Nuclear power has one of the worst names in the energy industry, but does it really deserve it? Proponents of Nuclear energy claim it is our only hope to avert immediate climate change but this is not the only possible course of action open to us.

The peak oil crisis seems to be looming ever nearer, but what is being done to address this issue? There is a pressing need for immediate large scale investment in real renewable energies with proven technology like Solar and Wind power.

Carbon Dioxide sources are not our only cause for concern when considering our impacts on the environment. A key factor that must be accounted for is the quantity of heat we are producing. Given the significance of water vapor as a greenhouse gas, the heat factor from emission free power sources must be considered.

The idea of a green lawn mower, or one that is more friendly to the environment, is not something we often give a lot of thought to. After all most of us only wheel out that oily, smoking run down mower from the shed once every week or two, and then we only use it for at most an hour.

Hydroelectric energy has several drawbacks that make it a less than ideal option compared to the clean power potential of solar energy. The factors are both aesthetic and environmental. There is much talk about the environmental impacts of hydroelectric power, as they rely on damming of rivers and permanent flooding of the low lying land behind the dam. While this is not desirable, it is merely an alteration to the environment.

One of the Carbon Dioxide properties, and the major concern for us, is its ability to trap heat that would otherwise be radiated from the surface of the planet back into space.

Having an energy efficient refrigerator is easy to achieve. Refrigerators are expensive and it is beyond the means of most of us to simply replace our current one with a newer model sporting more energy efficiency stars. Luckily there are two simple steps we can take to make sure that our current refrigerator is as energy efficient as possible. These steps will cost you little or no money and will provide you with some saving on your electricity bill.