Monthly Archives: April 2013

Emergency Preparedness for Vehicles. Vehicle Emergency Kit. Emergencies can strike without warning while you’re out on the road. Severe snowstorms, car accidents and mechanical failures could strand you if you are unprepared. If you don’t carry an emergency kit in your vehicle, you may struggle to take care of yourself...

Photovoltaic panels generate usable electricity from sunlight. Although the technology was invented more than half a century ago, poor energy efficiency and high costs prevented it from becoming more popular. Today, high fossil fuel costs and climate change worries are spurring further development in the solar power industry. Manufacturers have greatly improved panel efficiency while lowering costs. Continue reading →

Zombie Survival Rule #1 when confronted with a Zombie ApocalypseDo not let movies fool you: Few people will survive a zombie apocalypse armed with merely a stick and their wits. Most of us require preparedness to save our faces – and our brains. Living through a zombie influx entails a...

Solar panels may get all the press when it comes to solar technologies, but scientists are coming up with other novel ways to harness sunlight. The following solar gadgets use nothing but the sun for power: Continue reading →

Solar energy provides many benefits such as lower power bills, sustainability and emergency preparedness. It is also beneficial to the environment. Once a homeowner installs panels, he or she will have a continuous source of power as long as the sun is in the sky. Continue reading →