Fluorescent Lights

By: Rachel Skillicorn

Fluorescent lights are a good way to save money in any place; schools, business buildings, or even in your homes. These types of lights are very bright as you can see in the picture which could upset people, and also could get annoying to look at. Fluorescent lights provides increasing efficiency, decreasing heat emissions, and they have environmental benefits and are said to be more "economical" than other normal light bulbs. These are little, but great way to start helping save your money and energy.

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Bio fuels

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By: Rachel Skillicorn


Bio fuels are when you make the best of our land use. Landfills generate and capture methane bio fuels which are then used to heat buildings and power electrical things. Sometimes when farmers want to break down plants, they use bio fuels as their fuel. The way they make bio fuels is by using sugar cane or corn. By doing this 2010 study shows that large scale production in ethanol gas is producing less greenhouse grass income in materials that humans don't eat. These are bio fuels.

Solar Ovens

By: Rachel Skillicorn

Solar ovens are starting to become a big hit. They have made these ovens so that they cook without using the normal amount of energy a normal stove or oven would use. They get up to be from 210-260 degrees which is yes saving energy, but it can also be a negative. With the temperature not being able to reach as high as a regular one, it will take a lot longer to cook something. Like a chicken will have to be cooked for 2-2.5 hours instead of around an hour or so. But the bright side is there are many more positives than there are negatives. Another thing is that they are made in the USA. They weigh around 23lbs so it is portable which is a good thing if you like to camp or travel a lot, now if you have these you don't have to spend more money to order food or something like that. Now if you look at the prices you might think that that might be a little expensive, you are helping save the plant. The prices range from $175.00-$400.00. That is what the solar ovens are like.

Nuclear Power

By: Rachel Skillicorn

Nuclear Power is a great solution for the demand of energy. By the year 2030 energy is expected to grow 50%. It is said to be a clean, safe, affordable kind of energy and the support has been increasing from both sides of the political party and most people who care about the environment and if not that, saving money are starting to grow supportive of this new idea. In the simple way nuclear power works when the heat created by a nuclear chain is used to boil water. The steam produced from it goes to electrical genorators that convert into mechanical energy. 430 nuclear power plants have been set up in 30 countries around the world and in some countries in Europe, they use nuclear power for 40% of their electricity. Although there is one negative thing about them and that is they produce a little amount of waste, but can be disposed safely. This is where are country is headed to.

Energy Saving Curtains

By: Rachel Skillicorn

Energy saving curtains are one of the newer energy saving appliances you can now get. Eclipse is a company is one that is starting to make them. With a percentage of 33% of heating and cooling energy loss happening through windows, energy saving curtains can save you now only energy, but also money. You can save so much money in utility bills by using these types of curtains. You can save 25% of heating and cooling costs just by switching. In the summer you leave the curtains closed so the maximum amount of air-conditioning and cooling can be saved, not continuously losing it to direct sunlight. In the winter you also keep them closed so you can keep the heat in. These are how the energy saving curtains can help you.

Wind Power

By: Rachel Skillicorn



Wind power is when the wind is blowing and is used as power. The power is taken from a machine most people have seen before, it is a huge windmill. The windmill turns it's blade which in return spins a shaft that is connected to a generator. This produces kinetic energy which is what the generator uses to prodeuce energy. A wind power company namedSiemens who has been working at creating, building, and placing windmills for over 25 years. They have placed over 7,000 wind turbines so far. That is a lot of wind power!

Electric Cars

By: Rachel Skillicorn



Electric cars are powered by an electric motor instead of a gasoline engine. They get the power from a controller that regulates the amount of pressure being put on the accelerator. It also gets its power from the rechargable batteries in the car which are charged by the electricity from a house. The makers of the vehicles say that it only takes about 20 minitues for a 100% full chage. It is also a lot cheaper. Instead of having a car that costs 12 cents per mile the electric cars only cost 2 cents per mile which will save you a ton of money in the long run. The cost range is form about from $12,000 - $400,000. The more expensive ones have a more of a sports car look instead of the small, conpacted look. They come in many different colors and styles, all the prices depend on the stlye and sizeof the cars.