Archive for April, 2008

Solar Power reading for 29 April 2008

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

This Mondays the solar power is up to 637 kWh.

The weeks weather has been mixed. Some heavy rain and some bright sunshine. Some days have been almost summer like.

Official weather reports for today:

8°C, Cloudy. 87% humidity. 9.99kn visability. Sunrise: 5:44, Sunset: 20:29 (Yahoo!).

8°C, Cloudy. 86% humidity. Good visibility. Sunrise 05:46, Sunset 20:28 (BBC).

How conserving electricity is bad for the environment (sometimes)

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Are we going the right way?

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Solar Power reading for 21 April 2008

Monday, April 21st, 2008

This Mondays the solar power is up to 542 kWh.

The weeks weather has been quite dull, wet and cold.

Official weather reports for today:

7°C, Showers / Clear. 93% humidity. 2 miles visability. Sunrise: 05:59, Sunset: 20:16 (MSN).

7°C, Light Rain. 93% humidity. 4.01 km visibility. Sunrise: 6:00, Sunset: 20:16 (Yahoo!).

Which is more eco-friendly; electric hand dryers or hand towels?

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

In this article we are going to try to determine which is more eco-friendly out of paper hand towels and electric hand dryers. There are two main factors involved in this comparison. One, carbon emissions produced as a result of delivery lorry driving and electricity usage. And secondly, waste disposal of the various materials.

Hand dryers: you gotta love 'em

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Solar Power reading for 14 April 2008

Monday, April 14th, 2008

This Mondays the solar power is up to 470 kWh.

The weeks weather has been a mix of sun, rain, moderate hail and snow.

Official weather reports for today:

9°C, Showers in the Vicinity. 71% humidity. 9.99 km visability. Sunrise: 6:15, Sunset 20:04 (Yahoo!).

12°C, Fair. 44% humidity. 6 miles visibility. Sunrise: 06:14, Sunset: 20:04 (MSN).