So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Monday, March 9, 2009

Want to Live Off Grid? Alternative Energy Sources are Available

By Jackie Lee

You have been hearing all about it. It seems to be a big problem now all around the globe. Energy crisis is something that people can be blamed for. But it is too late now to point fingers to whoever committed the biggest mistake. What you can do to do your share in helping to solve the root of the problem is by finding and using available alternative energy sources.

It's true technological advances have made life much easier. Unfortunately with all these advances alternative energy sources have been put to the wayside. Considering the fact all the fossil fuels burned to fuel the new technology have in part, led to the environmental crisis we are now facing, it's time to start looking at some other alternatives. It's time to look at what you can do to help.

It's great to say, it's time to do your part, but many people don't have any idea what alternative energy sources are available to them. There are quite a few alternatives to fossil fuels, including energy from the sun, water, even the earth itself.

Using the heat of the earth is one of the alternative energy sources the average home owner can take advantage of. By burying pipe you can take advantage of the consistent temperature of the earth, below the frost line. The water in this piping comes into your house warm, and then goes back out to get heated up by the earth again.

If you live in a windy area you can certainly take advantage of the power of wind. Residential wind power can provide plenty of energy to run your home. If you find there's not enough wind to fully power your house you can certainly use it as a supplement to regular power or other alternative energy sources.

If you are looking at using water for energy you have chosen well. It is a little more difficult to harness the power in water, as you usually need a dam, but this can be a great choice on a community level. If you have a water source you can also use a wheel to harness the power of water, this was often used in pioneer days, no reason we can't go back and use clean energy the way our forefathers did.

Now more than ever is the time to act to make use of the available renewable energy resource like the above-mentioned. Aside from the fact that they are free, they will be available as long as you know how to care for your environment.

There are methods and studies being conducted by experts worldwide to find ways on how to improve on the utilization of these available sources of energy. People must learn to slowly detach themselves on being too dependent on the use of energy sources that are non-renewable. In a matter of years, the latter will decrease until they slowly diminish. Are you going to wait for that time to come when all along, if you will only look around, you will discover how nature provided for everything that you need. All you have to do is to find ways on how to use them wisely.

You can also choose the products you use in your home wisely, choosing to use products in renewable containers. You can use cloth diapers instead of disposables and other things to lessen the amount of waste your family sends to the landfill. You can also choose natural cleansers instead of ones containing chemicals that further damage the environment.

About the Author:

No comments:

If You Are Unable To Be There But Want To Show You Love Them Then Send -