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What is Sustainable Development?

April 22, 2014 4 Comments

Question by sowmyan s: What is Sustainable Development? What do you think? Answer below!

Sustainable agriculture in Ancient Egypt?

April 20, 2014 1 Comment

Question by : Sustainable agriculture in Ancient Egypt? Land along the Nile river has been farmed for thousands of years. In other places such as the fertile crescent and areas in central Asia the soil has degraded due to salinisation, why has this not happened in Egypt? I read somewhere that something to do with […]

what is sustainable land development?

April 18, 2014 1 Comment

Image by friendsoffamilyfarmers Question by Isabella: what is sustainable land development? Feel free to answer in the comment section below

Solar Power. Does it store energy? I don’t really understand..?

April 16, 2014 7 Comments

Image by UNDP in Europe and Central Asia Find out more about energy efficiency in Armenia Photo courtesy of UNDP in Armenia Question by markp9114: Solar Power. Does it store energy? I don’t really understand..? so we have a bunch of garden accessories outside, and they only light up at night time. They have solar […]

what is agriculture? and what is the importance and nature of agriculture?

April 14, 2014 2 Comments

Question by Simley: what is agriculture? and what is the importance and nature of agriculture? Add your own answer in the comments!

When will solar power systems be cost effective enough to ‘pay for itself’ within a few years?

April 12, 2014 6 Comments

Image by UNDP in Europe and Central Asia Karajan, Armenia Find out more about energy efficiency in Armenia Photo courtesy of UNDP in Armenia Question by Mitch Rawlings: When will solar power systems be cost effective enough to ‘pay for itself’ within a few years? Solar power systems are inherently expensive, and even living in […]

How much solar panel installation cost for a normal home in Tamilnadu, India?

April 10, 2014 3 Comments

Image by Brookhaven National Laboratory The Long Island Solar Farm (LISF) is a 32-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant built through a collaboration including BP Solar, the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and the Department of Energy. The LISF, located on the Brookhaven National Laboratory site, began delivering power to the LIPA grid in November 2011, […]

How much would it cost to install solar power to a 1400 sq ft. home in rural colorado?

April 8, 2014 2 Comments

Question by Ggirl99: How much would it cost to install solar power to a 1400 sq ft. home in rural colorado? Found a piece of really cheap land (a little over 1K/acre) and just wondering the cost it would be to have solar electricity there – no electricity yet in the area b/c it is […]

Solar/Wind powered energy?

April 6, 2014 4 Comments

Image by kjell See at full resolution to read the bubbles, and sorry for not deflating it at all. …1: The Unabombers legal defense team cited the size of his shack – 10′ x 12′ – to buttress his insanity plea. …2: systems can drain a 40 gallon tank in less then 4 minutes. Illustrated […]

Solar water heater system in India?

April 4, 2014 3 Comments

Question by jkv: Solar water heater system in India? How much a solar water heater for average daily water requirement of 10,000 liters capacity with all required components will cost in Mumbai India? Who are best suppliers of same? Give your answer to this question below!