A 5 kW gas generator burns approximately 0.75 gallons of fuel per hour. If the average price of gasoline in your area is $3 per gallon, running your generator would cost $2.25 per hour or $54 over 24 hours. Diesel Generators An 8 kW diesel generator uses about 0.5 gallons of fuel per...
(see A Loaf Of Bread, A Gallon Of Gas, An Ounce Of Gold) Gold has maintained its value, and increased its purchasing power in absolute terms, over the century-long period under consideration. What we don’t know is the extent to which the current price of $1750 oz. reflects accurately...
When U.S. gas prices hit their peak in 2008, and everyone was paying around $4 per gallon (about $1.05 per liter) at the pump, the price of a barrel of oil spiked to $145. Yet by fall of 2009, it had lowered to around $69 [source: Murphy]. But what exactly is a barrel of...
Swapping your gas-powered car for anelectric vehicleis one such action. Over their lifetimes,electric vehicles generate fewer carbon emissionsthan those powered by fossil fuels. But even when you add up biking-related emissions (e.g. making the bike, eating more food because you've exerc...
A gallon of milk is around $4.25, and a pound of rice is $4.00—talk about ridiculous. Brooklyn, New York New Yorkers that once lived in Manhattan flocked to Brooklyn because the cost was lower, but that’s no longer the case.
US oil and gas production is also on track for major increases over the next decades, according to an environmental group consortium. The resulting fuel use could release by 2050 the equivalent lifetime emissions of a thousand coal-fired power plants. And global coal use is on track to reach...
Oil is a raw natural resource drawn out of the earth and goes through a process of refinement to produce gasoline, fuel, diesel, and other petroleum products. It is a non - renewable resource that means it cannot be replaced naturally at the consumption rate, which often may lead to ...
The 250-gallon heating-oil tank in my yard has changed that view. A small gauge on the top -- with a line that floats between a simple "F" for full and an "E" for empty -- is a constant reminder of how much fuel we're burning. Slowing the progression from full to empty can...
A clear, simple explanation of how induction cooking works and why it is different from all other forms of cooking.
This window plant is tall and thin with small buds. The cause? Not enough light. The following garden has a great LED grow light for growing weed, but it’s turned down to 50% power and kept too far away from the tops of plants. As a result, the plants grew tall and stretchy. In...