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Question by turdnitzie: Is there scientific consensus on when the earth’s population will no longer be sustainable? If so, what is that number? And further, isn’t it appropriate to talk about condoms and birth control as methods that help to fight over population? What do you think? Answer below!

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Question by Bleeding Autumn: How much would solar panels cost for our school? My friends and I are fundraising to get solar panels. We want to have two ground stands and use utility and solar power. How much would this cost? Give your answer to this question below!

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Question by : Solar hot water heater with seperated panels and a vertical tank system.? In a solar hot water system where the solar panels are placed on the roof but the collector is placed on the ground, how much energy is required to pump the heated water from the panels on the roof to […]

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What’s the difference between permaculture, agriculture and horticulture?

Image by friendsoffamilyfarmers Farmer Poet Paul Hunter preforms Question by : What’s the difference between permaculture, agriculture and horticulture? Feel free to answer in the comment section below

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A hot-water heater is operated by solar power. If the solar collector has an area of 6.0 m2 and the power deli?

Image by arushmere Question by Tasi: A hot-water heater is operated by solar power. If the solar collector has an area of 6.0 m2 and the power deli? A hot-water heater is operated by solar power. If the solar collector has an area of 6.0 m2 and the power delivered by sunlight is 550 W/m2, […]

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What cell voltage are nickel cadmium batteries?

Image by Inhabitat image © Jessica Dailey for Inhabitat Question by richard: What cell voltage are nickel cadmium batteries? I have some Nickel Cadmium Batteries, each one has 2 cells . They are aproximately 15″ x 6″ x 8″, I guess they weigh about 10 kg each. It says the brand name is NIFE. I’m […]

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Question by Tracker Jacker: If a serious disaster happened, what skills do you think are necessary to sustain yourself? For this scenario, let’s agree that this disaster is worldwide and that it is not going to be made better again for a very long time (will take generations to rebuild). In a community of people […]

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How can the world pull out of this economic recession?

Image by friendsoffamilyfarmers Question by dobbinscorey: How can the world pull out of this economic recession? Everyone keeps looking for the next bit of good news supporting the idea that our economic woes are over. We see constant media spin on bad and good news so as to support an unrealistically optimistic view that everything […]

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How do I build home alternative energy sources utilizing wood?

Image by mjmonty IP communication box for Sunny Boy inverter at the Porter home in Franklin, WI Question by Nancy W: How do I build home alternative energy sources utilizing wood? I would like to convert my house to total wood power, perhaps run a steam powered turbine for electricity. Also thought about solar power […]

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Does anyone know any good controversial Agriculture subjects?

Image by friendsoffamilyfarmers Question by Meyna: Does anyone know any good controversial Agriculture subjects? I have to do a six to eight minute speech in my Ag class and I am going to use the same speech for my section’s FFA speech contest.(FFA members will understand that last part. . .) Give your answer to […]

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