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Solarrific Solar Fountain Kit

March 2, 2010

This kit will make any small container into your very own water fountain. Totally solar, no wires or batteries necessary. Great for your deck, your garden, your patio, or your entrance way. Creates a relaxing environment anywhere there is a source of sun. There are three design attachments that will create different patterns of water. This adds a bit of luxury to any yard or deck. Easy to use, Easy to set-up with a long life brushless motor.

solar powered fountain pump

February 24, 2010

I wanted to put a water fountain in the back of my yard. I didn’t want to run an electric line back there so I decided to figure out how to do it with a solar solution. This is it, I found an inexpensive solar powered water pump on amazon.com, and hooked it up to a self-contained fountain. It works like a charm.

Solar Powered Water Fountain at Burning Man 2009

February 18, 2010

My Solar Powered Fountain worked wonderful this Year. The Cascading Water was wonderful to hear and see, out there on this dry lake bed called: Black Rock, plus it burned off water from not only our coolers (igloo), but also neighbors. In fact, I would run out of water to burn off!

Gaiaonline Earth Day Questions Help please!~?

February 10, 2010

1.
Tidal power involves harnessing ________ to generate electricity.
A. Nick Nolte, star of Prince of Tides
B. Seaweed
C. Ocean tides
D. The strange and unnatural energy emanating from Witch Mountain
E. The Kraken
2.
Carbon Credits are primarily used to _________ .
A. Buy goods and services in outer space
B. Decrease and regulate carbon dioxide emissions
C. Graduate from Carbon University
D. Make sure every American gets their fair share of carbon.
E. Give carbon the credit it deserves.
3.
Roughly 85% of all energy produced in the United States comes from ________ .
A. Clowns
B. Fossil fuels
C. Horses
D. Garbage
E. Plutonium nuggets
4.
President Obama’s New Energy for America plan will ensure that 10% of America’s ________ will come from renewable sources by 2012.
A. Polar bears
B. Cadmium
C. Diesel fuel
D. Electricity
E. Corn
5.
When a process or activity offsets its carbon emissions enough that its carbon footprint effectively reaches zero, it’s said to be "carbon ________ ."
A. Friendly
B. Neutral
C. Hungry
D. Free
E. Fabulous
6.
Using ________ to get around instead of driving a car is a great way to reduce pollution.
A. The teleporter thing from The Fly
B. A bicycle
C. Public transportation
D. A giant cannon
E. Both B and C
7.
Al Gore’s documentary on climate change, ________ ,won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
A. An Officer and a Gentleman
B. An American Werewolf in London
C. An Inconvenient Truth
D. An Affair to Remember
E. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
8.
Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a prominent ________ from Wisconsin.
A. Dairy farmer
B. High school teacher
C. Senator
D. Rodeo clown
E. Gaylord
9.
Good plumbing is important! A leaky ________ can waste as much as 200 gallons of water per day.
A. Glacier
B. Toilet
C. Fountain pen
D. Al Gore
E. Nation
10.
A ________ cell is used to convert light into electricity.
A. Prison
B. Wind
C. Hydro
D. Solar
E. Terrorist

Solar Fountain and Lights

February 6, 2010

Solar powered Water Fountain and solar lights

GAIA EARTH DAY ANSWERS PLEASE?!!! HELP! I’ll give you reward after! (on gaia!)?

February 2, 2010

1.
Tidal power involves harnessing ________ to generate electricity.
A. Nick Nolte, star of Prince of Tides
B. Seaweed
C. Ocean tides
D. The strange and unnatural energy emanating from Witch Mountain
E. The Kraken
2.
The US Department of Energy reports that efficient ________ bulbs use only 25-35% of the power consumed by ________ bulbs.
A. fluorescent; incandescent
B. incandescent; fluorescent
C. thermonuclear; incandescent
D. fluorescent; wood-burning
E. incandescent; nonexistent
3.
For an easy way to help the environment, don’t ________ while brushing your teeth.
A. Eat
B. Drive to Iceland and turn a hairdryer on the nearest glacier
C. Invite your dog to watch
D. Let the water run
E. Both B. and D.
4.
The overwhelming consensus among the world’s scientific organizations is that climate change is ________ .
A. Awesome.
B. Real, and attributable to human activities.
C. Fixed now because we turned off our blender.
D. Boooooooooooooooooring.
E. A left-wing plot to… uh… AL GORE SUCKS! *runs away*
5.
Al Gore’s documentary on climate change, ________ ,won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
A. An Officer and a Gentleman
B. An American Werewolf in London
C. An Inconvenient Truth
D. An Affair to Remember
E. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
6.
A ________ cell is used to convert light into electricity.
A. Prison
B. Wind
C. Hydro
D. Solar
E. Terrorist
7.
The Obama administration hopes to lay plans to reduce America’s _______ emissions 80% by 2050.
A. Cigarette
B. Trans fat
C. Greenhouse gas
D. Polar bear
E. Automatic weapon
8.
Good plumbing is important! A leaky ________ can waste as much as 200 gallons of water per day.
A. Glacier
B. Toilet
C. Fountain pen
D. Al Gore
E. Nation
9.
To signify their commitment to environmental friendliness, many companies are "going ________ ."
A. Bankrupt
B. Wireless
C. INSANE WITH BARGAINS!
D. Green
E. Wild in Cancun
10.
Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a prominent ________ from Wisconsin.
A. Dairy farmer
B. High school teacher
C. Senator
D. Rodeo clown
E. Gaylord

Solar bird bath in Action

January 31, 2010

This video describes how a solar bird bath operates.

solar bird bath water fountain

January 28, 2010

A solar powered birdbath water fountain using a 12 volt bildge pump and 45 watt solar panel from harbor freight

I have an online quiz i need the answers for!! help me please!!!?

January 26, 2010

the questions are:

1.
For an easy way to help the environment, don’t ________ while brushing your teeth.
A. Eat
B. Drive to Iceland and turn a hairdryer on the nearest glacier
C. Invite your dog to watch
D. Let the water run
E. Both B. and D.
2.
The US Department of Energy introduced the "ENERGY ________ certification to label appliances that meet strict standards of energy efficiency.
A. STAR
B. FRIEND
C. SAFE
D. GLOBE
E. WALRUS
3.
Al Gore’s documentary on climate change, ________ ,won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
A. An Officer and a Gentleman
B. An American Werewolf in London
C. An Inconvenient Truth
D. An Affair to Remember
E. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
4.
Using ________ to get around instead of driving a car is a great way to reduce pollution.
A. The teleporter thing from The Fly
B. A bicycle
C. Public transportation
D. A giant cannon
E. Both B and C
5.
Ecology is the scientific study of ________ .
A. College
B. The interaction between life and its environment
C. The interaction between Ralph Nader and his car
D. Rocks and minerals
E. A child’s laughter
6.
Roughly 85% of all energy produced in the United States comes from ________ .
A. Clowns
B. Fossil fuels
C. Horses
D. Garbage
E. Plutonium nuggets
7.
When cooking small meals, ________ use less energy than ________ .
A. conventional ovens; microwave ovens
B. microwave ovens; light bulbs
C. forest fires; grease fires
D. conventional ovens; hundreds of tiny men
E. microwave ovens; conventional ovens
8.
The overwhelming consensus among the world’s scientific organizations is that climate change is ________ .
A. Awesome.
B. Real, and attributable to human activities.
C. Fixed now because we turned off our blender.
D. Boooooooooooooooooring.
E. A left-wing plot to… uh… AL GORE SUCKS! *runs away*
9.
A ________ cell is used to convert light into electricity.
A. Prison
B. Wind
C. Hydro
D. Solar
E. Terrorist
10.
Good plumbing is important! A leaky ________ can waste as much as 200 gallons of water per day.
A. Glacier
B. Toilet
C. Fountain pen
D. Al Gore
E. Nation

Gaia earth day quiz;?

January 18, 2010

A ________ cell is used to convert light into electricity.
A. Prison
B. Wind
C. Hydro
D. Solar
E. Terrorist
2.
The Obama administration hopes to lay plans to reduce America’s _______ emissions 80% by 2050.
A. Cigarette
B. Trans fat
C. Greenhouse gas
D. Polar bear
E. Automatic weapon
3.
For an easy way to help the environment, don’t ________ while brushing your teeth.
A. Eat
B. Drive to Iceland and turn a hairdryer on the nearest glacier
C. Invite your dog to watch
D. Let the water run
E. Both B. and D.
4.
Good plumbing is important! A leaky ________ can waste as much as 200 gallons of water per day.
A. Glacier
B. Toilet
C. Fountain pen
D. Al Gore
E. Nation
5.
Using ________ to get around instead of driving a car is a great way to reduce pollution.
A. The teleporter thing from The Fly
B. A bicycle
C. Public transportation
D. A giant cannon
E. Both B and C
6.
Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a prominent ________ from Wisconsin.
A. Dairy farmer
B. High school teacher
C. Senator
D. Rodeo clown
E. Gaylord
7.
The overwhelming consensus among the world’s scientific organizations is that climate change is ________ .
A. Awesome.
B. Real, and attributable to human activities.
C. Fixed now because we turned off our blender.
D. Boooooooooooooooooring.
E. A left-wing plot to… uh… AL GORE SUCKS! *runs away*
8.
Roughly 85% of all energy produced in the United States comes from ________ .
A. Clowns
B. Fossil fuels
C. Horses
D. Garbage
E. Plutonium nuggets
9.
The US Department of Energy introduced the "ENERGY ________ certification to label appliances that meet strict standards of energy efficiency.
A. STAR
B. FRIEND
C. SAFE
D. GLOBE
E. WALRUS
10.
President Obama’s New Energy for America plan will ensure that 10% of America’s ________ will come from renewable sources by 2012.
A. Polar bears
B. Cadmium
C. Diesel fuel
D. Electricity
E. Corn

Also, no I will not add you. c:
And
I am just too lazy to figure out a lot of this. I know most of the answers.