Visit Any Landfill

For 43 years or so I’ve been someone who never really finished the thought; when I throw something away it goes…

I’ve given myself a very great gift this year; call it a field trip, if you like, but I took myself to my town’s landfill and had my eyes opened for the first time.  Maybe the concept of someone reaching their 40s and still not being contientious of recycling is one that sounds very far-fetched, well, it’s the truth.  I didn’t grow up imagining the Earth covered in over-flowing landfills, piles and piles of garbage as high as the tallest building that was not my experience.  But because the very idea of leaving too much waste for the Earth to handle is a bitter reality today, I’ve begun to educate myself.  Read more

Vertical Axis Wind Turbine

There are two different types of wind turbine; Vertical and Horizontal.  Each one performs their own function and they each of their advantages and their disadvantages. You should pick the one that is best for you and your needs.  They do have one thing in common and that is that they produce energy from winds.  They just do it in a different way.  Vertical axis turbine has the main rotor shaft running vertically instead of horizontally.  This direction can have its advantages and disadvantages.  The advantage is the gearbox can be put in the bottom of the turbine, unlike the horizontal turbines.  All the weight is not at the top of the tower. Read more