. In my way of thinking, an all-natural photo album would need to be assembled without the use of assembly line parts. They would need to be used as they are found in nature. It might also be good for them to not be assembled with the use of machines. Ideally, they...

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