A few weeks back, the Dominion Energy Conservation team went to an Energy Expo in Roanoke, VA. There were exhibitors with a variety of demonstrations: high efficiency windows, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) and even tandem bicycles. The most enthusiastic booth was staffed by ten Thaxton Elementary scientists. When I say scientists, I mean 5th graders who are as sharp as they come.
The Thaxton Elementary scientists are part of their school's National Energy Education Development Program (NEED). NEED is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating students, teachers and the community about energy and energy issues. The scientists had solar-powered toys (using a lamp), explained how wind power worked (using a balloon and toy car) and showed us how to make a circuit to turn on a light (holding each others' hands).
Watch out Einstein, Thaxton’s NEED students are on your coattails!
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Conservation Moorings
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2 comments:
People who strive and have the desire to save the earth by researching and inventing alternative source of energy without polluting the environment are the new heroes of today. They are making the survival of the next generation possible.
i salute you guys!
mugen
Regarding clean coal, isn't it possible (the costs non-withstanding for the moment) to completely go green when it comes to emissions and river pollutants, etc.... Of course there will be some impact as it is not Nuclear:
However, after some research - Unless I am mistaken it can exist, but at a higher cost.
With CO2, you need to either buy credits, offset them with green landscape, or find a way to dispose of it -- either inject it in the ground or freeze it and send it to the bottom of the ocean. Any which way means lots of $$$.
Take natural gas, or methane, CH4. CH4 + (2)O2 (oxygen) = heat +(2)H2O (water) + C02.
I agree with the above poster. I applaud what Dominion is doing and wish the talking heads on TV would take note.
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