A Little Love Goes a Long Way!

Earth is a very important part of our lives. Most of us wouldn’t think of polluting our bodies, yet we are polluting our planet by misuse and overuse of our natural resources. As responsible individuals we should at least do what we can to help reduce, reuse, and recycle what we can as a first step.

We are not completely to blame; we inherited a polluted Earth, but we can do something to ensure that our children can grow up in a cleaner, safer planet than ourselves.

Don’t ever let someone get away with saying “what can I do, I am only one person”. Each and every person can do a lot, and you can influence others to do something as well. 

Research….Knowledge is power, and please take the necessary steps to make a difference:

• Turn Off the Lights when not in the room.
• Plant a tree or other plants.Use refillable bottles for water.
• Plan your trips and combine as many errands into an outing as possible. See if you can carpool to work, or take a bus; or ride a bike to work.
• Use natural cleaners whenever possible like lemons and baking soda. It is healthier for the environment as well as for your family.
• Pay your bills online and save a tree and 42 cents on postage.

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How Green Is Your Tax Credit?

Here’s how to cash in on new tax breaks for energy conservation.

There’s no break yet for installing a low-flush toilet, or planting sod on your roof.

But there’s a new or expanded federal tax incentive this year for just about every other green improvement for your home, thanks to provisions Congress tucked into February’s $787 billion stimulus and the $700 billion bank bailout passed last October.

The new laws are particularly generous to wealthy, dedicated greens, who can save tens of thousands when they install expensive solar, geothermal or even wind power systems to reduce the carbon footprints of their mansions. (Yes, Al Gore, that means you.)

But the stimulus also offers a $1,500 tax credit for the average Joe who’d like to upgrade his attic insulation, install a storm door or energy-saving windows, or buy a new furnace before energy prices spike again.

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5 Deadliest Effects of Global Warming

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Green house gases can stay in the atmosphere for an amount of years ranging from decades to hundreds and thousands of years. No matter what we do, global warming is going to have some effect on Earth. Here are the 5 deadliest effects of global warming.

1. Polar ice caps melting
The ice caps melting is a four-pronged danger.

First, it will raise sea levels. There are 5,773,000 cubic miles of water in ice caps, glaciers, and permanent snow. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, if all glaciers melted today the seas would rise about 230 feet. Luckily, that’s not going to happen all in one go! But sea levels will rise.Second, melting ice caps will throw the global ecosystem out of balance. The ice caps are fresh water, and when they melt they will desalinate the ocean, or in plain English – make it less salty. The desalinization of the gulf current will “screw up” ocean currents, which regulate temperatures. The stream shutdown or irregularity would cool the area around north-east America and Western Europe. Luckily, that will slow some of the other effects of global warming in that area!Third, temperature rises and changing landscapes in the arctic circle will endanger several species of animals. Only the most adaptable will survive.Fourth, global warming could snowball with the ice caps gone. Ice caps are white, and reflect sunlight, much of which is reflected back into space, further cooling Earth. If the ice caps melt, the only reflector is the ocean. Darker colors absorb sunlight, further warming the Earth.

2. Economic consequences
Most of the effects of anthropogenic global warming won’t be good. And these effects spell one thing for the countries of the world: economic consequences. Hurricanes cause billions of dollars in damage, diseases cost money to treat and control and conflicts exacerbate all of these.

3. Increased probability and intensity of droughts and heat waves
Although some areas of Earth will become wetter due to global warming, other areas will suffer serious droughts and heat waves. Africa will receive the worst of it, with more severe droughts also expected in Europe. Water is already a dangerously rare commodity in Africa, and according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, global warming will exacerbate the conditions and could lead to conflicts and war.

4. Warmer waters and more hurricanes
As the temperature of oceans rises, so will the probability of more frequent and stronger hurricanes. We saw in this in 2004 and 2005.

5. Spread of disease
As northern countries warm, disease carrying insects migrate north, bringing plague and disease with them. Indeed some scientists believe that in some countries thanks to global warming, malaria has not been fully eradicated.

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Scientists Tell us That we Have 10 Years to Change the Way We Live

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The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to take a message of mobilization out to every human being.

For this purpose, HOME needs to be free. A patron, the PPR Group, made this possible. EuropaCorp, the distributor, also pledged not to make any profit because Home is a non-profit film.

We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth’s climate.

HOME has been made for you : share it! And act for the planet.

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Welcome to Nuera Energy Corp

We would like to take a moment to thank you for taking the time to get to know who we are and what we do.  Please join us on this journey as we bring you vital information in the Solar Energy Industry!  Nuera Energy Corp. is proud to be a Green Company.  We look forward to your feed back as we all move forward in a positive direction for the good of our planet. 

“We should be using nature’s inexhaustible sources of energy – sun, wind, & tide. I’d put my money on the sun & solar energy. What a source of power. I hope we don’t have to wait until oil & coal run out before we tackle that.” ~ Thomas Edison 1931

 

Let us now examine some very important elements as to why solar energy is needed.

• About Solar Energy

  • The sun’s rays, or solar energy, have been used since the beginning of time and is vital to all living things. In addition to solar energy being a constant resource, heat and electricity are other forms of energy that can be made from solar energy. The largest advantage of solar energy is that it is a free and unlimited source of energy. Solar energy is also the cleanest energy source that does not compromise or add to global warming. Technology allows solar energy to be converted into electricity through photovoltaic devices and solar thermal heat. These methods utilize the sun without generating by-products or pollution that can contribute to global warming. As more progress is made in the means to generate and store natural solar energy, the problems with greenhouse gases due to man-made emissions can be significantly reduced.

  Photovoltaic Energy

  • Photovoltaic devices utilize the light from the sun to power calculators, watches, satellites, communications equipment and homes. Photovoltaic devices use solar cells to absorb solar particles from sunlight that contain energy. When enough solar particles, or photons, have been absorbed, electrons are released and through the process of negative and positive charges, electricity is generated. The complexity of photovoltaic systems can vary from simple, containing few solar cells, to complicated systems utilizing arrays of thousands of cells. Examples of simple usage would be that of a watch or calculator, while the more complicated applications may include powering homes, large-scale communication devices and water-treatment plants. Photovoltaic energy is clean energy and poses a minimal threat to the environment.

  Solar Thermal Heat

  • There are two means of solar thermal heat: passive heating and active heating. Passive heating is heating that occurs naturally from the sun without the use of additional equipment or devices. Active heating utilizes collectors most commonly known as solar panels. Both methods contain heat from the sun that is used to heat water for homes, buildings and swimming pools and to heat livable home and office space.

  Advantages/Disadvantages

  • Advantages of using solar energy include: it can ultimately be used anywhere at any time there is sunlight; it is a free energy source; it is the quietest form of energy available, and it does not threaten plants or animals. Disadvantages are minimal. The primary disadvantage is that the initial establishment of a solar-cell operation, such as photovoltaic or solar thermal heat, is quite expensive. This is the main reason fossil fuels and other means of generating energy are used today, in spite of the negative impact they have on the environment.