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Making Your Home Solar Powered
By Dendy(Dendy)
Solar heating systems are composed of solar thermal collectors, a fluid system to move the heat to its point of usage, and a reservoir for heat storage. The systems may be used to heat domestic hot water, swimming pool...

Biofuel mixed with No. 2 heating oil burns cleaner
Foster's Daily Democrat - Dover,NH,USA
By NICK GOSLING PORTSMOUTH — As temperatures drop and home heating oil prices rise, consumers are checking out Bioheat, an alternative fuel that produces fewer carbon emissions.

Germany's Heating Oil Institute tests bio-based alternative
Checkbiotech.org (press release) - Basel,Switzerland
Home owners who utilize heatingoil are opening the door to a bio-based alternative: heating oil made from energy plants. If coupled with solar-thermal...

Firefighters Urge Mainers To Install Alternative Heating Sources
WCSH-TV - Portland,ME,USA
SOUTH PORTLAND (NEWS CENTER) -- With heating oil prices so high, many people are turning to alternative sources to keep their homes warm.

Heating costs rise as temperatures drop
NevadaAppeal - Carson City,NV,USA
Distributors in Incline Village said that the cost of pellets this year compared to last year is an increase of 12 percent and 15 percent...

Chimneys need frequent cleaning to reduce risk of fire
Northern News Services
With the first snows already well past, and the temperatures below zero, it's safe to say wood stove season is well underway. Which also means it's chimney fire season...

Backlash as 10000 elderly wait for heating
The Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
There is possibly no alternative heating source made available to them." Mr Maxwell said they were a victim of their own success. "Due to the popularity of...

If heating headaches are such a bore, maybe it's time to bore some more
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
It is no ordinary renovation project. Beneath the surface of this Point Lonsdale property lie a series of deep holes that will harness a unique resource — the heat of the Earth itself. (...) Copper loops will tap into the geothermal energy anduse it as an alternative to traditional heating and coolingsystems.

Safety tips for using alternative heating
News 10 Now - Syracuse,NY,USA
LISBON, NY -- Alternative heating methods are popular throughoutUpstate New York, but as the weather gets cooler, professionals are reminding people to...

Solar Heating Plan for Any Home
Mother Earth News - Topeka,KS,USA
The solar heating and radiant floors make an efficient combination, plus we didn't like our old floors. We did this by removing the existing finish floor

Region eyes alternative methods for home heating
SouthCoastToday.com - New Bedford,MA,USA
Natural gas isn't the only alternative heating source available:a growing number of people are turning to wood pellets, wood-burning stoves and coal stoves...

Neighbors at war over wood burning furnace
WKTV - Utica,NY,USA
There is a local law for the town of Deerfield, enacted in January of 2006, allowing for the use of the alternative-heating source.

Energy-saving measures make green sense
BHL - Barnsley,England,UK
Homeowners have been reminded that upgrading an old boiler can help save the planet as well as cutting heating costs. Martin Parkinson, a volunteer at the Centre for Alternative Technology at Machynlleth...

Making earthships mainstream
MSNBC - USA
They generate their own electricity, maximize solar heating and use only rainwater. Yet, they aren't for everyone. "It's notreally what most of mainstream...

Experts offer tips for efficient heating
Frederick News Post (subscription) - Frederick,MD,USA
Temperatures are falling and the cost of energy keeps rising. You want to keep your family and yourself comfortable, but you don't want to go broke doing it. Neither do local governments...

Heat is on for OAPs in the cold
York Press - York,UK
Three pensioners who were left without proper heating in their homes after their boilers were condemned can look forward to a warmer winter after their story appeared in The Press. (...) "At this stage the customer did have a temporary alternative form of heating and British Gas fitted an immersion heater to provide hot water...

Going geothermal: More families tap into this alternative energy
Journal and Courier - Lafayette,IN,USA
A hot topic, and growing more intense, is geothermal heating systems. ClimateMaster, a manufacturer of geothermal units, has seen business grow 20 percent...

Fuel costs cause shivers
Brockton Enterprise - MA, United States
As consumers check out the prices of firewood, they are also checking out the options for alternative heating, said Brennan Bolduc of Woodstoves...

Rising Heating Costs Underscore Need for Using Alternative Energy
Earthtimes - London,UK
Across the country, home heating oil expenditures are expected tojump 22 percent; 16 percent higher for propane; 10 percent for natural gas, and 4 percent...

Solar heating savings earn plaudits
Northern Advocate - Whangarei,New Zealand
Tikipunga's Bruce and Judy Bartle installed solar water heating three years ago and recently added an air circulation system. They are more than pleased

Giving thanks for $100 oil
MarketWatch - USA
By Kevin Kerr, MarketWatch Old man winter is about to knock on may of our doors and so will the heating oil and natural gas bills, likely to be 30% to 40%...

Solar Power On the Rise
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
According to Mr Leornard Makuli of Solar World East Africa, installation of a solar heating and lighting system for a three-bedroom house in Nairobi costs

Are you ready?
By Ronald McCrary(Ronald McCrary)
Be careful when using alternative heating sources. Check with your local fire department on the legality of using kerosene heaters in your community. Be sure to fill kerosene heaters outside, and be sure they have cooled.

Worlds top solar testing lab is German
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
The sector is experiencing boom conditions globally, with solar electricity and solar heating rising. In Germany demand is set to grow from €4,8-billion ...