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04/21/2014

Since Tuesday is earth day. What is the history behind earth day? One good article to answer that question is "Earth Day Facts: When It Is, How It Began, What to Do". The article is on National Geographic website. To read about the history visit http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090421-earth-day-facts/?rptregcta=reg_free_np&rptregcampaign=20131016_rw_membership_r1p_us_se_w -modal

From not-so-humble beginnings in 1970, when 20 million participated, Earth Day has grown into a global tradition. Find out when it is, how it started, how it's evolved, and what you can do.

04/18/2014

The second fact about wind farm is "Wind energy produced in the U.S.: 16,000,000,000 kWh per year (enough power for 1.6 million homes)" this fact come from http://www.pawindenergynow.org/wind/facts.html

Yearly emissions eliminated by generating energy from a 1 MW wind turbine instead of 1 MW of conventional sources: over 1,500 tons of carbon dioxide, 6.5 tons of sulfur dioxide, 3.2 tons of nitrogen oxides, and 60 pounds of mercury in one year.

04/18/2014

The first statement of the day is about wind farm: "Most wind energy comes from turbines that can be as tall as a 20-story building and have three 200-foot-long (60-meter-long) blades." Come from Wind Power at http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/wind-power-profile/

Learn about Wind Power and other alternative energy sources with National Geographic.

04/18/2014

The answer to April 16, 2014 question is e.

04/16/2014

Where are the nearest wind farm location?
A) Ohio B) Tennessee C) West Virginia D) Texas E) A,B, C

To view a map of wind farm visit http://en.openei.org/wiki/Map_of_Wind_Farms

04/14/2014

One field trip that the Energy Club is thinking about visiting is a Wind Farm. That got me thinking how does Wind Farm work, so today article is from how stuff works. com. The title of the article is Wind Farm. You find this article at http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/wind-power7.htm

When air moves quickly, that motion means kinetic energy, which can be captured. Learn how the simplest possible wind-energy turbine works.

04/11/2014

The answer to April 9, question is False.

04/09/2014

Since Earth day is this coming weekend. Today questions comes from abcnews.go.com. The question is "If every American recycled all paper, instead of throwing it away, we would decrease the amount of garbage by 10 percent.
A) True
B) False
To figure out the answer visit http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98632

04/07/2014

Since Earth day is this coming weekend. I thought I would find article that has something to do with earth day. The article that jump out to me is "Apple Praised for Renewable Energy by Douglas A Mclntyre. To check out this article visit: http://247wallst.com/energy-business/2014/04/03/apple-praised-for-renewable-energy/

Apple, at the forefront of global technology, also has taken a lead in renewable energy. That is the conclusion of a new report from Greenpeace that looks at energy use at many U.S. tech companies.

04/07/2014

The answer to April 2, 2014 question is E

04/02/2014

Which car company has committed to putting Hydrogen fuel cell celctric vehicles on the market by 2015?
A) Toyota
B) Hyundai
C) Honda
D) Ford
E) A,B,C
F) no above
The answer is in "US Driving Research on Hydrogen Fuel Cells, by Bill Scanolon." To read about FCEV vehicles visit http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/03/us-driving-research-on-hydrogen-fuel-cells?cmpid=WNL-Wednesday-April2-2014

Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) were the belles of the ball at recent auto shows in Los Angeles and Tokyo, and researchers at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) continue to play a key part in improving performance and durability while driving down costs.

03/31/2014

Trying to find an article for today. I decide to look on North Clean Energy website. Does anybody know distributed wind? If note check out "The Top 8 Things You Didn't Know About Distributed Wind" by Department of Energy. To check out the article visit http://www.nacleanenergy.com/articles/16787/the-top-8-things-you-didn-t-know-about-distributed-wind

8. Distributed wind power is used at or near where it is generated, as opposed to wind power from wholesale generation, where power is sent to consumers via transmission lines and substations. Employed by households, schools, farms, industrial facilities, and municipalities alike, distributed wind d...