Types of Batteries by Jeff Anderson
... The mix is made of manganese dioxide (the active ingredient), carbon black (for electrical conductivity and moisture absorption), and zinc chloride electrolyte (which assists the chemical reaction). Magnesium batteries - have twice the service life of a zinc cell of equivalent size. It is able to retain its capacity during storage due to a protective film that forms on the surface of the magnesium anode. The cost is competitive. Alkaline-manganese Dioxide - These batteries were developed in ...

Green Travel – Making Better Environmental Travel Choices by Susanne Pacher
... I also checked their carbon emissions driving calculator. If I travel 400 km (250 miles) every week in a car with an engine size between 1.4 and 2 litres, I would generate 4 tonnes of CO2 a year, which would take 5 trees to offset. In addition to planting trees, you can also purchase “carbon offsets”. A "carbon offset" is actually an investment in a project or action with the goal of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions. Offset projects come in many varieties and may include tree planting ...

5 Great Health Benefits Of Quitting Smoking by Luke Rafferty
... Carbon monoxide reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen (by combining with red blood cells more readily than oxygen) as a result after stopping you will get more oxygen to your lungs and breathing will become easier. After 72 hours nicotine will have been flushed from the body. Result: Things taste better and smell improves. (Damaged nerve endings are starting to regrow.) All the while your circulation will be improving and the efficiency of your lungs will increase reducing wheezing ...

A Closer Look At The Alternative Energy Sources Of Solar And Wind Power by Gregg Hall
... These cells have been widely used to power calculators for decades. In solar desalination, the power of the sun is used to evaporate water to separate it from the salt and other undesirable minerals. Another type of clean, renewable power comes from the wind. Wind power, while growing in popularity, still accounts for barely 1% of the world's power supply. This is hard to believe considering how much the wind blows! Wind power is usually harnessed using wind turbines.

Offsetting 4x4 Emissions Costs Less Than 25 Annually by Glady Reign
... The company works through a simple online carbon calculator. The said online calculator could be used by drivers to input the make and model of their cars and the number of miles they drive a year to show the cost of offsetting their cars’ CO2 emissions. The proceeds of the website go to CO2 reduction projects including alternative and renewable energy. Some automakers have underestimated cars’ CO2 emissions casting doubt over the road tax system of the UK.

Alternative Energy, The Dream And The Reality by Allen Goldstone
... One of the component parts is carbon dioxide, the primary culprit in the pollution of our world, but it can be captured and pumped underground to revive oil fields or stored underground in caverns. Currently there are several power plants in the US using this new technology known as IGCC, one in Indiana, one in North Dakota and a more modern one in Tampa, Florida. With 300 years worth of coal in existence, this may be the most important current technological advance on our planet.

Fattening Foods: Not So Fattening After All? by Nathan Latvitis
... Udo Erasmus, author of one of the most popular books ever about fat, “Fats the Heal, Fats that Kill”, writes in his book, “At levels above 12 to 15% of total calories, healthy fats increase the rate of metabolic reactions in the body and the increased rate burns off more fat into carbon dioxide, water, and energy (heat), resulting in fat burn off and loss of excess weight.” In this article we will discuss what exactly these healthy fats are, where to get them from, easy ways to add them ...