September 1, 2011

Top Image: Electric vehicle in car sharing station, Milan, Italy. Viappy / Shutterstock.com

Electric Car Charger Installation Made Easy

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Electric Cars Can Be Plugged In On a Plug
That is one of the greatest parts about electric cars. Electric cars CAN have plugs and chargers up to 20 amps so that your car CAN plug into your standard household 120-volt AC outlet.
Higher current capacity electric car chargers require a dedicated 240-volt AC circuit?the kind that power your household electric range or clothes dryer.
You See: you CAN install an electric car charger it is EASIER to install than almost any other alternative fuel!

Power Consumption Facts For the United States and the Environment

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I just helped build an infographic about how we consume electricity around the house and how we can reduce the amount we use. So tell me what you think about this chart that was provided to me by a reader. Let’s talk this story out for a change!
Major uses
In 1999, a study by Mark. P. Mills [33] of the Green Earth Society reported that computers consumed 13% of the entire US supply. Numerous researchers questioned Mills’ methodology and it was later demonstrated that he was off by an order of magnitude; for example, Lawrence Berkeley Labs concluded that the figure was nearer three percent of US electricity use.

A female conservation officer with clipboard talking to a male hunter holding a shotgun near marshland and hunting game

Duck Poacher Faces Heavy Penalties in New York

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Barry L. Stokes, of Cape Freels, was sentenced today in Provincial Court in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, for hunting violations under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994.
Mr. Stokes received a $1,000 fine, under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, for hunting Eider ducks, which are migratory game birds, during closed season. He was also fined $1,000 for using lead shot to hunt migratory game birds.
In addition, Mr. Stokes received a two-year suspension from hunting migratory birds.