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Welcome back superstars! We hope that you are all well & smiling. The Project Bluestar team have been on a multitude of tasks in their quest to advance sustainable living, July was celebrated & education month with Earth Sanctuary hosting it’s very own Cert 4 Training & Assessment classes as well as Australia’s newest green living initiative called Home Sustainability Assessment courses. What on Earth’s this you ask, well, it’s about getting trained sustainability assessors into homes to inform & motivate house owners to take positive action on reducing their CO2 footprint. The great thing is that the Australian government is now assisting people by paying the interest on $10000 dollar loans which technically (to the the house holder) makes it an interest free loan. The idea is to make sustainability & subsequent CO2 reduction more achievable. We certainly hope it help but as we all know there are serious challenges confronting the world which will take a hell of a lot more than an interest free loan to reduce human impact & contribution to the extreme weather phenomenon sweeping the Earth. Real change must come from everyone, individuals, family, businesses, Industry & government, everyone. Will we have to wait for extreme weather & the associated disruption to farming & liveelihoods before real action occurs? That may be the case, but plenty of champions around this planet are working overtime to avert such grave consequences. Our aim is motivate & inform people to take

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May/11

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Super Easy Wind Power Generator For Home Use


www.WindEnergyGuide.net – Super Easy Wind Power Generator For Home Use Getting or building a wind power generator for home use is quickly becoming an attractive option for many environmentally conscious homeowners. Alternative energy sources are looking quite feasible in helping to alleviate both environmental damage and fuel shortage related to the use of fossil fuels. If we manage to develop these budding fields properly, we may eventually wean ourselves off of our reliance on coal, oil, and gas. This will not only stabilize our power generation, but also result in many benefits to the environment as we use renewable, green ways of making energy. Thus, the need for a wind power generator for home use. These electricity generators are becoming more and more commonplace as people install more of them both on large and small scales. They are machines that can convert the natural breeze-induced mechanical movements into electricity. Thus, they only need this force of nature to produce energy, which is free, essentially unlimited or renewable, and all natural. This basic concept of harnessing the energy all around us is what lies behind any good renewable energy source. Some background on the concept behind using a wind power generator for home use would be useful to have. Generators work by transforming physical motion, usually rotation, into electricity using strong permanent magnets. Turbines then work on the same essential principle, using natural flows to turn blades

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The AFRESH home is a model for affordable sustainable living. View the video to check out all the cool energy saving features and learn more about BCIT’s commitment to sustainability.

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Mar/11

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SkyStream Home Wind Turbine ?


Thi is another short created by Vince Grassi of a man from rural Pennsylvania that made a dream come true after installing his own grid tied electricity producing wind turbine,With help from friends it was made possible.

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Feb/11

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Green Tips: 10 Simple Tips to Going Green in Your Home


We all know that being environmentally conscious is important. From changing your bulbs to using a natural shower curtain, here are 10 absolutely simple tips to go green in your home, starting now. Oftentimes, it will save you money, and even improve your health. Produced by LMV and KMVT.

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